Energy News of the Week (Feb.17-23, 2014)
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< Asia >
China Confirms 14 Gigawatts of Solar Energy Incentives for 2014
Energy Collective-2014/02/19
China will be the number one solar market again in 2014 if it meets its recently announced goals. China's National Energy Administration has set a 2014 goal of incentivizing 14 gigawatts of domestic solar capacity, 6 gigawatts aimed at utility ...
Japan to include nuclear power in mid-term energy policy: source
Reuters-2014/02/20
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will incorporate nuclear power in its mid-term energy policy, citing it as an "important base load" energy source, and aims to approve the plan at a cabinet meeting in March, a source close to the matter told Reuters.
< North America >
North America summit: Can 'Three Amigos' be friends on energy?
Christian Science Monitor-著者: David J. Unger-2014/02/19
The leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico meet in Toluca, Mexico, Wednesday at the North American Leaders Summit Meeting to discuss trade and travel procedures among the three North American Free Trade Agreement ...
< South America >
Brazil Fin Min: To Hit 1.9% Surplus Even if Energy Costs Rise
MNI News-2014/02/21
SAO PAULO (MNI) - Brazil Finance Minister Guido Mantega Friday doubled down on the commitment to achieve a primary surplus of 1.9% of GDP this year, even if energy costs rise. Energy costs are critical this year since government ...
< Africa >
Energy Access and the True Cost of Fossil Fuel Projects in Africa
Huffington Post-2014/02/20
Last year President Obama launched Power Africa, an initiative to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa, where more than two-thirds of the population is without electricity. In a parallel move, the House Foreign Affairs Committee ...
< Europe >
Low carbon sources dominate EU's domestic energy production
Business Green-2014/02/19
Renewables accounted for more than a fifth of Europe's primary energy production in 2012, outperforming all power sources bar nuclear. That is the stark conclusion from official new EU figures, which show that across the 28 EU member ...
< Australia >
Climate sceptic to lead review of Australia's renewable energy target
The Guardian-2014/02/17
A windfarm near Lake George A windfarm on the hills surrounding Lake George, north of Canberra. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters. The Abbott government has appointed a self-professed climate sceptic to head an “extensive” review of the ...