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Poweralternatives News headlines July 04, 2009

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: July 01, 2009

Altona Energy Now Has A Very Powerful Chinese Partner At The Arckaringa Coal-To-Liquids Project In South Australia

It has taken nearly a year for the Chinese company CNOOC–New Energy Investment to carry out due diligence on Aim-traded Altona Energy’s Arckaringa coal project in South Australia. Big and powerful companies tend to work slowly,

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News: June 29, 2009

Access To A Green Electricity Tariff Could Be Crucial To European Gas Ltd’s Production Plans At Its Gaznonor Project In France

European Gas Limited (EGL) may be about to undergo another transformation. In 2005 the ASX-listed firm, then trading as Kimberley Oil, was a failed explorer in Australia’s remote Canning Basin. The following year it sold its

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News: June 28, 2009

The Week In Alternative Power: Obama Legislates To Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Last week, by a narrow margin, the US passed legislation to impose the nation’s first limits on greenhouse gas emissions. It was a victory for President Barack Obama. But the narrowness of the 219-212 vote, however, showed that

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Feature: June 22, 2009

Heaven and Earth, A New Look at Climate Change by Professor Ian Plimer

Last week research led by the Met office forecast that London could have summer temperatures up to 40 degrees C by 2080. The report said that flooding, storms, droughts and heatwaves are all to become more common as a result of

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News: June 21, 2009

The Week In Alternative Power: Glencore To Float, And China Backs Solar

For a change in alternative power it was the turn of equity markets to dominate the action. Among major news for investors interested in commodities was news that Glencore International AG, the world’s largest commodity trader,

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News: June 18, 2009

It Looks Like There Might Be A Bidding War For EcoSecurities On The Horizon

In the space of a week Aim-listed carbon trader EcoSecurities has received and rejected two bids. The first bid, on June 5th, came from EcoSecurities’ co-founder and former chief executive, Dr Pedro Moura Costa, who offered 60p a

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News: June 17, 2009

Clipper Windpower Rallies On Hopes Of Loan Guarantees From The US Government But Technology Concerns Linger

The credit crunch is hurting wind power, as developers fail to secure finance for turbines. One of the affected turbine manufacturers is US-based, Aim-listed Clipper Windpower which has seen clients defer turbine orders into

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News: June 14, 2009

The Week In Alternative Power: The Way Opens For More US Nuclear Energy

The American Energy Act will cut in half the amount of time necessary to permit a new nuclear power plant. The current schedule for new plant permitting - which has already been streamlined - takes approximately four years,

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News: June 07, 2009

The Week In Alternative Fuels: Indonesia Hits Out At Palm Oil Slurs

Western countries are using climate change as an excuse to constrain palm oil production in Asia because it competes with Western interests, including conventional fuels, Indonesia's palm oil industry chief claimed last week. The

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News: June 02, 2009

TMO Renewables Sees Significant Interest From US Ethanol Producers

Last June UK-based TMO Renewables commissioned an £8 million demonstration plant in Surrey with the capacity to produce 1.4 million gallons of alcohol or “beer” a year. The plant uses proprietary technology that consists of

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News: May 31, 2009

The Week In Alternative Power: Commodity Prices Increase At Their Most Rapid Rate For 34 Years

Commodities headed for the biggest monthly rally in 34 years last week, led by energy, as the slumping dollar and optimism about economic recovery boosted demand for raw materials. In May the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index of 19

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News: May 25, 2009

Obama Goes For Cleaner Fuel

President Obama’s announcement last week of new tough fuel economy standards for American cars resolves a long-standing federal-state political arm-wrestle and makes a major contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in

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News: May 20, 2009

Ocean Power Technologies To Deploy A 150KW Wave Power Device By Year-End 2009

Finally there is some positive news for the wave power sector. The Obama administration has moved to simplify the complex permitting requirements for wave power farms and the US Department of Energy has earmarked US$40 million

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News: May 18, 2009

Coal Set To Go Through US$100/tonne

A strong recovery in coal prices is being forecast, with London equity broker Evolution seeing an imminent end to the current glut. The seasonal winter rise in global coal demand for power generation, it says, should absorb the

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News: May 10, 2009

The Week In Alternative Power: European Biofuels Still In Trouble

Europe’s new anti-dumping duties have failed to make any impact on imports of US biodiesel as yet. Producers now fear that subsidised deliveries from Argentina, Malaysia and Indonesia could become just as damaging. Producers in

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