CleanTechnica » Coal http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 India Coal Tax Has Collected $2.85 Billion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-coal-tax-collected-2-85-billion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/25/india-coal-tax-collected-2-85-billion/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2014 11:21:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76804 India has managed to generate $2.85 billion in revenue from clean energy cess (taxes) it had introduced in 2010, essentially a coal tax. India’s plans to significantly boost renewable energy infrastructure over the next few years has got a shot in the arm as the government recently announced that it has about $2.85 billion in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/24/canadian-pension-funds-invest-renewables-tune-2-billion/feed/ 41 Wind & Solar = 77% Of New US Electricity Generating Capacity In November (Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/wind-solar-account-70-new-us-generating-capacity-november/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/wind-solar-account-70-new-us-generating-capacity-november/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:53:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76745 Editor’s Note: Upon repeated reader request and my own interest in seeing more accurate numbers, I have included an estimate of non-utility-scale solar (i.e., residential and commercial solar) in the numbers below. I will do this from here on out. Assumptions* and sources for these estimates are at the end of this article. If you think you’ve

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/wind-solar-account-70-new-us-generating-capacity-november/feed/ 60 New CEO: Sustainability To Be A Leading Direction For Vattenfall http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/new-ceo-sustainability-going-leading-direction-vattenfall/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/new-ceo-sustainability-going-leading-direction-vattenfall/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:00:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76276 Originally published on EnergyPost. By Sonja van Renssen and Hughes Belin Vattenfall’s CEO Magnus Hall likens the selling of its lignite operations in Germany to Eon’s recent split in two. “The problem we needed to solve was the CO2 issue,” says Hall in an exclusive interview with Energy Post. The new chief of the Swedish

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/new-ceo-sustainability-going-leading-direction-vattenfall/feed/ 2 Australia — The Land Of Backward Policies & Contradictions http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/australia-land-backward-policies-contradictions/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/australia-land-backward-policies-contradictions/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:07:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76220 In what may have been the only way to confidently convince Australia’s leadership that they were taking a dramatically wrong turn on environmental and energy policy, global opinion has turned against the country at a time when the climate talks in Lima, Peru, have kept such issues at the top of everyone’s minds. Tracking the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/11/australia-land-backward-policies-contradictions/feed/ 23 The Cost Of Global CCS: At Least $17.6 Trillion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/cost-global-ccs-least-17-6-trillion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/cost-global-ccs-least-17-6-trillion/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2014 07:00:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76052 Originally published on Kompulsa. A study has now revealed how much it would cost to use carbon capture and storage (CCS) to mitigate climate change. It would be $17.6 trillion (er, well over that amount). Proponents of CCS say it is the only feasible way to mitigate climate change because coal and natural gas are “cheap.” Is this

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/cost-global-ccs-least-17-6-trillion/feed/ 40 To Be A Clean Energy Leader, Canada Needs To Get In The Game http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 21:53:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76054 While private financial institutions & businesses are investing to make Canada a clean energy leader - which citizens want - Ottawa drags it feet

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/clean-energy-leader-canada-needs-get-game/feed/ 39 India’s Largest Power Generator Signs Deal For 375 MW Solar Power Plant http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/indias-largest-power-generator-signs-deal-375-mw-solar-power-plant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/indias-largest-power-generator-signs-deal-375-mw-solar-power-plant/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 20:00:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76051 India's largest power producer, NTPC Limited, plans to invest heavily in solar power plants, including a new project in Uttar Pradesh

