Energy News of the Week (Apr.14-20, 2014)
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< Asia >
Renewable Energy Myths 5: If China Drove An Electric Car Off A Cliff...
Forbes-2014/04/15
One of the great oddities of the debate over Cleantech and renewable energy policies is the insistence that the US should emulate China. As a previous post noted, the idea that a country could achieve “dominance” in any industry or ...
Coal favored over renewable energy in Japan
Hydrogen Fuel News-著者: Amanda Giasson-2014/04/18
Coal energy favored over renewable energy In an effort to expand sales of the Japanese coal industry within the country and internationally, Japan's Prime Minister Shionzo Abe is supporting coal power, which is a huge disappointment to ...
< North America >
1 Chart Showing the Stunning Reversal of America's Energy Future
Motley Fool-著者: Matt DiLallo-2014/04/15
It wasn't all that long ago that we were worried about peak oil. Those fears have largely vanished thanks to booming American oil production. It's a stunning reversal that's perfectly captured in the following chart detailing the change in ...
< South America >
Electric Energy - Brazil is in the Corner of the Ring and Walking for Knockout
energybiz-2014/04/14
Today 70% of the Brazilian Electric Power comes from Hydroelectric Plants - Renewable Energy - this relation was worse in the past. I do not know if today we can still consider the energy generated by water is Renewable Energy, because it ...
< Africa >
South Africa Moves To Add More Renewable Energy
CleanTechnica-著者: Joshua Hill-2014/04/17
South Africa occupies an interesting place in the world these days ? one part Westernised country, one part African nation. A report from earlier this year identified the country as one of the top 10 countries likely to enable fast-paced growth in ..
< Europe >
Energy Needs Curb Eastern EU Hunger for Russian Sanctions
Bloomberg-2014/04/18
The European Union's eastern members, once united in their opposition to Soviet rule, are now split over how to respond to Vladimir Putin's Ukrainian incursion. In one camp, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Baltic allies argue that ...
< Australia >
Australia Remains Silent Amid Global Warming And Calls For Renewable Energy Use
International Business Times AU-2014/04/15
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is known as a World Heritage site and the worsening effects of climate change have sparked fears that it would soon be destroyed and die. View Full Image. REUTERS Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott ...