http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/energy Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:32:02 +0200 The first students in Soitec’s concentrator photovoltaic technology training programme have successfully completed the first part of the curriculum. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/CPV-programme-to-stimulate-employment-20130618 An independent panel of experts has concluded that Ethiopia's multi-billion dollar hydropower dam being built on the Nile River will not significantly affect Sudan and Egypt. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Dam-wont-significantly-affect-Egypt-20130602 Tense engineers have their eyes peeled on complex colour-coded diagrams on a wall-sized screen that makes their control room look like the inside of a spaceship. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/German-energy-shift-faces-headwinds-20130519 Developing nuclear power stations carries "tremendous benefits" for South Africa, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters says. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Minister-favours-nuclear-power-20130514 UK shale gas company Cuadrilla Resources plans to undertake four months of exploration drilling work this summer at a site to the south of London. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/UK-shale-gas-firm-plans-summer-drilling-20130508 Universal access to modern energy could be achieved with an investment of between $65bn and $86bn a year up until 2030, says research. http://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Environmental-health/News/What-universal-access-to-energy-will-cost-20130503 Progress towards the use of cleaner fuel technology has stalled, with production of the world's energy as "dirty" now as it was two decades ago, the International Energy Agency says. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Worlds-energy-a-dirty-business-20130417 The Mozambican government has approved a draft of a new petroleum law which will see communities get a slice of the country's oil revenues. http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Mozambique-gets-new-oil-law-20130410 Foreign energy firms have flocked to a narrow region of southern Mexico, known as one of the world's windiest places, but some projects have angered and torn indigenous villages. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Foreign-wind-farms-cause-uproar-in-Mexico-20130406 US interior secretary Ken Salazar says he is optimistic that the first offshore wind farm in the country will break ground this year after more than a decade of delays. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/1st-US-offshore-wind-farm-may-start-soon-20130406 Canadian researchers have developed a ground-breaking method, which may ultimately enable excess energy created by wind turbines and solar panels to be stored for later use. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/A-new-way-to-store-energy-20130330 Eleven giant wind turbines are to be built off the east coast of Scotland, a move that has infuriated Donald Trump who says they will spoil his view. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Scottish-wind-farm-infuriates-Trump-20130326 More South Africans than ever must have enjoyed candlelight dinners during Earth Hour reports after drastically reduced energy usage during this time frame. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/629MW-saved-in-SA-during-Earth-Hour-20130324 Talks between China's new leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin focused on a raft of energy and investment accords. http://www.fin24.com/Economy/China-Russia-eye-energy-investment-deals-20130322 Top Indian utility vehicle maker M&M has launched the most advanced home-grown electric car, pricing it at $11 000. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Indian-electric-car-powers-up-20130318 South Korea has plans to become a major nuclear energy player, but they have unfolded at a time when the global industry is under intense scrutiny after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Safety-concerns-cloud-S-Korea-nuke-plan-20130227 Zimbabwe has passed new rules forcing fuel wholesalers to blend petrol with locally-produced ethanol in order to cut the country's fuel import bill. http://www.news24.com/Africa/Zimbabwe/Zimbabwe-to-blend-biofuel-20130214 Wind farms added a record 44.7GW of electricity production last year, increasing capacity 19% to 282.5GW, the Global Wind Energy Council says. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Wind-farms-record-growth-in-2012-20130211 Seven years after a government feasibility study has showed a biofuels industry in SA could create tens of thousands of new jobs, the paperwork needed to establish it remains outstanding. http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Biofuels-boom-waits-on-paperwork-20130130 A technology that holds the hope for cleaner use of coal will be tested on a commercial scale for the first time in Canada next year. http://www.news24.com/Technology/News/Canada-aims-to-prove-clean-coal-works-20130128