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/indias-largest-power-generator-signs-deal-375-mw-solar-power-plant/feed/ 9 COP20’s Climate Urgency Underscored By Antarctic Ice Results http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/cop20s-climate-urgency-underscored-antarctic-ice-results/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/cop20s-climate-urgency-underscored-antarctic-ice-results/#comments Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:54:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75975 Climate news in general captured press attention on Friday and Saturday alongside the goings-on at the Lima COP20 meeting. Here’s a roundup, including several research reports, carbon capture and storage schemes, commitments and funding developments, a recent retirement, and weather in the Philippines. More bad news about the environment broke. Researchers at the University of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/08/cop20s-climate-urgency-underscored-antarctic-ice-results/feed/ 17 $235 Billion = Annual Cost Of Air Pollution In EU http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/06/235-billion-cost-air-pollution-eu/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/06/235-billion-cost-air-pollution-eu/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:30:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75516 The European Environment Agency published a report recently stating that air pollution cost the EU up to $235 billion for the year 2012. Most of this air pollution is generated by coal-fired power plants. (In the US, the cost of coal-based pollution has been estimated to be $500 billion, but that goes beyond air pollution.)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/06/235-billion-cost-air-pollution-eu/feed/ 8 Solar PV Generation Doubles (Monthly US Electricity Generation Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/05/solar-pv-generation-doubles-monthly-us-electricity-generation-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/05/solar-pv-generation-doubles-monthly-us-electricity-generation-report/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 21:29:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75937 Following up on my first monthly report on US electricity generation by source, here’s the next one. Electricity generation data takes longer to gather than capacity data, so the EIA’s electricity generation information is always from a couple of months prior. In this case, we now have data from September. Check out the charts and a bit of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/05/solar-pv-generation-doubles-monthly-us-electricity-generation-report/feed/ 60 Norway To Assess Fossil Fuel Assets Case-By-Case http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/norway-assess-fossil-fuel-assets-case-case/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/norway-assess-fossil-fuel-assets-case-case/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:01:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75884 Norway’s $870 billion sovereign wealth fund announced the findings of a government commission Wednesday of its current coal, oil, and gas investments, stating that the most harmful of these climate offenders would be excluded from the Fund on a “case-by-case basis.” “We believe active ownership and engagement are appropriate primary tools for the [fund] to use

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/04/e-on-to-focus-on-the-new-energy-world/feed/ 1 “Much Room For Improvement” For Europe, Says IEA http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/much-room-improvement-europe-says-iea/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/much-room-improvement-europe-says-iea/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 14:58:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75783 A new report reviewing the European Union’s energy policies by the International Energy Agency, published Monday, has praised the region’s low-carbon leadership, but notes that there is still more work to be done to better integrate the EU’s energy market. “The European Union has made progress in liberalising energy markets, and its global leadership on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/us-china-climate-deal-may-cause-3-9-trillion-revenue-loss-oil-coal/feed/ 33 Norway’s Biggest Pension Funds Manager Divesting From Coal http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/norways-biggest-pension-funds-manager-divesting-coal/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/norways-biggest-pension-funds-manager-divesting-coal/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:13:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75550 The largest pension funds manager in Norway, KLP, is divesting completely from coal energy, according to recent reports. The money involved — around NOK 500 million (~$75 million) — will instead be invested into renewable energy companies. For those wondering, KLP is actually the manager for the pension funds of the country’s public sector employees

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/28/norways-biggest-pension-funds-manager-divesting-coal/feed/ 2 Why Aren’t Rural Electric Cooperatives Champions of Local Clean Power? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/arent-rural-electric-cooperatives-champions-local-clean-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/arent-rural-electric-cooperatives-champions-local-clean-power/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 08:28:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75446 Originally published on ilsr.org. When it comes to ownership, there are few better structures for keeping a community’s wealth local than a cooperative. So why is it that America’s rural electric cooperatives are tethered to dirty, old coal-fired power plants instead of local-wealth generating renewable power? There are a lot of answers to this question,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/arent-rural-electric-cooperatives-champions-local-clean-power/feed/ 6 IRENA Says China Can Nearly Quadruple Renewable Energy By 2030 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/irena-says-china-can-nearly-quadruple-renewable-energy-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/irena-says-china-can-nearly-quadruple-renewable-energy-2030/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:08:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75408 A new report published Monday by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has shown that China can increase its use of renewable energy from 13% to 26% by 2030, representing a nearly fourfold increase if the economic powerhouse is able to pull it off. “As the largest energy consumer in the world, China must play

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/25/irena-says-china-can-nearly-quadruple-renewable-energy-2030/feed/ 32 ⅔ of New US Electricity Capacity Was From Wind In October http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/two-thirds-of-us-installations-were-from-the-wind-sector/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/two-thirds-of-us-installations-were-from-the-wind-sector/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:00:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75363 Two thirds of new US electricity generation capacity were from the wind sector in October. Five wind farms, with a cumulative capacity of 547 MW, went online. There were also 102 MW of biomass and 31 of utility-scale solar power. This is becoming a familiar picture, with renewable sources accounting for the most added generation during

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/two-thirds-of-us-installations-were-from-the-wind-sector/feed/ 20 67% Of Americans Support Federal CO2 Regulations http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/67-americans-support-federal-co2-regulations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/24/67-americans-support-federal-co2-regulations/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 06:12:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75303 Congress can while away the hours debating over EPA regulations. It seems to be the plan of some congresspeople who would rather see a broken government than a useful one. However, they should note that a strong majority of Americans support strict limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, even existing plants. The Yale Project on

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