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Brazil wants Samarco to stop leaks before resuming operations

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 6 (Reuters) - Samarco Mineração SA is unlikely to win Brazilian government authorization to resume iron ore mining operations at the site of a dam burst that killed 19 people unless water leaks are permanently stopped, two environmental protection officials said on Wednesday.

Banks Embrace Energy Storage When It Has Long-Term Contracts

Energy storage may be an emerging technology, but that doesn’t necessarily mean banks and investors are scared of it.

Geothermal Visual: GEA Comments on Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative 2.0

On March 16, the California Energy Commission held a workshop asking specific questions to be addressed as input to the RETI process. In response to the questions asked, Ben Matek, Industry Analyst & Research Projects Manager, provided the following response.

A Rising Model: Public Finance in Early Stage Geothermal Development

Developers now have more public financing options available to support the exploration and test drilling phases of geothermal development, where high risk traditionally has limited funding opportunities.

UPDATE 1-Hedge fund Tiger Global down 21 pct; Viking off 8 pct

BOSTON, April 6 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Tiger Global Management, known for making big bets on technology companies, slipped modestly in March, leaving it down 21 percent for the first three months of the year, an investor in the fund said.

Paris suburb Issy pilots urban smartgrid

PARIS, April 6 (Reuters) - A group of French energy and construction companies have launched what they say is the first urban neighbourhood smartgrid in France to test new power network technologies.

Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline is Trojan Horse, says Naftogaz

* Ukraine says would destroy EU solidarity, hike tariffs for some

UPDATE 3-Former U.S. coal CEO gets year in prison for blast that killed 29

CHARLESTON, W.Va., April 6 (Reuters) - Former Massey Energy Chief Executive Don Blankenship was sentenced to a year in prison and fined $250,000 on Wednesday for his role in a 2010 West Virginia coal mine explosion that killed 29 workers.

CORRECTED-Investors bet again on the return of inflation

LONDON/NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - After months of angst about deflation that has led many central banks to adopt negative interest rates, there's been a sudden burst of speculation that inflation may be back.

Plunge of solar stocks takes down yieldcos but brings in contrarians

NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) - The likely bankruptcy of solar developer SunEdison Inc is pulling down so-called yieldcos, once thought of as a safer way to invest in the notably volatile renewable energy industry, and bringing in income-oriented fund managers who say they are picking up shares at a bargain.

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