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Credit to Author: Shelby Thevenot| Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 14:49:11 +0000

On immigration policy in the U.S., the two frontrunners in the Democratic race have had a lot to say on how to undo Trump administration policies affecting migrants and undocumented immigrants. However, they have not focused a lot of their campaigning efforts addressing the area of economic immigration where Canada appears to be winning. As […]

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Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, GE Top Wind Turbine Growth

February 18, 2020 admin Business, China, dominion energy, dongfang electric, enercon, ge, General Electric, goldwind, International, ming yang, news, nordex, offshore wind, onshore wind, Renewables, senvion, siemens gamesa, suzlon, Technology, turbines, u.s., uk, vestas, Virginia, Wind, windey

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 22:35:33 +0000

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An energy and finance research group on Feb. 18 said Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy’s (SGRE’s) offshore wind installations make it far and away the market leader in that category, while Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas continues to lead the onshore and overall wind turbine market. The report published Tuesday from BloombergNEF (BNEF) said Vestas took […]

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California Official: Solar’s Future Bright, but Clouds Persist

February 4, 2020 admin California, california energy commission, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, electrification, Energy Storage, Environmental, Gas, indonesia, itc, Legislative, natural gas, new energy nexus, news, Nuclear, Renewables, Solar, technology x, u.s.

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:37:12 +0000

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The technology behind solar power is changing rapidly. Researchers at the University of California-Davis say so-called “anti-solar” panels could even generate power at night. But even as solar deployments grow worldwide, more innovative solar products are launched, and more governments enact clean energy mandates, political headwinds threaten to slow the progress of the past few […]

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Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019

January 16, 2020 admin Argentina, biomass, bloombergnef, bnef, Brazil, Business, chile, China, geothermal, global, Hydro, India, International, investment, Japan, Mexico, netherlands, news, offshore wind, Renewables, Solar, u.s., UAE, uk, Ukraine, waste to energy, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:33:18 +0000

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Financial support for installations of offshore wind projects helped investment in renewable energy capacity hit a record high in 2019, according to data from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) released Jan. 16. The group said worldwide investment in renewables was $282.2 billion last year, up 1% from $280.2 billion in 2018. Financing of offshore wind projects, […]

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A Decade of Turmoil: How Nuclear and Coal Have Struggled to Survive

January 2, 2020 admin Business, capacity factor, climate change, Coal, cop, decommission, economics, EIA, Environmental, EPA, France, GERMANY, International, Japan, Legal & Regulatory, Market, Markets, news, Nuclear, O&M, Paris Agreement, retire, Small Modular Reactor, smr, Switzerland, u.s.

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 05:05:45 +0000

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The past 10 years have been filled with trials and tribulations for both the nuclear and coal power industries. From accidents to plant closures there has been little to cheer about. Still, nuclear and coal power continue to provide reliable baseload generation to billions of customers around the globe. Here’s a look back at the […]

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Hydrocarbon Molecules Know No Borders: The U.S.-Mexico Natural Gas Dilemma

November 1, 2019 admin Business, Commentary, Gas, International, latin america, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Mexico, natural gas, obrador, pipelines, regulatory, u.s.

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:02:00 +0000

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Natural gas traders once spoke of the North American continent as a potential seamless natural gas trading market, where market synergies could be perfected and hydrocarbon molecules could flow freely to the

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Removing Asbestos and Regulated Materials Key to Power Plant Decommissioning

September 30, 2019 admin asbestos, Business, Coal, coal power plant, decommissioning, Environmental, EPA, International, Legal & Regulatory, lucion consulting, news, O&M, redevelopment, regulated material, remediation, retirement, Safety, Technology, TRC, u.s., uk, workforce

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

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Retiring and decommissioning coal power plants is becoming a more-frequent occurrence around the world. The job comes with many challenges, but projects in the U.S. and UK have proven that remediation and

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Westinghouse Will Acquire Rolls-Royce’s Civil Nuclear Business

September 26, 2019 admin acquisition, Business, International, news, Nuclear, Rolls-Royce, u.s., uk, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 23:19:59 +0000

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Westinghouse Electric Co. will acquire Rolls-Royce’s Civil Nuclear Systems and Services business in North America for an undisclosed amount under a “definitive agreement” announced on Sept. 26. The merger will conjoin two of the most traditionally significant nuclear businesses in the U.S. and the UK and give the two industry giants more clout in the […]

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Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over North Korea weapons tests

August 16, 2019 admin kim jung un, Korean Central News Agency, Latest News Stories, North korea, rocket artillery system, u.s., weapons tests, World

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:07:27 +0000

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday said leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of an unspecified new weapon, seen as an attempt to pressure Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear negotiations and their joint military exercises. Pyongyang’s Korean Central News Agency said that following Friday’s launches, Kim expressed “great satisfaction” over his […]

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Customs and Border Protection outage snarls major US airports

August 16, 2019 admin airports, computer outage, Customs and Border Protection, Latest News Stories, u.s., World

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 23:39:24 +0000

DALLAS — Travelers flying into the United States on Friday ran into long lines at major airports nationwide because of a temporary computer outage that affected the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency. Airports warned travelers — both Americans returning home and foreign visitors — of delays, and some travelers tweeted photos and videos of […]

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