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Largest solar power plant to be built in Asia
The biggest solar power plant will be built in Asia by the French energy group Areva for the Indian company Reliance Power, according to an announcement on Wednesday. The two plants are developed by Areva Solar and imply the use of compact linear Fresnel reflector technology aimed to generate 250 MW of electricity in Rajasthan, a northwestern region in India.
read more... 12/04/2012
UK government is launching a £20 million competition for innovations in CCS technology
The UK energy secretary Ed Davey announced a competition worth up to £20 million to fund the development of innovations in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.
read more... 14/03/2012
Carbon technology market to reach 9.67 billion dollars in 2017
Global carbon technology market will see huge increase once the utility and oil and gas industries comply with new environmental regulations, which became more rigorous than ever due to worries over environmental situation. According to an analysis of the global air pollution “Control Equipment in Energy and Power Market”, the market can expect profits of 9.69 billion dollars in 2017 from 7.27 billion dollars in 2010.
read more... 09/03/2012
China to cut its energy use by 21% by 2015
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that China envisages cutting its energy consumption by 21% by 2015 and closing inefficient companies in more than 10 industries because of overcapacity, high energy consumption, and pollution.
read more... 28/02/2012
China to cut solar cell costs and increase efficiency
China’s Ministry Industry and Information Technology said that it has set a target to cut photovoltaic solar power generating costs to 0.8 yuan ($0.13) per kilowatt hour (kWh) by 2015 and 0.6 yuan/kWh by 2020.
read more... 24/02/2012