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CCS: the solution to reduce CO2 emissions
The CCS technology consists of capturing the CO2 from burning fossil fuels and storing it in deep geological formations, this way it will not boost the greenhouse gases. Technology exists to capture the emissions of factories and other industrial processes such as natural gas processing as well as power plants that burn fossil fuels or even biomass.
read more... 03/01/2013
DECC publishes solar, biomass incentives package for 2013-2017
The UK‘s government established a 5-year plan on Tuesday to spur the solar and biomass investment needed to achieve the country's 2020 green energy targets.
read more... 19/12/2012
Biomass could be the solution to cope with the British energy crisis
Biomass could be the solution the UK is looking for to cope with its energy crisis, according to some energy experts. Biomass could provide cheap, sustainable, reliable energy for the UK.
read more... 09/11/2012
Germany will increase its renewables levy
Germany’s Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur has announced that renewable power subsidies tax for German consumers will increase by 47%, from 3.59 cents per KWh to 5.28 cents per KWh, by 2013.The Government added that it will extend caps on subsidies for solar energy to more technologies including wind and biomass.
read more... 17/10/2012
Dong Energy to switch 3 plants from coal to biomass
Dong Energy, Denmark’s biggest utility, is likely to cut coal use and then carbon emissions by switching three of its major plants to biomass, which have a total capacity of about 1,968MW, announced the company.
read more... 16/10/2012