Energy News of the Week (Jun.23-29, 2014)
2019/11/10
< Asia >
Asia now has its own innovation hub on clean energy
SciDev.Net-2014/06/26
The new centre will help countries formulate their renewable energy agenda, identify action areas to improve access to energy, improve efficiency, affordability and distribution to reach rural and remote small islands, and create plans on how access to energy can impact on food security, health, gender equality and water supply.
How Opposite Energy Policies Turned The Fukushima Disaster Into A Loss ...
Forbes-2014/06/28
That’s not because Japan has inferior engineers or weaker industries, but only because Japan’s government allows its powerful allies?regional utility monopolies?to protect their profits by blocking competitors.
< North America >
US Renewable Usage and CO2 Emissions Have Both Substantially Increased
CleanTechnica-2014/06/27
One of the biggest stories is a 108% increase in solar production, over 2013. This is largely the result of the increased capacity in California, where 700 MW of rooftop solar and 2,145 MW of utility scale solar installations were made in 2013.
< South America >
First Solar set to build largest PV plant in Latin America
Renewable Energy Magazine (press release)-2014/06/27
First Solar has announced it has received approval for funding to support construction of the 141MW Luz del Norte solar power plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
< Africa >
Energy trade cooperation is 'untapped opportunity' for Eastern Africa ...
Out-Law.com-2014/06/27
Discoveries of oil and gas resources in the sub-region, in addition to “growing interest in biofuel development”, can help reduce energy insecurity through regional cooperation.
< Europe >
EU Pledges Focus on Cheaper Energy With Secure Supply
Bloomberg-2014/06/27
The European Union must make security of energy supply, reduction of costs and the fight against climate change a priority for the next five years, the 28-nation bloc's leaders agreed.
< Australia >
Renewable energy as a means of reducing emissions fails two key tests
Herald Sun-2014/06/26
Unfortunately we have gone backwards in energy supply policy with the carbon tax and forced substitution of cheap coal-generated electricity for expensive renewables.