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NY water plan could cost power generators billions

Reuters Environmental Online Report 3 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York environmental regulators this week released a plan to protect aquatic life in the state's rivers that could cost power generators billions to upgrade their facilities. The plan, which still needs final approval, would affect most of ...

British Columbia OKs 19 projects in clean power push

Reuters Environmental Online Report 3 days ago

OTTAWA (Reuters) - British Columbia has given the green light to 19 private-sector clean energy projects that will generate enough power to supply nearly 218,000 homes in Canada's Pacific Coast province. The approvals, announced late on Thursday by BC Hydro, the government-owned ...

Maine high court upholds state wind farm law

AP News 4 days ago

Maine high court upholds law aiming to speed up permit process for wind farms Maine's highest court on Thursday upheld a state law that aims to hasten the permit process for wind farms in the state. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ...

MEMC to make Europe's largest solar plant in Italy

AP News 4 days ago

MEMC subsidiary SunEdison wins approval to build largest solar power plant in Italy MEMC Electronics Materials Inc. said Thursday that its solar power subsidiary SunEdison has received final approval from the Italian government to build Europe's largest solar power plant near Rovigo ...

Shell shuts down two gas plants in Nigeria

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Shell said Thursday it had closed down two gas plants feeding Nigeria's power stations so that it could carry out repairs on a damaged supply pipeline in the restive oil-producing region. "We have closed down Sapele and Oben gas plants for technical ...

S.Korea, Turkey sign deal on nuclear power plant

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

The state power companies of South Korea and Turkey signed a preliminary deal here Wednesday aimed at building a nuclear power plant in northern Turkey. Under the deal, the companies will carry out preliminary work and "if a common ground with mutually ...

Climate China

AP News 6 days ago

In this photo taken March 8, 2010, a power station technician walks past a steam-turbine power generator in the Waigaoqiao No. 3 power station in Shanghai, China. China told the United States on Wednesday to make stronger commitments on climate change and ...

Broadwind gets JPMorgan's top rating, shares up

AP News 6 days ago

Broadwind Energy up as JPMorgan starts co. at top rating, saying wind sector set to recover A recovery in the wind energy sector starting in the second half of the year will boost sales growth for Broadwind Energy Inc., a JPMorgan analyst ...

Israel wants to build nuclear power plants

AP News 7 days ago

Minister: Israel wants to build nuclear plants to secure energy supplies, fight global warming Israel's infrastructure minister says his country wants to build nuclear power plants in cooperation with its Arab neighbors. Uzi Landau says all nuclear plants built in Israel will ...

In Vermont, unease over aging, leaky nuke plant

AP News 13 days ago

Voters use privilege from colonial days to seek closure of leaky Vermont nuclear plant In their annual town meeting on Tuesday, folks in this Vermont ski town voted on a town budget, debated the need for a new roof on the fire ...

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