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Norkse Skog, Choren Industries to Collaborate on Biofuels
Norway's Norkse Skog, a producer of newsprint and magazine paper, announced an agreement to collaborate with Germany's Choren Industries, a gasification technology company, on second generation biofuel. The companies plan to look at biomass to liquids production using woody biomass. - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
20/20/20 by 2020
In January 2008, the EU specified targets for its member countries to achieve on greenhouse gas emissions. Dubbed "20/20/20 by 2020," they seek to ensure that by 2020, Europe cuts greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, produces 20% of its energy from renewable sources and increases energy efficiency by 20%. - Read More
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Topics : Pollutions Climate
One in Four Homes with Solar, 3500 Wind Turbines in Britain in 12 Years
One in four British homes could be fitted with solar heating equipment and 3,500 wind turbines could be erected across Britain within 12 years as part of a green energy revolution to be proposed by the government next week. - Read More
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Topics : Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy
Ireland Cleantech - Over 30 billion $ to be spent
Ireland has invested heavily in cleantech in recent months, with goals to halve its carbon emissions within 12 years and get to carbon net-zero by 2035. The government is investing $16.5 billion into renewable energy and clean technology, and the state-owned Electricity Supply Board plans to spend €22 billion into wind, wave, tidal, biomass, smart metering and smart networks - Read More
Topics : Finance Renewable Energy
Portugal's Renewable Target for 2020
Portugal has a target of generating 31 percent of its energy from renewable by 2020. The country pays a feed-in-tariff of about €0.23 (33 cents) per kilowatt hour. - Read More
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Topics : Renewable Energy