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Glut of Coal-Fired Plants Casts Doubts Chinas Energy Priorities
2015-11-12 03:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Just outside the southwest border of Beijing, a new coal-fired power and heating plant is rising in Dongxianpo, a rural town in Hebei Province. Cement mixers roll onto the site. Cranes tower above a landscape of metal girders. When finished, the plant, run by a company owned by the Beijing government, is expected to have a generating capacity of 700 megawatts of power, more than the total of similar plants in Ohio. But whether it will actually be used to its fullest is questionable, despite the...
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October's top stories: Enel sold Portuguese wind assets, Marubeni constructed $2bn coal-fired plant
2015-11-10 17:36:00| Power Technology
Enel Green Power sold Portuguese wind assets to First State Wind Energy for 900m, Japan's Marubeni constructed $2bn coal-fired plant, Kyushu Electric Power turned second 890MW reactor operational at Sendai nuclear power station, while Nordex acquire
Alberta groups call for earlier phase out of coal-fired power
2015-11-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Calgary Herald: With three weeks to go before the international climate change talks in Paris, a coalition of 44 groups is urging the province to speed up the phase-out of coal-fired electricity in Alberta. The groups, which include professional organizations representing doctors and nurses, are approaching the issue from a public health perspective. "This is really a win-win on multiple fronts," said Dr. Joe Vipond of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. "When we talk about phasing...
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German utilities to transfer coal-fired capacities to power reserves from 2016
2015-10-27 01:00:00| Power Technology
German energy utilities RWE, Vattenfall and Mibrag are to halt power generation from some of their coal-fired facilities from the end of 2016, in line with government directives.
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UK said to consider closing all coal-fired plants by 2023
2015-10-07 14:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The U.K. is considering whether to close all of its 12 coal-fired power plants by 2023 as part of its effort to reduce the greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, an official with knowledge of the discussions said. Europes second-biggest polluter is also considering whether to make the announcement before Nov. 30, when United Nations climate talks start in Paris, according to the official, who asked not to be identified because the talks havent yet reached a conclusion. Plants fitted with...
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