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Chilean council rejects claims against proposed 210-MW Mediterraneo hydropower project

The Chilean government's Council of Ministers rejected 27 claims filed by indigenous communities opposing the construction of the 210-MW Mediterraneo hydropower project, at least temporarily allowing development of the controversial plant to continue.




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Bolivia to carry out final design studies for 3,251-MW El Chepete, 425-MW El Bala hydro projects

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has approved a supreme decree to carry out final design studies for the 3,251-MW El Chepete and 425-MW El Bala hydro projects in La Paz department.




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Brazilian regulator rejects environmental license for proposed 8,000-MW Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydropower project

Brazil's Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources, Ibama, has decided not to award an environmental license for the Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydroelectric plant, effectively ending development of the controversial 8,000 MW project.




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Brazilian regulator rejects environmental license for proposed 8,000-MW Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydropower project

Brazil's Institute of the Environment and Natural Resources, Ibama, has decided not to award an environmental license for the Sao Luiz do Tapajos hydroelectric plant, effectively ending development of the controversial 8,000 MW project.




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Energy storage firm Highview Power partnering with TSK on global projects

The partners will work together to develop projects in Spain, the Middle East and South Africa. The projects could add several gigawatt hours of storage capacity by 2022.




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Tax credits for independent energy storage projects introduced in US congress

On Thursday, US Congressman from Pennsylvania Mike Doyle introduced a bill that would establish a federal investment tax credit (ITC) for energy storage. The legislation would allow energy storage project developers, both commercial and residential, to receive a 30 percent tax credit for large-scale, commercial-scale and residential-scale storage projects through 2021.





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Australia in planning for multiple massive battery projects

France’s Neoen SA has outlined plans to build a giant renewables complex in South Australia, including battery storage with up to nine times more capacity than the Tesla Inc. design at its nearby Hornsdale plant, which is billed as the world’s largest lithium-ion battery.




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Telecommunications Case Studies Address Head-in-Pillow (HnP) Defects and Mitigation through Assembly Process Modification and Control

Presentation by Russell Nowland of CommScope




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Practical Aspects for Subtractive Etching of High Density Interconnects

Presentation by Don Ball of Chemcut Corporation




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Too Conservative? EIA Projects Renewables to be 16-27 Percent of US Electricity Supply by 2040

Today, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its renewable electricity generation projections as part of its "Annual Energy Outlook — 2014" (AEO2014).




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Tesla’s Musk Keeps Door Open to Future Electric Vehicle Projects with Toyota

Tesla Motors Inc.’s Elon Musk said the electric-car maker may form another partnership with Toyota Motor Corp., as the companies conclude an initial vehicle project that met with mixed results.




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Abengoa Offers Its First Green Bond to Raise 500 Million Euros for Clean Energy Projects

Abengoa SA, a Spanish energy and environment company, plans to issue its first green bond to raise 500 million euros ($642 million) to finance projects.




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Scotland Rejects Independence, But Concerns Linger for a Renewables Future

Scotland’s decision to vote no to independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has elicited a collective sigh of relief from energy sector players. Those companies with significant investments in Scottish renewable energy assets had understandably been anxious over the uncertainty that an independent Scotland would engender, for example potentially changing the rules on support measures for renewable energy investment north of the border.




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Brazilian Bank Raises $408 Million for Renewable Energy and Water Projects

The Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco Holding SA raised 1.05 billion reais ($408 million) to finance renewable energy and water treatment projects.




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Royal Australian Navy takes top defence products and services to our neighbours

For the past two months, the flagship of the Royal Australian Navy ― the 28,000 tonne HMAS Canberra ― has provided a platform to promote some of Australia’s leading defence and humanitarian technologies and services to our neighbours in the Indo-Pacific.



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Webinar: E-commerce opportunities in Bangladesh - A new platform for Australian products

Join Austrade's webinar to gain insights on the Bangladesh E-commerce market, emerging trends, growth drivers, regulations, route to market and opportunities for partnering with Bangladesh online companies.




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Threat to PG&E Renewable PPAs Affects US DOE Loans

The fallout from California power giant PG&E Corp.’s looming bankruptcy has been both sudden and widespread: Its electricity suppliers have seen their debt cut to junk. Banks are facing liabilities as buyers of last resort for more than $760 million of bonds the utility issued through California. And the rest of the state’s utilities have tumbled.




