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Big trouble in the wind | Wind Watch
www.wind-watch.org | Feb 11, 2012
As Manitobas three species of hibernating bats are threatened by white-nose syndrome, you would think the other three species, who migrate south for the ...

Scottish renewable energy industry dismisses Donald Trump attack | Environment | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 11, 2012
Alex Salmond rejects billionaire's claim that wind energy plans will 'destroy Scotland's coastline'

Renewable Energy Focus - REA concerned about UK feed-in tariff details
www.renewableenergyfocus.com | Feb 11, 2012
In further response to yesterday's announcement that the UK Government is proposing further changes to the feed-in tariff scheme for renewable energy, the Renewable Energy Association (REA) says it welcomes the ambition, but expresses concern over details.

Ceramic Fuel Cells welcomes govt plans to raise electricity feed-in tariff - Proactiveinvestors (UK)
proactiveinvestors.co.uk | Feb 11, 2012
Ceramic Fuel Cells (LON:CFU, ASX:CFU) has welcomed the UK government's announcement of an increase in the feed-in tariff for micro power and heating products (m-CHP), including the company’s BlueGen product.

ITV - The Cost of Going Green - WWF UK
www.wwf.org.uk | Feb 11, 2012
Thursday night's programme on ITV1, The Cost of Going Green, provided a reasonably balanced debate on the impacts of renewable energy and was a significant improvement on the BBC's Panorama offering. Nick Molho, SSF & rsquo;s Head of Energy Policy highlights some further issues, which it would have

Alex Salmond Welcomes Record 200 Small Wind Turbine Order for Gaia-Wind - Farming UK news
www.farminguk.com | Feb 11, 2012
Alex Salmond Welcomes Record 200 Small Wind Turbine Order for Gaia Wind Gaia Wind and renewable en

World's largest concentrated solar power tower completed - 10 Feb 2012 - News from BusinessGreen
www.businessgreen.com | Feb 11, 2012
10,000 mirrors to be installed at SolarReserve's 110MW Crescent Dunes project before the end of 2013, Solar, Solar Thermal, USA, Construction

RECYCLINGPORTAL - CCS: Carbon capture and storage could affect air pollution
www.recyclingportal.eu | Feb 11, 2012
A new report suggests that underground carbon storage projects in Europe could lead to positive and negative effects on air pollution, depending on the pollutant in question. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is considered in European legislation as a & lsquo;bridging technology & rsquo; & ndash; a

Iceland hopes to export energy via datacentres | Infrastructure | ZDNet UK
www.zdnet.co.uk | Feb 11, 2012
Iceland is looking to attract foreign customers to datacentres on the island, as a way of exporting the energy it generates from its geothermal and

National Grid seeks to replace ERP for commercial arm
www.information-age.com | Feb 11, 2012
Utility infrastructure operator looks to replace existing SAP implementation with a new system designed specifically for its commercial division