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BC Hydro To Purchase Stake in Waneta Dam Hydro Project
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document.write('Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('The British Columbia Utilities Commission has given the green light for BC Hydro to purchase one third of Teck Resources Limited\'s Waneta Dam and generating facility.');
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The Future of Energy heads to London as business thrives
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document.write('Tue, 9 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('Abu Dhabi, UAE, 21 January 2009: The UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, spoke at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi on Monday to highlight the UK\'s leading role in meeting the global challenge of combating climate change with renewable energy.');
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25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
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document.write('Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' A new study released by Navigant Consulting finads that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Congressional delegations have had a history of voting against incentives and other measures designed to support the renewable energy sector.');
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US Government Budget Proposals Increase Clean Energy Funding
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document.write('Mon, 8 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' President Barack Obama unveiled on February 1 a $28.4 billion budget request for DOE for fiscal year (FY) 2011, including $2.36 billion for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The proposed budget aims to reduce unnecessary energy use, boost renewable energy sources, and strengthen clean energy research as the United States moves toward a clean energy economy.');
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Latest Micro-Hydro Project uses EMMA
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document.write('Fri, 5 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('Smart-grid EMMA DSM unit optimizes performance of 90 year old micro-generator Coolpower\'s second generation EMMA controller installed Andover UK; 30 th October 2009 Source of power 1920 restored Francis turbine EMMA SP15 v2 matching household load to turbine output (difference < 1%)');
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Crafting National Standards
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document.write('Fri, 5 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' Renewable energy is making a gradual presence in this country. But the key question facing U.S. lawmakers is whether to mandate broad portfolio standards or whether to continue giving the states the authority to determine such measures.');
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Energy Diversification: A National Security Imperative
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document.write('Thu, 4 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' According to the Energy Information Administration, the U.S. imports about 60% of its oil, with more than two-thirds of it used for transportation. Oil is essential to the basic functioning of the global economy, from the production of goods in factories overseas and across the country to their delivery to local markets. Without oil our military would not be able to defend the country from external threats. In short, we are critically dependent on this non-renewable resource.');
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British Hydropower Association Offers Mixed Reaction to New Tariffs
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document.write('Wed, 3 Feb 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('The British Hydropower Association welcomes the Department of Energy and Climate Change\'s finalized version of the Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme for renewable electricity generation but says some issues must be addressed.');
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American Rivers and NHA Pleased to Host Workshop on Climate Change and Hydropower
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document.write('Thu, 28 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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Obama\'s State of the Union Address Highlights Renewables\' Role
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document.write('Thu, 28 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('In his first State of the Union address, US President Barack Obama has highlighted the key role of renewables in the economic development of the country.');
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Scotland\'s Hydropower Potential Bolstered by Small Hydro Projects
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document.write('Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('The Scottish government reports that Scotland\'s hydropower potential is nearly double the amount previously estimated, with small hydro playing a key role in hydro development and job creation.');
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Global Energy Industry Stalls as Renewables Improve
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document.write('Wed, 27 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('EIC Monitor, a quarterly report from the Energy Industries Council (EIC) trade association, reports that recovery in the global energy industry stalled in the final quarter of 2009, with newly announced projects across the global energy supply chain for Q4 (October – December 2009) down across all sectors.');
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How the Renewable Energy Community Can Help Haiti
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document.write('Wed, 20 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' The tragedy of Haiti continues to unfold, painfully and inescapably, in front of us. The need couldn\'t be clearer, and there are two things we in the renewable energy community can do to help in the aftermath of last week\'s devastating earthquake.');
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Ocean Energy Could Reach 200 GW of Renewable Capacity by 2025
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document.write('Tue, 19 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' If ocean energy trial projects are successful in the next few years, the industry could represent a large source of renewable electricity, reaching up to 200 GW of installed generation capacity by 2025, according to a report by Pike Research.');
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American Bar Association Forms Renewable Energy Committee
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document.write('Tue, 19 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('With increased political focus on renewable energy and energy efficiency both in Washington and at the state level across the U.S., the American Bar Association (ABA) has created a new group to address the growing market.');
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REN-21 Launches Interactive Renewables Map
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document.write('Mon, 18 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('The Renewable Energy Policy Network REN21 has launched its Renewables Interactive Map, which contains information on renewable energy, including support policies, expansion targets, current shares, installed capacity, current production, future scenarios, and policy pledges.');
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Registration Opens for 2010 National Hydropower Association Annual Conference
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document.write('Fri, 15 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('Hundreds of hydropower industry professionals are set to gather April 26-28 in Washington, D.C., at the 2010 National Hydropower Association Annual Conference, \"Hydro in the New Energy Revolution: Innovate. Generate. Legislate.\"');
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Market report \"Russian Renewable Energy 2009\"
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document.write('Thu, 14 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' AEnergy.ru announces a report Russian Renewable Energy 2009. Renewable energy sector in Russia will boost in the upcoming years. This analytical report by AEnergy.ru is the first research revealing the market development of renewable energy in Russia.');
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Prospects Fading for U.S. Climate Legislation in 2010
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document.write('Thu, 14 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write(' Last summer, clean energy advocates were confident that the U.S. Congress would pass a comprehensive energy and climate bill by the time the Copenhagen conference rolled around. Now, as energy issues slip further down the policy priority list in the wake of that failed meeting, advocates are left wondering if the U.S. will see any significant piece of clean energy legislation in 2010.');
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North Sea Grid to Link Hydro, Other Renewables
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document.write('Wed, 13 Jan 2010 0:00:00 EST
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document.write('Nine European countries back a plan to develop a US$43 billion North Sea renewable energy transmission network that would link tidal power projects, offshore wind farms, hydroelectric plants and other renewable energy sources.');
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