ola India Pledges Funds for Grid Reform, Solar Energy to Curb Blackouts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-07-14T16:33:00Z Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government plans to spend 15 billion rupees ($250 million) on programs to boost solar power and reform electricity supply to farmers to end blackouts in India. Full Article Energy Efficiency Solar
ola SunPower Offers Solar and Storage Packages to Hybrid Car Customers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-08-06T14:26:00Z Buyers of Volkswagen or Audi hybrids will find themselves getting yet another sales pitch as they leave a U.S. dealership next year -- to buy a home power network that allows them to charge their new cars using only solar power. Full Article Solar Storage
ola Iberdrola Agrees to Buy UIL for $3 Billion to Expand US Renewable Business By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-02-27T16:04:00Z Iberdrola SA, Spain’s largest electricity company, agreed to buy UIL Holdings Corp. in a deal valued at about $3 billion in cash and shares to create a U.S. utility with about 3.1 million customers. Full Article Policy Wind Power Solar Project Development
ola UK Low-Carbon Contract Winners Revealed: Wind Scores, Solar Disappoints By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-02-27T16:38:00Z The first round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) programme — the UK scheme that is designed to support low-carbon generation and a capacity margin in the energy sector — has concluded. Contracts were offered to 27 renewable electricity projects with a total value of some £315 million (US$500 million), which include two offshore wind farms with a total planned capacity of more than 1.1 GW, 15 onshore wind projects and five solar projects. In total, more 2 GW of new low-carbon capacity (including renewables, nuclear and carbon capture and storage) could be built under the CfD scheme. Full Article Baseload Onshore Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Project Development Offshore
ola China’s Pollution Assault Boosting Solar, Electric Vehicles By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-08T18:58:00Z China’s efforts to combat pollution are gaining momentum after President Xi Jinping pledged in March at the annual session of the National People’s Congress to punish violators of the nation’s environmental laws with an “iron hand.” Here’s what’s happening and what to expect. Full Article Energy Efficiency Solar
ola The Dark Horse in the Global Solar Race: India’s 100-GW Solar Ambition By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-15T14:14:00Z A "dark horse" is defined as a little-known entity that emerges to prominence in the face of competition — a contestant that seems unlikely to succeed. I borrow the term from a conversation last week, wherein India was referred to as the dark horse in the global race to go solar. Full Article Energy Efficiency Hydropower Baseload Storage Energy Efficiency Bioenergy Policy Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Solar Geothermal
ola From Pet Project to Partner: O&G Investment in Solar By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2016-08-23T13:11:00Z When I began my career 37 years ago, the main use of solar panels was on satellites — almost no one on Earth used solar energy. Oddly enough, the best place to be a solar engineer in the 1970s was at a large O&G company. Full Article Solar Hydropower
ola Facebook's Data-Center Landlord Strikes Deal to Add Solar Power By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-01-29T12:07:00Z Facebook Inc. is boosting its clean-energy efforts with a deal to help run a Virginia data center where it leases space with solar power. Full Article News Wind Power Solar Storage
ola Portland General Electric, NextEra announce unique solar-wind-energy storage project in Oregon By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-02-14T15:45:00Z Details on the solar and battery storage components are still up in the air, but the wind farm itself was comfirmed to include 120 turbines manufactured by GE Renewable Energy Inc. Full Article Wind NextEra Energy News Utility Scale Storage Grid Scale Solar Energy Storage Onshore Wind Power Solar
ola Wind-solar pairing cuts equipment costs while ramping up output By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-11T19:42:00Z A trailblazing wind-solar hybrid project in western Minnesota could be a preview of what’s to come as renewable developers look for new ways to bolster projects. Full Article News Wind Power Solar Storage Utility Integration
ola Solar and wind take the lead in FERC first infrastructure report of 2019 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-15T12:38:03Z According to an analysis by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), new solar and wind generating capacity has taken the lead over natural gas and all other energy sources for the first month of 2019. Full Article Bioenergy News Hydropower Wind Power Solar
