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Obama urged to fit solar panels on White House  Link to external site

 

Activist Bill McKibben and a group from Unity College are urging Barack Obama to fit solar panels on the White House.

3.2m electric vehicles to be sold worldwide in 5 yrs  Link to external site

 

Automakers will successfully mass market electric vehicles across the globe in the next five years, it has been claimed.

Record numbers install solar panels   Link to external site

 

Energy regulator Ofgem has released figures which show record numbers of people installed solar panels in August.

Capgemini: Sustainability will be 'critical' to businesses   Link to external site

 

Capgemini has claimed that sustainability will be "critical" to all businesses in the future.

Wind power produced in northern Scotland 'outstripped supply'   Link to external site

 

Power produced by wind turbines in the north of Scotland outstripped supply in the region for the first time this weekend.

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Power Monthly Deal Analysis: M&A and Investment Trends - AUGUST 2010  Link to external site

 

Power Monthly Deal Analysis: M&A and Investment Trends - AUGUST 2010

Summary

Our “Power Monthly Deals Analysis: M&A and Investments Trends - August 2010” report is an essential source of data and trend analysis on the mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and financings in the power industry. The report provides detailed information on M&As, equity/debt offerings, private equity, venture financing and partnership transactions registered in the power industry in July 2010. The ...

Demand Response Programs Will Reduce Peak Load in the US by 10% by 2020  Link to external site

 

Demand Response Programs Will Reduce Peak Load in the US by 10% by 2020

Summary

Demand response is an effective tool for reducing overall energy use and cutting peak load. Demand response programs will play a major role in reducing peak electricity demand in the US by 2020. With such programs in place, peak demand could be reduced by about 100 gigawatts (GW), or 10%, by 2020, compared to the baseline scenario. This would result in savings of over $70 billion over 20 years ...

Smart Grid For Telecom Players: New Opportunity In a Saturated Market  Link to external site

 

Smart Grid For Telecom Players: New Opportunity In a Saturated Market

Summary

The growth of the global market for traditional telecommunication (telecom) products has been slowing in recent years as major markets saturate. This has forced the major vendors of telecom products to look for new avenues and application areas for revenue generation. Smart grid provides such an opportunity for the telecom players both at the utility-end and at the consumer-end. The availability of ...

Will Rising Coal Prices and Incoherent Government Policies Rob the Chinese Coal Power Generation Industry of Its Recovery? - An Insight into the Country's Coal Power Generation Sector  Link to external site

 

Will Rising Coal Prices and Incoherent Government Policies Rob the Chinese Coal Power Generation Industry of Its Recovery? - An Insight into the Country’s Coal Power Generation Sector

Summary

From 1978, the Reform and Opening-up Policy has helped the Chinese economy to develop rapidly. A variety of industrial sectors, particularly the high energy consuming industries, grew at a high speed to satisfy both domestic and overseas demand. As a result, the power generating ...

Impact of Recession on the Global Power Industry - Decline in Deal Volume and Value to Continue in 2010  Link to external site

 

Impact of Recession on the Global Power Industry - Decline in Deal Volume and Value to Continue in 2010

Summary

Amidst the looming recession and banking crisis, there has been a significant decline in both the deal volume and deal value in the energy industry. Capital remains scarce in the current economic environment and companies are facing problems when trying to draw capital for new deals. This is being compounded by challenges at the end of the investment cycle, as the ...

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