(Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario's review of its pioneering green energy program will not alter controversial rules that require local content for all projects, the province's energy minister said on Wednesday. In an interview with Reuters, Energy Minister Chris Bentley said the review will be complete by the end of March, and, as has been widely expected, will recommend cuts in
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The environment and economy ministries have also agreed to deepen the next round of reductions in the feed-in tariff (FIT) to between 20 percent for smaller rooftop power plants to as much as 30 percent for larger plants. The cuts were more extensive ...
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2012-02-22 12:15:24
(Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario's review of its pioneering green energy program will not alter controversial rules that require local content for all projects, the province's energy minister said on Wednesday.
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2012-02-22 12:36:21
Prime minister writes to 100 Conservative backbenchers who complained about wind farm subsidies and planning rulesThe prime minister has mounted a strong defence of the government's plans to build huge wind farms around the country in the face of strong opposition from his own members of parliament.David Cameron has written to more than 100 of his own backbenchers who published an open letter to the PM asking for subsidies for "inefficient" on-shore wind power to be slashed, and complaining about planning policies putting national energy policies ahead of local objections
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2012-02-21 18:05:37
He was speaking at a meeting held in the Mohottuwarama island, Kalpitiya recently to hand over solar power units to 25 fisher families. The provincial minister said that with a 50 percent subsidy, 97 more families will obtain electricity through solar ...
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2012-02-21 13:39:02
Never one to do anything by half-measures, a somewhat surprising legacy of ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's government has been to send installed capacity in Italy's photovoltaic (PV) market soaring through the roof. Reacting to a resounding public vote against nuclear power in 2011, a fourth edition of feed-in-tariffs (FiTs) was announced for the sector and though somewhat reduced, they
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by David Williamson, Western Mail WALES is losing out on jobs and investment because it lacks the same powers over renewable energy enjoyed by Scotland, First Minister Carwyn Jones has claimed. Mr Jones argued that the Welsh coastline is better suited ...
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2012-02-21 00:05:19
A new €14m research lab will help make Ireland a global leader in marine renewable energy research, the energy minister was told yesterday.
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2012-02-20 21:15:14
TANJUNG KARANG : Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok has given an assurance that biodiesel B5 is safe for use in fishing boat engines.
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Renewable Energy Magazine therefore caught up with Martin Lidegaard, the country's Minister for Climate, Energy and Construction to find out why and how this Nordic country aims to reach a 100% renewable share by 2050, and how its laudable commitment ...
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2012-02-20 13:45:47
The much-publicised biomass-based power plant in Hoshiarpur district is yet to see the light of day two years after its high-profile foundation stone-laying by Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on February 19, 2010.
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2012-02-20 13:31:20
Meanwhile, Siemens has taken a majority stake in ocean energy firm Marine Current Turbines. Scotland's first near shore commercial wave power array, which will power more than 1000 homes, has been approved by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing.
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2012-02-20 10:04:27
Responding on Twitter to a question from Dimplex about the scheme, climate change minister Greg Barker stated: “I'm absolutely committed to RHI, it's a very different animal to the Feed in Tariff. No cuts to budget, but continually looking how to ...
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2012-02-20 06:14:52
(THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's job-approval rating has risen since January, according to an Abac poll survey released on Sunday. Related Stories Air-conditioned KLCC-Bukit Bintang walkway launched Malaysia to kick off nationwide use of biodiesel only by 2014 Want less sugar in your drink? It'll cost more Thailand issues warrant for 5th Iranian
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