March 2012
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G.E.'s gas engines to power China's largest... →
China’s largest landfill gas power generation project, Laogang, will be powered by G.E.’s Ecomagination-qualified Jenbacher J420 gas engines, which will provide about 10 megawatts of electricity to power the project’s new facility in Shanghai.
Energy recovered from aircraft’s landing gear can... →
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Bacteria could help trap excess carbon dioxide... →
A team of researchers have found that bacteria could help trap excess carbon dioxide underground through mineralization.
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U.S. provides $14 million for algae biofuel... →
The Energy Department is providing $14 million for algae biofuel research and development, part of a new funding for research and development into alternative fuels announced by United States President Barack Obama on Thursday.
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Siemens to supply 200 MW of turbines to Thailand... →
Germany’s Siemens A.G. said it just entered the Thai wind market with turbine orders for two wind power plants in Northeastern Thailand with a combined capacity of about 200 megawatts.
February 2012
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Obama’s tax reform plan extends P.T.C., cuts... →
United States President Barack Obama’s plan for reforming the country’s business tax system hopes to support “clean energy” generation as a way of making jobs, while cutting subsidies for fossil fuels.
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China’s commercial lenders told to favor ‘green’... →
China introduced new guidelines for commercial lenders to favor “green” companies, making them reduce loans to industries with high energy consumption, high pollution or excessive capacity, while increasing support for environmentally friendly industries and projects.
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China to focus on domestic market amid overseas... →
A new directive in conjunction with China’s current five-year plan for economic development will give more attention to the country’s domestic solar market to sustain industry growth as Chinese companies face difficulties abroad.
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Mareña Renovables wind farm completes $682 million... →
A 396-megawatt wind energy project in Oaxaca, Mexico would begin construction in March following the completion of project financing worth 8.9 billion Mexican pesos ($682 million).
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Central America’s first major wind farm goes... →
The 102-megawatt Cerro de Hula facility, the first wind farm in Honduras, has formally started energy production.