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http://www.resource.uk.com/article/UK/Final_three_named_EfW_design_contest-2941 Final three named in EfW design contest 09 April 2013 by Susanna Prouse · The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced a shortlist of three companies still in competition to design ‘the most economically and commercially viable, energy from waste (EfW) gasification demonstrator plant’. Gasification is a process that converts organic or carbon-based materials [...]

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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/department-of-resources-energy-and-tourism-has-made-aviation-fuel-a-strategic-priority/story-e6frg95x-1226592681523 Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism has made aviation fuel a strategic priority by:Steve Creedy From:The Australian March 08, 201312:00AM Scientists are looking at a variety of ways to create biofuels for use in aviation, including using algae as a feedstock. Picture AP/Kirsty Wigglesworth Source: AP AUSTRALIA has the building blocks of an advanced [...]

By Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr China Daily Shale gas in China could become a game changer. With recoverable resources of up to 36.1 trillion cubic meters, China has the world’s largest deposit of shale gas, and if accessed properly, it could turn its energy problem on its head. China’s economy runs on coal. In [...]

Howarth et al. 2012. Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Systems. Background paper for The National Climate Assessment (NCA) Learn more about the NCA here Venting and Leaking of Methane from Shale Gas Development: Response to Cathles et al. Online Supplemental Material Quick Link (pdf) Citation: Howarth, R. W., R. Santoro, and A. Ingraffea. 2012. Venting [...]

Submitted by admin on Aug 31st 2012, 12:00am News›Hong Kong ENERGY Phila Siu phila.siu@scmp.com Two City University energy experts want the government to set up a natural gas stabilisation fund to offset a likely big increase in electricity prices. William Chung Siu-wai, director of the Energy and Environmental Policy Research Unit at City University, forecasts that CLP Power could raise its [...]

Cheung Chi-fai SCMP Aug 27, 2012 Hong Kong is stuck with outdated rules governing the amount of profit that can be made by power firms, the government’s new energy adviser says. The total revamp required is impossible before the current deal expires in 2018, despite an interim review next year, said Professor Raymond So Wai-man, [...]

Clear the Air says: this must stem from all the hot air generated within the building – the building’s only ‘green’ features are the current administration’s abilities to burn through green from the public purse. Danny Mok May 24, 2012 Despite officials touting the green features of the new headquarters in Admiralty, taxpayers are forking out [...]

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Feds+pressured+coal+industry+weaken+regulations+records+reveal/6497750/story.html 21 April 2012 Environment Canada weakens a draft version of regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired power plants following pressure from the industry, newly-released federal records reveal. Photograph by: Wayne Sawchuk , Vancouver Sun files OTTAWA – Environment Canada weakened a draft version of regulations to crack down on pollution from coal-fired [...]

10 April 2012 By Ramon Alvarez, Ph.D Environmental Defense Fund blog Natural gas is reshaping our energy landscape. Though the potential energy security and economic benefits are compelling, the challenge is that natural gas comes with its own set of risks to public health and the environment, including exposure to toxic chemicals and waste products, well [...]