Region Is One Step Closer To Nuclear Power
GCC countries are a step closer to a decision on pursuing nuclear power generation in the region, following delivery of preliminary copies of a draft study prepared by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The draft study will be discussed by GCC leaders at their forthcoming meeting in Doha, Qatar.
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Oil Fund To Address Global Warming
Regional oil producing majors Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have each pledged US$150 million to an initiative to tackle global warming. The creation of a special fund was announced last week by the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia at the opening of the Opec summit in Riyadh.
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Sustainability To Be A Highlight Of IPTC
The energy industry is actively adopting a “sustainability agenda”, according to experts set to meet in Dubai at next month’s International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC).
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China To Beat Renewables Target
China is on course to meet or exceed its target of sourcing 15% of its energy from renewables by 2020, according to research from the Worldwatch Institute. And, if China’s commitment to renewables persists, renewable energy could provide more than 30% of the nation's energy by 2050, the US environmental think tanks predicts.
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Japan Logs first Carbon Credits Under New UN System
Japan has officially received 8.6 million tonnes of carbon credits since becoming the first country to connect to the UN's new carbon-trading system last week.
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Norway Claims Clean Coal Breakthrough
Tests of a new technology for capturing greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants have achieved 95% cuts in a step towards new ways to fight climate change, a Norwegian company has said.
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GM Almost Ready To Road Test Electric Car
General Motors Corp is on track to road test its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid in early 2008, and will produce the rechargeable car by late 2010, a senior GM official has said.
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American Court Orders New Fuel Economy Standards
A US appeals court last week ordered the federal highway commission to formulate new fuel economy standards for upcoming models of light trucks to take into account the environmental impact of their emissions.
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Questions Hang Over German Biodiesel Plants
A new round of tax increases planned on German biofuels means no more biodiesel plants are likely to be built in the country, according to the chairman of German oilseeds industry association UFOP.
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Thai Cops Beg for Cooking Oil to Fuel Fleet
Thai police have put out an all-points bulletin for used cooking oil to fuel its patrol fleet as ballooning oil prices eat away the annual crime-fighting budget.
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Shell’s Saudi Gas Hunt Continues, Despite Dry Wells
Royal Dutch Shell plans to push on with drilling for gas in Saudi Arabia's vast Empty Quarter, despite finding nothing with its first three wells. Shell is part of a joint venture with Total and state oil giant Saudi Aramco called South Rub al-Khali (SRAK). SRAK had an exit option after three consecutive dry wells.
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Canada Regulator Says Oil Sands Rush May Slow
Rising costs will temper production growth from Canada's vast oil sands, the country's national energy regulator forecast last week, as it detailed its expectations for Canadian energy production over the next two decades.
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Canada Regulator Says Oil Sands Rush May Slow
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) now expects 4,000 megawatts of wind power capacity to be installed in 2007. That represents an increase of one-third over AWEA's previous projections for the year, which were last updated in August.
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US Wind Power Projections Increased
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) now expects 4,000 megawatts of wind power capacity to be installed in 2007. That represents an increase of one-third over AWEA's previous projections for the year, which were last updated in August.
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Algeria Plans Solar Power Cable to Germany
An Algerian company is planning to build a power cable to Germany to export solar-generated electricity from the Sahara, a state-owned newspaper has reported.
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