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Scientists Create First Bacteria-Powered Solar Panels To Produce Clean Energy
2016-04-14 11:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Scientists from Binghamton University have created bacteria-powered solar panels that can produce clean energy. This recent breakthrough in energy studies offers great potential for a long-term, reliable power source in remote areas. On April 11, Binghamton University researchers used nine biological solar cells, also known as bio-solar cells, and connected them to a biological solar panel. This resulted in the continuous production of electricity from the panel. The amount of electricity it produced...
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IMF: Oil price crash delays clean energy transition
2016-04-13 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Slumped oil, gas and coal prices could hold back a global shift towards lower-carbon energy sources, according to the International Monetary Fund. The current low fossil fuel price environment will certainly delay the energy transition, the Washington DC-based lender said in its World Economic Outlook on Tuesday. Cheap prices reduce countries` desire to embrace renewable fuels that are typically costlier, the fund said. It added it may provide scant economic incentive for research ventures...
Coal giant Peabody Energy files bankruptcy as 'new clean industrial era' gathers pace
2016-04-13 11:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Peabody Energy has today filed for Chapter 11 US bankruptcy protection, dealing a further blow to a global coal industry already reeling from low prices and tightening environmental regulations. The company said it had secured $800m in debtor-in-possession financing from secured and unsecured creditors and stressed all its mines and offices will continue to operate throughout the bankruptcy process. "Peabody believes that it has sufficient liquidity to operate its business worldwide post-petition...
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Florida Power and Light brings $1.2bn clean energy centre online in US
2016-04-13 01:00:00| Power Technology
Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) has commissioned the new $1.2bn Port Everglades next-generation clean energy centre (PEEC) near Fort Lauderdale in Broward County, Florida, US.
EU to make big firms come clean on tax
2016-04-11 13:23:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Plans to force the largest companies to disclose more about their tax affairs will be unveiled by the European Union on Tuesday.
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