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Indian wind farm developers face troubling delays in getting projects built

India has drawn global attention since it started awarding wind power projects at record-low tariffs, spurring optimism that renewable energy could supplant the nation’s abundant coal resources in electricity generation.




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Indian government to declare large hydropower projects a renewable energy source

The Indian government’s Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved measures to promote the hydropower sector that include declaring large hydropower projects to be part of the non-solar renewable purchase obligation (RPO).





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AEP units looking to invest $2B in 1,500 MW of Oklahoma wind projects

The projects include a 999-MW wind facility being built north of Weatherford, a 287-MW wind facility being built southwest of Enid, and a 199-MW facility being built south of Alva. They are being developed by Invenergy.




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Australia in planning for multiple massive battery projects

France’s Neoen SA has outlined plans to build a giant renewables complex in South Australia, including battery storage with up to nine times more capacity than the Tesla Inc. design at its nearby Hornsdale plant, which is billed as the world’s largest lithium-ion battery.




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5. März 2020 - Taiwan Union Technology Corporation erhält als erstes Unternehmen die Rezertifizierung nach IPC-4101 Qualified Products Listing (QPL)




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Insight – Industry 4.0 transforms prospects for Australian manufacturing

Across the world, the pace of innovation is increasing and transforming the way services are delivered and goods produced.




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Insight - Fresh Prospects in Indian Mining: Mine Development & Operations

Recent changes in the Indian Government’s approach to mining has opened up opportunities for private sector involvement in the sector, including international METS firms.




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Insight - Fresh Prospects in Indian Mining: Mine Development & Operations

Recent changes in the Indian Government’s approach to mining has opened up opportunities for private sector involvement in the sector, including international METS firms.




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ENISA: Cybersecurity Aspects in the Maritime Sector

ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cybersecurity challenges in the Maritime sector. This principal analysis highlights essential key insights, as well as existing initiatives, as a baseline for cybersecurity. Finally, high-level recommendations are given for addressing these risks.




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ENISA: Cybersecurity Aspects in the Maritime Sector

ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cybersecurity challenges in the Maritime sector. This principal analysis highlights essential key insights, as well as existing initiatives, as a baseline for cybersecurity. Finally, high-level recommendations are given for addressing these risks.




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ENISA: Cybersecurity Aspects in the Maritime Sector

ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cybersecurity challenges in the Maritime sector. This principal analysis highlights essential key insights, as well as existing initiatives, as a baseline for cybersecurity. Finally, high-level recommendations are given for addressing these risks.




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ENISA: Cybersecurity Aspects in the Maritime Sector

ENISA has published the first EU report ever on cybersecurity challenges in the Maritime sector. This principal analysis highlights essential key insights, as well as existing initiatives, as a baseline for cybersecurity. Finally, high-level recommendations are given for addressing these risks.




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Danish Pension Fund To Invest in Renewable Energy Projects in Developing Nations

PensionDanmark A/S and other Danish pension investors backed a state fund to finance emission-reduction projects in developing countries as the Scandinavian nation seeks to export its climate know-how abroad.




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UK Awards First Guaranteed Power Price Contracts to Biomass, Offshore Wind Projects

Drax Group Plc, Dong Energy A/S and SSE Plc will get guaranteed power prices for U.K. biomass and offshore wind plants, the first renewable energy projects to benefit from a new aid program.




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French State Bank Sets Aside 5 Billion Euros for Green Projects

Caisse des Depots et Consignations, a French state bank, is setting aside 5 billion euros ($6.8 billion) for green projects after the government proposed a law to spur use of renewable electricity and boost efficiency.




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News and information on small hydropower projects from around the world

The latest news on global small hydroelectric facilities from July-August 2014




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Abengoa Offers Its First Green Bond to Raise 500 Million Euros for Clean Energy Projects

Abengoa SA, a Spanish energy and environment company, plans to issue its first green bond to raise 500 million euros ($642 million) to finance projects.




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Are UK Renewable Energy Contracts Hurting Consumers?

