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Renewables Account for 75 Percent of New US Generating Capacity in First Quarter of 2015

According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) Office of Energy Projects, wind, solar, geothermal, and hydropower combined provided over 75 percent (75.43 percent) of the 1,229 megawatts (MW) of new U.S. electrical generating capacity placed into service during the first quarter of 2015. The balance (302 MW) was provided by natural gas.





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International Geothermal Industry Developing Strong Partnerships, Robust Market

This year’s Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)’s Geothermal Energy Expo and Geothermal Resources Council’s Annual Meeting incorporated a wide range of meetings on international development. U.S. interest in exporting geothermal goods and services is ever-increasingly met with outside interest in U.S. knowledge and materials, particularly from developing countries.




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Reykjavik to Start Drilling on $2 Billion Ethiopia Geothermal Project

Reykjavik Geothermal, the Icelandic power-plant builder, plans to begin drilling in Ethiopia by July as part of a $2 billion project to develop the renewable energy source, Chief Operating Officer Gunnar Orn Gunnarsson said.




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India to Sart Construction on German-backed $8 Billion Renewable Grid Project

India will begin construction this year on an $8 billion project backed by Germany’s development bank to upgrade its grid to handle a more than doubling of renewable power capacity by 2022.




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Buffett Testing Smart Grid Technology for Home Energy Management

Warren Buffett wants to tell you the best time to wash your clothes. Or at least his energy company in the U.K does. Buffett’s Northern Powergrid Holdings Co. is working with Siemens AG to test a so-called smart grid that has the ability to control when consumer appliances will be used in the home.




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Scientists Start $150 Billion Program to Cut Clean Energy Costs

Scientists and economists including BP Plc’s former chief executive officer, John Browne, are inviting governments to join a $150 billion program that aims to make clean energy cheaper than coal.




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Part IV: Justice Delayed — Will Politics Trump Justice in the Case of the Clean Power Plan?

By the time this column is published, oral arguments in the legal challenge to the Clean Power Plan will have already been made. The en banc panel of 10 appeals court judges is not likely to render its decision before the New Year.  No matter the opinion, it will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.




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The Hope That Overcomes the World, Part A (John 16:23–33)

I want you to open your Bible now this morning to John’s gospel. We have been, for months and

 




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Value added tax and barter transactions

This VAT and Duties Tribunal decision, Riverside Sports & Leisure Limited, concerned the grant of a lease over sports facilities. It illustrates the point that value added tax (VAT) can be problematical in the most innocuous of transactions. In...




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Coronavirus: 160 stranded Nigerians depart U.S. for Abuja

They are returning aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the federal government for nationals stranded abroad.

The post Coronavirus: 160 stranded Nigerians depart U.S. for Abuja appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.





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Partner Profile: Pristine Cleaning

Pristine Cleaning offers a maximum quality service at minimum cost. Whilst the team constantly tackle the types of cleaning tasks you'd expect, they also carry out a number...




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COVID-19: Another 160 Nigerians depart US for Abuja

Another batch of 160 Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic are on their way to Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 160 Nigerians, including eight infants, made the first batch of evacuees from the US. DAILY POST recalls that the first batch of Nigerians from the UK […]

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HR e-briefing 488 - Employment Tribunal reform: a promising start

The Government has today published a consultation on employment tribunal reform.  The consultation floats a wide-range of proposals, going well beyond the measures which were rumoured to be up for consideration. The consultation document inclu...




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Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (MAA) CEO Eric Bolton on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 518: Count to the Olympics starts now.. Twelve months to go

A year away but the anticipation and, for some, apprehension over the 2012 Olympics is already building. Tickets are allocated and we are told the key structures are in place, ready for 27 July 2012. The Games will then run until 12 August 2012, sho...




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Church and state partnership is beneficial to humanity

Wondering whether the collaboration with the state by spiritual leaders might not be a betrayed of faith in the power of God to reign over the virus




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US to Start Buying $3 Billion in Dairy, Meat, Produce from Farmers

Food banks running short on staples as hunger soars




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Tourist ferries irked after left out of migrant chartering

Three tourist boat operators complain of having been left out of process which saw the government charter Captain Morgan to host migrants




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Nigeria: Coronavirus - 160 Stranded Nigerians Depart U.S. for Abuja

[Premium Times] The first batch of Nigerians stranded in the United States due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are on their way back home.




