Energy Update
The U.K. government is mulling whether to support a 1.3 billion pound (US$1.6 billion) proposal to build a tidal lagoon in South Wales. It should stop dithering and subsidize the project to help meet the country's green energy goals, produce cheaper power, and establish Britain as the world leader in technology that harnesses the power of the tides to generate electricity.
(Fri, 03 Feb 2017) Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions produced in the generation of electricity at power plants in the United States declined by 73% from 2006 to 2015, a much larger reduction than the 32% decrease in coal-fired electricity generation over that period.
After completing repairs suffered on April 6, 2016, during its optimization process, Unit 3 of South Africa-based Eskom Holdings Ltd.’s 1,332-MW Ingula pumped storage hydropower project has been brought into commercial operation, according to an Eskom announcement on Jan. 30.
Schneider Electric and Duke Energy Renewables will partner on deploying two advanced microgrids for public safety facilities in populous Montgomery County, Maryland, the companies announced Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Senate committee suspended
rules on Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's
controversial choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency
on Thursday amid a boycott of his nomination by the panel's
Democratic members.
TORONTO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index inched
higher on Thursday as gold miners gained and insurers slipped
with uncertainty around when the U.S. Federal Reserve might next
raise interest rates.
BUDAPEST, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Hungary has agreed to start
negotiating with Russia on gas shipments after its supply deal
expires in 2021, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on
Thursday after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
THE HAGUE, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Judges at the United Nations'
highest court ruled on Thursday they have the authority to
adjudicate in a maritime boundary dispute between Kenya and
Somalia involving stretches of the Indian Ocean that are
potentially rich in oil and gas deposits.
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Feb 2 (Reuters) - State oil giant
Saudi Aramco is considering expanding its oil and gas production
from the Berri offshore oilfield, industry sources told Reuters.
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