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Singapore – 23 September 2014 – Dr. Ahmad Belhoul, CEO of Masdar, will be delivering the second SIEW Opening Keynote Address at the 7th Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW). Dr. Belhoul will share his views on this year’s SIEW theme, “Building Energy Connections”. He will also share his views on…
China’s rapid economic growth and heavy reliance on increasingly expensive foreign oil, the vast environmental toll that is one of the most apparent costs of China’s economic success, persistent rural poverty in China and periodic power shortages all have impressed upon the Chinese government that renewable energy must be a…
Funding includes loan guarantees and grants for solar energy to create jobs, promote energy independence and advance the use of renewable fuels BUNN, N.C., Sept. 18, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing in 540 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide. “These loan guarantees…
More than $100 trillion in cumulative public and private spending, and 1,700 megatons of annual carbon dioxide — a 40 percent reduction of urban passenger transport emissions — could be eliminated by 2050 if the world expands public transportation, walking and cycling in cities, according to a new report. Further,…
Imagine being able to switch out the batteries in electric cars just like you switch out batteries in a photo camera or flashlight. A team of engineers at the University of California, San Diego, are trying to accomplish just that, in partnership with a local San Diego engineering company. Rather…
About Victorino Salveleon Bala Victorino Salvaleon Bala is the Secretary in Charge of the ASEAN Council on Petroleum (ASCOPE). His concurrent functions include Director/President & CEO of PNOC Renewables Corporation and Head of Energy Research Department of PNOC. Prior to his current post, Bala was the Project Manager for PNOC…
About Lord Ronald Oxburgh Lord Ronald Oxburgh is currently Chairman of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association and serves in an advisory role to Deutsche Bank and McKinsey on energy and environmental matters. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering. He retired as…
IEA forecast sees renewable power as a cost-competitive option in an increasing number of cases, but facing growing risks to deployment over the medium term. The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today in…
The International Energy Agency has raised the alarm over the non-binding nature of a 27% renewable energy target for 2030 while also calling for a clear and stable framework. According to the IEA’s Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report, the absence of a binding target raises questions about how effective the…
Strong coastal winds powering up to 200,000 Chilean homes annually SAN FRANCISCO, California, August 28, 2014 – The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, together with Jean-Paul Luksic, Chairman of Antofagasta Minerals SA (“AMSA”) and Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGI) (TSX: PEG) (“Pattern Energy”), officially opened operations…
