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Tidal power developers bet on sea change in Indonesia renewables sector

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Indonesian tidal power potential significant By Fergus Jensen and Wilda Asmarini JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A well-connected Indonesian marine renewable energy company and OpenHydro, a unit of French state-owned naval defence company DCNS, aim to be the first to plug into the vast untapped tidal power potential of the world’s biggest archipelago. Renewables have so […]

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Big Oil at risk from transition to low-carbon energy -Wood Mackenzie

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3 risks to energy majors: renewable energy growth, intensifying carbon policy, growing low-carbon competition LONDON/HOUSTON – The next global energy transition is already under way, posing risks for some of the world’s largest energy companies, according to Wood Mackenzie. Natural gas and zero-carbon fuels will satisfy at least 60 per cent of the rise in global energy

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Energy superhighway crucial to successful delivery, management of energy services

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Emerging “energy cloud” will enable consumers to take advantage of services that improve efficiency, cost BOULDER, Colo. – A recent white paper from Navigant Research provides a far-reaching view of the connectivity needs of electric utilities, exploring approaches and technologies with case studies of projects designed to develop an Energy Superhighway. Over the last decade,

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Tesla’s Musk closes SolarCity deal, more challenges lie ahead

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SolarCity deal worth about $2 billion By Alexandria Sage and Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk won approval on Thursday from the electric luxury automaker’s shareholders for an acquisition of SolarCity Corp, the solar energy system installer in which he is the largest shareholder. The stock

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Tesla’s SolarCity vote comes as rooftop solar growth hits the brakes

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Rooftop solar slow due to consumer fatigue, many potential buyers already on board By Nichola Groom Nov 16 (Reuters) – The rooftop solar industry has slowed sharply this year as the sector moved from one of scrappy upstarts to a mature business. Recent quarterly earnings reports from sector leaders SolarCity Corp, Vivint Solar Inc and SunPower

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Subsidy-reliant offshore wind steals skills, ideas from Big Oil

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Offshore wind industry moving further offshore, capturing stronger, more consistent winds By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN, Nov 16 (Reuters) – From a helicopter, it looks like just another North Sea oil rig, a grey cube supported by massive yellow pillars, 90 kilometres (56 miles) off western Denmark. But the DanTysk facility is the world’s first accommodation

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Global green energy growth seen weathering Trump storm, for now

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Trump campaigned on dumping green energy, boosting coal By Nina Chestney and Christoph Steitz MARRAKESH/FRANKFURT, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Renewable energy will keep growing in the next few years as costs drop and coal use continues to fall, despite U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to revive the fossil fuel, investors and analysts said. Trump has

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Oil, gas industry turning to 3D printing to cut costs, raise efficiencies

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Executives cite industry size, structure, risk aversion, and lack of infrastructure key reasons for slow adoption of 3D printing In an era of low oil prices, 3D printing offers gains in a wide range of use cases, as leaders like Halliburton, Schlumberger, and Shell begin to use the technology according to a report by Lux Research.

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Microchannel gas-to-liquid plant converts stranded natural gas to marketable products

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Small-scale microchannel GTL plants could become a more attractive option than flaring in the future The first microchannel gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant in the United States was completed in Sept., according to the US Energy Information Administration. The new plant, built by ENVIA Energy, is located in Oklahoma and is expected to begin converting landfill gas

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