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US: EPA issues new fracking gas rules
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the first-ever national rules to control air pollution from gas wells that are drilled using a method called hydraulic fracking, the practice that revolutionized the domestic gas sector.
read more... 19/04/2012
BP gets green light to drill a new deep water-well off Shetland
The British oil major BP has been given the green light to drill a new deep water oil well in Scottish waters off the northwest of Shetland, according to the information provided by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 26/03/2012
Spain halts the award of new feed-in tariff contracts
The new center-right Spanish government decided to halt temporarily the award of new feed-in tariff contracts starting January 2013 amid rising fiscal challenges. This could affect negatively about 4,500 MW and 550 MW of wind and solar PV power projects respectively, as well as other energy classes’ projects.
read more... 23/03/2012
Poland: Fracking well test shows no harm to environment
Drilling at Poland’s first shale gas exploration well using the controversial technique known as hydraulic fracking did not harm the environment and did not cause any tremors, showed the Polish government study published on Friday.
read more... 05/03/2012
Australia: new type of solar panels which use wasted energy
Sydney researchers are developing a new form of solar panels that use wasted energy to warm air and water as well as generating electricity.
read more... 14/02/2012