The U.K. government didn’t get the best deal for consumers when it awarded 16.6 billion pounds ($26.8 billion) worth of clean-energy contracts, according to a parliamentary committee.




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Effects of Increased Solar and Wind Energy on Hydro Plant Operation

In many countries, needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have led to increased installation of intermittent renewables such as wind and solar.




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Brazilian Bank Raises $408 Million for Renewable Energy and Water Projects

The Brazilian bank Itau Unibanco Holding SA raised 1.05 billion reais ($408 million) to finance renewable energy and water treatment projects.




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Australian Renewable Energy Law Paves Way for $11 Billion in Projects

Long-frustrated wind and solar developers in Australia can now get to work on more than A$14 billion ($11 billion) in projects after a new renewable energy target passed parliament.




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Banking on AI: NerdWallet’s Recommendation Engine Matches Customers with Relevant Financial Products

Dating apps may get all the press, but NerdWallet has been refining the art of financial matchmaking for more than a decade. The company provides its members with sound financial advice generated by machine learning algorithms. But as computing has advanced, so has NerdWallet’s ambition. Now the company is using AI to better match casual Read article >

The post Banking on AI: NerdWallet’s Recommendation Engine Matches Customers with Relevant Financial Products appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




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Spotlight on Education: EWC International Graduate Student Conference Attracts Global Participation

Spotlight on Education: EWC International Graduate Student Conference Attracts Global Participation

Click the audio icon to listen to the keynote address by EWC Non-resident Senior Fellow Marcus Noland.

 




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Spotlight on Alumni: Rose Nakamura’s selfless service attracts national honor



Spotlight on Alumni: Rose Nakamura’s Selfless Service Attracts National Honor

Rose Nakamura

After 25 years of devoted service as a program officer and participant services officer assisting East-West Center’s international students, Rose Nakamura didn’t slow down.  Her retirement from the Center in 1989 opened up new avenues of service.  As Hawaii’s senior population continues to grow and many are isolated, living far away from family on the U.S. mainland, Nakamura saw a need in the community to create a program that provides volunteer assistance to homebound frail elderly and disabled persons to ensure their independence and dignity.




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EWC's Online Classroom Exchange Connects Students and Educators in Eight Countries

The EWC’s AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools launched the AsiaPacificEd Crossings Website and educational initiative. This online resource, established just prior to the APEC Summit in Honolulu, has already enabled more than 1,400 K-12 students and educators from 48 schools in eight APEC economies (Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and United States) to explore and connect with the Asia Pacific region. 




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EWC Researchers Brief Congress on Pacific Climate Change Impacts

EWC environment researchers Melissa Finucane and Victoria Keener gave a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill Sept. 17 on the findings of the recent Center-led Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment, which will be included as regional input to the federal government’s upcoming National Climate Assessment. Hawai‘i Sen. Brian Schatz, who co-hosted the briefing, said that “In Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific, climate change is not an abstract concept –it is already having very real consequences.”

Sen. Schatz speaks at the climate briefing.


Among the major concerns for Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands that Finucane and Keener discussed are:




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Financial Institutions E-briefing: Asset Management Update: Taxation of rebates of trail commission on investment products

On 25 March, HMRC published a briefing on the tax treatment of payments of trail commission which is rebated to investors in collective investment schemes and other investment products such as life insurance policies. The briefing relates to any reb...




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Financial Institutions E-briefing: Asset Management Update: Taxation of rebates of trail commission on investment products - update

In our previous briefing we reported on HMRC’s recent briefing on the tax treatment of payments of trail commission rebated to...




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MiFID II and Insurance Products

The European Commission (Commission), Parliament and the Council have now reached agreement on the texts for the Recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (...




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Back to basics – requirements for contracts for sale of land

Alexander Kuznetsov v Camden London Borough Council [2019] EWHC 805 (Ch) In an application for relief from sanctions, the Claimant tenant, Kuznetsov, persuaded the High Court that it had a real prospect of establishing at trial that a letter between...




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Coronavirus - Webinar: Listen again - French, German and Dutch insights regarding Force Majeure and Commercial Contracts - Europe

In this session we answered some of the most common questions clients have asked us over recent weeks as well as digging into more detail around how your business should proceed with specific legal and technical challenges according to French, Germa...