News 3 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Dangerous, illegal policySpartanburg Herald JournalFor almost 30 years, the government has been collecting a tax on the power bills of consumers who use electricity from nuclear power plants. The money is supposed to fund a permanent method of disposing of nuclear waste. But after collecting Continue Reading →
Sorghum, the Next Big Investment in Advanced Biofuels Posted: 10 Jun 2012 05:49 AM PDT Grain sorghum is poised to become the first official advanced biofuel and the next big biofuel investment to watch closely, as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares for its final approval of the grain for ethanol production. Sorghum has many Continue Reading →
$500m to sweeten Murray deal for NSW Stephanie Peatling June 10, 2012 Read later “I resolutely maintain that the draft Murray-Darling Basin Plan in its current form does not meet the needs of NSW” … Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson. Photo: Richard Briggs NSW will receive nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding Continue Reading →
$130m solar project for outback NSW AAPUpdated June 9, 2012, 6:34 pm tweet1 Email Print AAP © Enlarge photo Related Links : 7News Video: Earthquake hits outback : ‘Solar tariff blowout’ confirmed One of Australia’s largest solar projects is to be built in NSW after AGL Energy and PV manufacturer First Solar were awarded a Continue Reading →
UAE readies crude export detour to avoid HormuzMENAFN.COMOnce the UAE’s pipeline is running at full volume, it will let the country get two-thirds of its peak oil production to the market without using the Strait of Hormuz. (MENAFN – Khaleej Times) By night, the lights of dozens of ships anchored off …See all stories on Continue Reading →
Investing in the Vast Solar Energy Potential of the Middle East and North Africa Posted: 07 Jun 2012 04:23 PM PDT Arguably, the Middle East and North Africa are ripe for renewable energy investment, particularly in the solar energy sector and specifically in terms of concentrated solar power (CSP). Because it relies on its own Continue Reading →