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Reportlinker Reports on Renewable Energy Markets in China

Reportlinker has announced the inclusion of a new research report on China’s renewable energy market.

10 Dec 2010

Energy Development Proposes Acceleration of Geothermal Plant Rehabilitation

Energy Development (EDC) has plans of accelerating the rehabilitation of the 150 MW capacity Bacon-Manito Geothermal Power Plant by the middle of 2011.

8 Dec 2010

Presidential Approval Pending on Geothermal Energy Exploitation in Protected Forests

A ruling or verdict in favor of permitting geothermal energy to be extracted from protected forest areas is expected to be issued by Jakarta’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. According to Zulkifli Hasan, the Forestry Minister, the majority of the geothermal reserves in Indonesia are concentrated in protected forests in West Nusa Tenggara, Sumatra, East Java and West Java regions.

30 Nov 2010

Kenya to Explore Geothermal Power Production

Kenya is anticipated to invest more on geothermal projects to realize its Vision 2030. Currently the country generates around 1,428 MW with its installed power generation to meet its peak power requirement of 1,200 MW.

30 Nov 2010

Fayette County Courthouse to Install Geothermal System

The Fayette County Courthouse in West Union will have a 250-ton geothermal heating and cooling system, as the city is one of the two cities chosen for Iowa’s Green Streets pilot project. About 18 local companies will have access to the system.

30 Nov 2010

Enel Green Power Commences Power Production at the Chiusdino Geothermal Power Plant

Tuscany region in Italy continues to grow with geothermal power production. The 20 MW Chiusdino geothermal power plant in Chiusdino commune in the Siena province has commenced its power production.

30 Nov 2010

World's Largest Solar Powered Boat

In yet another attempt to harness solar power for sea travel, Swiss engineer Raphael Domjan has designed the world's largest solar powered boat.

29 Nov 2010

Geothermal Heat Plant Set Up in University of Missouri Campus

A $32.4 Geothermal heating plant is to be installed at the University of Missouri’s campus. The university’s Board of Curators has given approval for the project and for the issue of 30 year bonds for financing the project.

29 Nov 2010

Chevrolet Invests $40 Million in a Range of Clean Energy Projects in the US

Chevrolet revealed that it plans to invest $40 million in different clean energy projects all over America, for achieving a goal of reducing 8 million metric tons of CO2 discharges. These projects would promote renewable energy conservation, energy savings and a responsible usage of natural resources all over the United States.

25 Nov 2010

Accelerated Supercomputers Take 8 of Top 10 Slots on Green500 List

Accelerator-based supercomputers hold eight of the top 10 spots on The Green500 List, released yesterday. These supercomputers use dedicated hardware to perform computations faster than a typical central processing unit (CPU).

21 Nov 2010