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Nigeria: Fortify and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa Announce Strategic Partnership to Reduce Iron Deficiency and Improve Maternal Survival in West Africa

[Wellbeing Foundation] CHICAGO, Illinois and LAGOS, NIGERIA -Partnership combines private sector ingenuity with local know-how and leadership to save the lives of millions of women and children suffering from iron deficiency




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US seeks Pak help in starting intra-Afghan dialogue

ISLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has sought Pakistan’s help in starting intra-Afghan dialogue.A statement issued by US Embassy in Islamabad says that the US special representative visited Islamabad on May 8. He met with Chief of Army Staff...




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US seeks Pak help in starting intra-Afghan dialogue

ISLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has sought Pakistan’s help in starting intra-Afghan dialogue.A statement issued by US Embassy in Islamabad says that the US special representative visited Islamabad on May 8. He met with Chief of Army Staff...




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US seeks Pak help in starting intra-Afghan dialogue

ISLAMABAD: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has sought Pakistan’s help in starting intra-Afghan dialogue. A statement issued by US Embassy in Islamabad says that the US special representative visited Islamabad on May 8. He met with Chief of Army Staff...




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Eight Israeli start-ups invited to pitch at Arizona investment conference


The Israeli companies (founders and entrepreneurs) that were selected are: ConfirmU, VisibleZone, AuraAir, Fixel, BC Bike, EZSave, IMNA Solutions and Beyond Appearances.




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Hong Kong finance chief sees hope for third quarter, but warns return of protests could derail retailers’ prospects

Hong Kong’s financial chief said there could be light at the end of the tunnel for the city’s economy in the third quarter of this year on Sunday, while doubling down on his call for an end to protests, which he warned could further hurt local businesses and restaurants.Writing on his official blog, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po noted Hong Kong’s coronavirus-ravaged economy had suffered its worst decline on record, shrinking by 8.9 per cent year on year in the first quarter based on his…




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Coronavirus: US starts distributing Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug to states most in need

The US government began distributing remdesivir, an experimental drug recently approved for emergency use against Covid-19, to areas of the country struggling the most with the disease.The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) arranged for some 600,000 vials of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medication, shown to reduce recovery times for some patients, to be shipped to health authorities in New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and three other states, to treat an estimated 78,000 hospitalised…




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Prince William's 'partying' habits had left Kate Middleton 'humiliated'

Prince William was a bit of a reveler, something that did not sit quite well with Kate Middleton




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Sara Ali Khan pays tribute to Amrita Singh on Mother's Day in heartfelt post

Sara Ali Khan has come forth wishing her mother and actress Amrita Singh on Mother's Day




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The Counter-Terrorism Department arrested five people

PESHAWAR: The Counter-Terrorism Department arrested five people for allegedly collecting donations for terrorist organisation in Khajuri area of Khyber district. An official said the CTD conducted...

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Lockdown eased in parts of Madina

RIYADH: Coronavirus restrictions have been eased in some Madina neighbourhoods allowing residents to leave their homes between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., according to the Ministry of Interior.The move...

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Martyred Major Nadeem buried

HAFIZABAD: Funeral prayer of Major Nadeem Abbas Bhatti, who was martyred near Buleda, Balochistan, was offered at Buraj Dara village on Saturday. Scores of people, including politicians, army...

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Aha Brings Unsigned Artists and DJ-Curated Content to the Dashboard

Palo Alto, Calif. – Aha by HARMAN today announced it has added audio stations from Daily Unsigned and Plum Radio to its platform. Daily Unsigned offers unsigned artists a platform to gain fans, and gives music lovers a great way to discover new music they might not otherwise hear. Plum Radio is an outgrowth of the first company to stream DJ-produced content dubbed “mixshows” to mobile phones, and now straight into vehicles via Aha’s service. Dozens of new Aha stations powered by Daily Unsigned and Plum Radio will be available on demand to Aha users soon.




