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ICP Solar appoints distribution partner for Finland and Sweden

ICP Solar Technologies Inc. has announced that is has appointed EnergyGross as its distribution partner in Finland and Sweden. EnergyGross is a distributor of specialized energy saving solutions. Their product portfolio includes wind turbines, hydro power solutions, solar heaters, heat exchanges, energy efficient LED lamps and rechargeable batteries by SANYO. “The Nordic countries are world leaders in the use of both renewable energy and alter... [more]

Cavico awarded contract for Dambri hydropower plant in Vietnam

Cavico Corp. has announced it has been awarded a construction contract valued at $19.2 million to build a second section of the headrace tunnel at the Dambri hydropower plant in Vietnam. This brings Cavico’s total awards at the Dambri hydropower plant to an estimated $34.3 million. The latest contract with Southern Hydropower Joint Stock Company at the Dambri hydropower plant is to construct a 2 mile long and 12 to 14 feet wide section of the ... [more]

CERA clarifies the potential of clean energy technologies

Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA)'s new Crossing the Divide analysis offers a number of key insights about potentially significant clean energy opportunities. The Crossing the Divide analysis combined the collective input of study participants with CERA’s research capabilities and expertise in a range of energy segments and geographic regions to help gauge the expectations for clean energy and align them with reality. Highlights ... [more]

Clean energy investment could reach US$7 trillion by 2030

According to a new analysis by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), increasing public concerns about climate change, and its potential economic and political security consequences, are driving public policy and private investment to bring clean energy technologies from the fringes of the global energy industry to the center of activities as quickly as possible. The result of this rising public and private momentum is an increase in wor... [more]

British government backs feasibility study into the construction of the Severn Barrage

The government has backed a multi-million pound feasibility study into the construction of the Severn Barrage. According to supporters, the project could generate around 8.6 gigawatts of electricity, equivalent to the energy produced by more than six next-generation nuclear power stations. The government hopes to generate up to five per cent of the UK's electricity from the project. However, environmental campaigners say that a dam across the ... [more]

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The Saturday list: Free Press critics' picks for the weekend (Detroit Free Press) Lunch and T, anyone? The Henry Ford Estate Fair Lane is celebrating the centennial of Henry Ford's groundbreaking Model T today with a tour of Ford's six-level powerhouse, which contained the automaker's experimental laboratory and which used hydroelectric generators to harness power from the Rouge River.

Alabama Power ordered to study minimum water levels at Smith Lake (Birmingham News) A group of homeowners and others with an economic stake in Smith Lake won an unexpected reprieve in a fight with Alabama Power Co. over water levels.

An old source to provide new energy (Contra Costa Times) n $350 million renovation of century-old dam to power 100,000 homes

Sevnica mayor, nine others, drown in Slovenian canoe accident (EARTHtimes.org) Ljubljana - At least 10 people, including a mayor, drowned Thursday when they were sucked into the siphon of a hydroelectric power plant, local media reported. The accident occurred on the Sava River at Sevnica, at the Blanca plant, which is still un...

Run of River Power announces hiring of investor relations consulting firm (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) Run of River Power Inc. announced today that it has engaged Barnes McInerney Inc. of Toronto to provide strategic investor relations consulting services. BMI offers a fully integrated suite of products, focusing on strategic investor relations, initial public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, roadshow marketing, corporate communications and new media solutions.

The refund came late (Manila Standard Today) During these difficult times when the cost of every commodity and service keeps on rising, it is a source of relief that households and industries in Luzon and Mindanao will get a refund in their power bills.

Larsen optimistic on Intalco (The Bellingham Herald) U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen is hopeful that Alcoa Intalco Works will get the long-term power supply it needs to keep its 650 employees busy producing aluminum at the Cherry Point smelter west of Ferndale.

HP for equity participation in hydel projects (Business Standard India) Himachal Pradesh will encourage equity participation in identified high capacity hydroelectric projects and give preference to PSUs to execute them in joint ventures, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said today.

Appalachian Power looks to launch renewable energy program (The News & Advance) Appalachian Power Company wants to launch a program allowing customers to support the use of renewable energy through a voluntary monthly fee.

Stanly County Commissioners Rebut Alcoa Poll on the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) In its latest attempt in its struggle to secure renewal of a 50-year federal license for a monopoly on hydroelectric power from the Yadkin River in Stanly County , the multinational firm Alcoa has commissioned a poll that it claims shows that "the voters of North Carolina strongly believe that it is a very bad idea for the state government to take over the Alcoa hydroelectric dams and power ...