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RTCC 2013 Awards: Solar Energy Solutions Provider
Solar Energy Solutions Provider nominations for the inaugural RTCC Climate Change Awards, due to be presented at UNFCCC COP19 in Warsaw
Clean energy investments under attack from Australian government
Morning summary: Abbott to stop Clean Energy Finance Corporation; women leaders tells Obama to scrap Keystone; and animals need to be genetically modified
UK set to relaunch flagship energy efficiency scheme
Morning summary: Ed Davey, Secretary of State for the Environment, announced his intention at Liberal Democrat party conference to relaunch the Green Deal
UK hits 1GW of installed offshore wind capacity
Soaring capacity complemented by trial of two 219m high 6MW Siemens turbines at Gunfleet Sands wind farm
Clean energy financing broke US$100 billion barrier in 2012
Development bank funding for low carbon projects broke landmark barrier last year according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Nordic countries join Obama in shunning dirty energy
President Barak Obama met with the Swedish king and queen to agree a move to low carbon technology
BBC survey highlights UK public support for wind and solar
Poll reveals 70% of public want energy system to be nationalised as confidence in suppliers collapses
UK clean energy investors face ‘valley of death’ warns fund manager
Adam Workman from 350 Investment Partners says positive outlook of low carbon business belies a challenging sector
Japanese grid faces clean energy ‘congestion’ dilemma
Investment in solar surged 73% to $16 billion in 2012, but Bloomberg analysts warn government needs to develop more flexible electricity grid
UN rules UK wind farms ‘illegal’
Morning summary: UK government accused of acting illegally by not providing public with ‘necessary information’ over benefits of wind farms
India’s new wind capacity falls by 61%
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced solar and wind generation fell in the last two months.
BBC Radio set to air ‘energy day’ powered by renewables
Radio 5Live plans to generate energy for 12 hours of radio from wind, solar, biofuel, cycling and hydropower
MIT produces low-cost renewable energy battery
Membraneless device stores and releases energy in a device that relies on a phenomenon called ‘laminar flow’
India plans ‘green energy corridor’ to boost renewables capacity
India’s electricity grid needs US$7.9 billion investment to incorporate increasing use of wind and solar energy sources
IBM technology could deliver 47% boost to wind generation
Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting technology uses cloud imaging, sky-facing cameras, and on-site sensors to gauge wind power
World’s highest wind farm completed in Tibet
15MW farm will contribute to Tibet’s annual wind energy reserves which are currently the seventh largest in China
IKEA purchases first wind farm in Ireland
The wind farm, expected to generate enough energy for 5,500 houses a year, is part of IKEA’s pledge of €1.5 billion to renewable energy up to 2015
US targets ‘contaminated sites’ for wind and solar projects
US agencies have identified more than 66,000 for renewable energy projects, aiming to bypass local opposition to wind and solar plants
UK publishes plans to drive investment in clean energy
Energy Minister Michael Fallon hopes guarantees will help leverage up to £110 billion of private sector investment to 2020
UK opens world’s second largest offshore wind farm
Greater Gabbard wind farm cost £1.3 billion to construct, and will supply power to 500,000 homes