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Aha by HARMAN Augments Its Location-Based Services By Partnering With Fishidy And Rolling Out ParkVisitor’s Services

Palo Alto, CA – Aha™ by HARMAN announced today that it has partnered with Fishidy and has rolled out ParkVisitor’s services, expanding its already robust content pipeline. Aha uses the HARMAN Cloud Platform to enable Web-based entertainment and information in vehicles using a radio-like format that is familiar to drivers. More than 40,000 music and non-music programs that span from live radio stations to podcasts and audiobooks from the Web are delivered straight to the car's dashboard through a seamless connection with an Aha smartphone app for iOS and Android systems.




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HARMAN Partners with AdsWizz to Deliver Targeted Advertising via Aha Radio

CES 2014, LAS VEGAS – HARMAN today announced it will begin delivering targeted audio advertising to its users through a partnership between its Aha Radio and AdsWizz. A leading global technology provider of advertising solutions for the digital radio and audio industries, AdsWizz will be Aha Radio’s primary technology partner in enabling targeted audio advertising in vehicles and mobile phones through the Aha Radio app.This is the first time that the AdsWizz server-side Audio Injector for Streamers (AIS), built to be compatible with most of the market recognized streaming technologies, will be used in the vehicle audioadvertising space.




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Harman Kardon Celebrates Another Electric Season of Formula E Partnership with BMW

With the championship race in Brooklyn, New York over the weekend of July 14-15, Harman Kardon recently wrapped a second successful season partnering with BMW i and the MS&AD Andretti Formula E team. The ABB FIA Formula E Championship began in 2014 ...




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UK wants to 'slowly and cautiously' ease lockdown to restart economy: minister

The British government wants to slowly and cautiously restart the economy, housing minister Robert Jenrick said on Sunday ahead of a televised address from the prime minister to set out plans to begin easing the coronavirus lockdown measures.




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Getting started with NFC on the phone and in the home

Don't think that wireless NFC tags are just for mobile payments. You can do practically anything with them if you know how to program them with small bits of data. Some free apps make this easy and I'm already on the NFC bandwagon at home.




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How sensors make your phone "Star Trek smart"

Can your current smartphone be any smarter? Sure it can, if the device knows how to better understand its surroundings with the help of internal sensors. Qualcomm's Project Gimbal does just that for app developers. Here's a peek at how Paramount is using the technology.




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The Finance Crisis: Part Three

At a panel discussion called, The Finance Crisis: Lessons Learned from Canada and the Way Forward, at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., Robert Rubin, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, shares his thoughts on the EU debt crisis, the pros and cons of the United States and the impact of Occupy Wall Street, with Chrystia Freeland, Global Editor-at-Large of Reuters.




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The Finance Crisis: Part Two

In this panel discussion from "The Finance Crisis: Lessons Learned from Canada and the Way Forward," Reuters' Chrystia Freeland moderates a conversation focused on the success of Canada's financial system through global economic turmoil and what lessons can be learned by countries with less healthy financial systems. Panelists: Ted Price, Assistant Superintendent, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada, Gordon Nixon, President and CEO, RBC Financial Group, CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers, Tom Glocer, CEO Thomson Reuters and Nicolas Veron, Senior Fellow, Bruegel and Visiting Senior Fellow Peterson Institute.




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Roularta to sell seven French magazines to tycoon Patrick Drahi

Belgian publisher Roularta Media Group said it would negotiate exclusively with French businessman Patrick Drahi towards a sale of seven magazines including newsweekly L'Express.




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REFILE-Europe's media differ over publishing Charlie Hebdo cartoons

(Clarifies in paragraph 18 that some UK newspapers carried images of Charlie Hebdo front pages)




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Google to start selling auto insurance in the U.S., analyst says

Google Inc may be moving into the U.S. auto insurance market with a shopping site for people to compare and buy policies, an analyst said on Thursday, as it continues to shift its attention to the automotive industry.




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Google to start selling auto insurance in the U.S., analyst says

Google Inc may be moving into the U.S. auto insurance market with a shopping site for people to compare and buy policies, an analyst said on Thursday, as it continues to shift its attention to the automotive industry.




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Fortnite Party Royale Event UK Time: When is the Party Royale encore?



Fortnite Party Royale event encore starts soon. Here's everything you need to know.




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Astronaut Jessica Meir's return to Earth has been far from ordinary

As the whole world was affected by the pandemic, "only three of us who were in space at the time weren't," Meir said. "That was really difficult to comprehend."