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Opportunities for Funding U.S.-Israel Cooperation for Renewable Energy and Efficiency

TEL AVIV, Israel, February 6, 2012 /PRNewswire - The current call for proposals announced by BIRD Energy is in its fourth funding cycle for U.S.-Israel joint Project Proposals with a focus on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. More...

Generating Units of Coal-Fired and Wind Power Projects Completed Trial Run

BEIJING, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire - Huaneng Power International, Inc. ("HPI", the "Company") (NYSE: HNP; HKEx:902; SSE:600011) announced today that one 600MW coal-fired generating unit (Unit 2) of Shanxi Huaneng Zuoquan Power Plant (of which the Company owns 80% equity interest) has completed a trial run recently. More...

ElectraTherm Green Machine Installed at Biogas Plant in Austria

RENO, NV, Feb 6, 2012 -- Marketwire - ElectraTherm installed its first Green Machine in Austria at a biogas power generation facility to increase electrical production at the site without adding fuel or emissions. More...

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GDF Suez to reorganize energy operations in Europe

Feb 03, 2012 -- Datamonitor - GDF Suez, a France-based natural gas and electricity supplier, has announced that it is reorganizing its energy operations in Europe to anticipate changes in energy policy. More...

GDF Suez to develop wind farms in Romania and Poland

Feb 03, 2012 -- Datamonitor - GDF Suez SA, a France-based natural gas and electricity supplier, has announced that it develop two new wind farms - a 48MW project in Romania and a 51MW in Poland. More...

EDC acquires 4 geothermal projects abroad

Feb 4 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Euan Paulo C. Anonuevo The Manila Times, Philippines - Energy Development Corp (EDC) on Friday said it has acquired a majority stake in four geothermal projects in Chile and Peru. More...

Govt eyes relaxation of rules on construction of renewable energy plants

Feb 03 - The Yomiuri Shimbun - The government is considering relaxing regulations on building solar power plants and other renewable energy facilities to promote their use in the country, according to government sources. More...

Cold affects power supplies

Feb 3 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Yomiuri Shimbun - Electric power companies are facing serious supply problems because severe cold weather is causing increased consumption. More...

New Leak at Japan Nuclear Plant

Feb 02, 2012 -- Voice of America News/ContentWorks - Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has once again sprung a leak, releasing more than eight tonnes of potentially radioactive water. More...

Govt to ask power utilities to cut costs

Feb 2 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - The Yomiuri Shimbun - The government plans to limit future rises in electricity charges by asking power companies to revise their labor cost calculation methods to use wage levels up to 20 percent lower than those currently used to assess costs, according to sources. More...

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