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Energy Shortages Plague Bangladesh

Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Whilst Bangladesh has been gripped by large boughts of load-shedding, politicians in Dhaka are accused of dithering over cohesive proposals about how to prevent the crisis worsening, as the shortfall threatens to double going into the peak summer months.
Official current power demands slightly exceed 4,000MW, but the current generating capacity of around 3,000MW is leaving [...]

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UK Rail Transport Network Goes Green

Posted on 17. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Two recent announcements are set to boost the environmental credibility of rail transport in the UK, in marked contrast to the lack of energy-saving initiatives being announced by the British transport system generally in recent months.
Firstly, the UK Department for Transport revealed the purchase of a new fleet of Intercity trains which are faster, lighter [...]

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Nigerian Textile Industry In Need Of Efficiency Drive

Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Nigeria’s textile industry has recently undergone a massive decline. The once-booming sector boasted over 140 firms but now that number is down to 45: only 20 of which are currently operating and even they are producing below their maximum potential. Despite issues with fake imports and transport infrastructure, the problem of energy efficiency was first [...]

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Canadian Forestry On The Financial Brink

Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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The downturn in the global economy has had a massive effect on the price of timber as demand for materials has plummeted, leaving the Canadian timber industry unable to predict anything but doom and gloom. The emerging Asian markets have disintegrated, and their staple sales to the US have plunged with the housing market. Until [...]

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UK Hurtling Towards Energy Shortage Shutdown

Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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The United Kingdom is still facing a massive energy generation gap in the next decade and the Government is failing to properly address the issue, according to a top industry executive.
In a column in the Financial Times, Andrew Duff - chief executive of RWE NPower, one of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers - outlined some [...]

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Germany Invests In Energy Efficiency Projects

Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Germany’s Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWI) has increased the budget for its Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection programme by 15% to

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Governments Seek Green Solution To Credit Crunch

Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by Ross.

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As the world continues to slide into recession, many would have predicted that environmental initiatives would have been amongst the first for the governmental policy chop. As country after country has announced their plans to fight against the downward spiral, however, the green agenda seems to have been furthered by politicians looking to combine Keynesian [...]

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Efficiency Could Save U.S. 22% on Future Power

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by Ross.

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A report from the Electric Power Institute Energy has concluded that efficiency programs in the United States could save the country 236 billion kilowatt hours by 2030

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