World Energy Headlines (Nov.19-24, 2013)
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< Asia >
China Turns Increasingly To Unconventional Energy Production ...
Energy Tribune-2013/11/22
In the vast, arid plateau of northern China, energy giant PetroChina and its European partner Royal Dutch Shell are busy drilling wells thousands of metres underground. They hope to assess if it's possible to expand production at the ...
< North America >
Clean energy least costly to power America's electricity needs
Toronto NewsFIX-2013/11/19
It's less costly to get electricity from wind turbines and solar panels than coal-fired power plants when climate change costs and other health impacts are factored in, according to a new study published in Springer's Journal of Environmental ...
< South America >
No successful solar bids in Brazil's latest energy auction
PV-Tech-2013/11/19
Wind was the favourite dominating the energy auction as the cheapest renewable energy resource in Brazil currently. Image: Flickr/Otavio Nogueira. No solar PV projects were selected in the long awaited A-3 energy tender auction in Brazil on ...
< Africa >
Africa: Wpower - Promoting Women's Critical Role in Clean Energy ...
AllAfrica.com-2013/11/22
In honor of "Gender Day" at the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-19), the United States is highlighting its actions to harness the potential of women and women's networks to ...
< Europe >
How an EU-US Free Trade Agreement will Affect the Energy Sector
OilPrice.com-2013/11/20
Last week the second round of negotiations for an EU-US free trade agreement took place. Energy has not been making headlines in the context of these talks, but a TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) will have far-reaching ...
< Australia >
Survey reveals Australia loves solar but clean energy support ...
PV-Tech-2013/11/23
The abolition bill is not expected to pass the senate, in line with the survey revealing Australians love solar. The representative association for trading renewable energy certificates (RECs) Agents Association Household Solar in Australia has ...