ola Idaho Power sets goal for 100-percent clean energy by 2045; signs record-low solar PPA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-03-29T14:33:00Z Idaho Power unveiled a goal Tuesday to provide 100-percent clean energy by 2045 on the heels of an announcement that it will purchase 120-MW of solar energy through a PPA with Jackpot Holdings at a price of less than US $0.022 cents per kWh. Full Article News Editor's Pick Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
ola Multi-millions of dollars available for wind, solar energy research By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-04-04T15:32:10Z Over the past week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced multiple funding opportunities to renewable energy research including $130M for early-stage solar and $28M for wind. Further, the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium announced up to $7M in funding for offshore wind. Full Article News Utility Scale Onshore Wind Power Solar Utility Integration Offshore
ola Climate change helping solar, hurting hydro in Europe, say scientists By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-04-10T15:07:39Z Climate change is picking up pace in Europe, thrusting farmers and power generators onto the front lines of a battle with nature that threatens to upend the lives of the half billion people who occupy the world’s biggest trading bloc. Full Article Bioenergy News Hydropower Wind Power Solar
ola Get ‘renewable therapy’ during next week’s Solar Education Week By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-04-12T14:07:10Z The Redford Center, a California-based non-profit co-founded in 2005 by Robert Redford and his son, James, announced that every morning, from April 15-22, 2019, the organization will post an episode a day of "Renewable Therapy for Climate Anxiety," a conversational mini-series featuring Filmmaker, James Redford, and Matthew Nordan, clean energy investor and managing partner at MNL Partners. In each two-minute installment, the pair explores questions that nag environmentalists when it comes to renewable energy. Watch the first episode below. Full Article News Hydropower Storage Bioenergy Wind Power Solar Geothermal
ola Three strategies for building solar and wind energy systems on potentially contaminated lands By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-04-17T19:23:00Z Building solar and wind energy projects on potentially contaminated lands can be a golden opportunity, both effective and cost-effective, for developers. The 120-acre Reilly Tar & Chemical Corporation Superfund site was recently redeveloped with a utility-scale solar farm and is a prime example of the reuse potential inherent in thousands of Superfund sites, brownfields, retired power plants, and landfills. Full Article Utility Scale Wind Power Opinion & Commentary Solar Project Development
ola Ball Corporation plans 100 percent renewable push; purchases 388 MW of wind and solar By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-04-26T14:48:11Z This week global energy and infrastructure group, Eversheds Sutherland, announced that it helped Ball Corporation secure two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) – one wind and one solar – for a total of 388 MW of new renewable energy. According to Ball, these agreements will allow the company to power 100 percent of its corporate, packaging and aerospace operations electricity load in North America with renewable energy by the end of 2021. Full Article Wind Power Solar News
ola Target commits to 100 percent renewables; signs PPAs to purchase wind and solar energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-13T18:00:37Z On June 12, Target corporation said it was increasing its renewable energy goals by committing to source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The goal applies to all of Target’s domestic operations. Full Article Onshore News Utility Scale Wind Power Solar
ola Bloomberg predicts wind and solar will power half the world and bag $9 trillion investment By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-06-20T10:07:00Z Wind or solar now represent the least expensive option for adding new power generation capacity in approximately two-thirds of the world. Full Article North America Solar News Energy Storage Hydropower Europe Bioenergy Wind Power Emissions & Environment Australasia Asia Wind Energy Efficiency Strategic Development Solar Geothermal
ola PNM plans early retirement of coal plant with massive addition of solar + storage By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-01T21:42:27Z On July 1, Public Service of New Mexico filed a plan with regulators in the state for how it plans to get to a 100 percent emission-free power by 2040. The utility reviewed four scenarios, all of which involved the early retirement of the San Juan Coal Plant, to arrive at its recommended path forward. Full Article News Utility Scale Storage Grid Scale Wind Power Solar Utility Integration
ola Wednesday webcast to reveal what's new about POWERGEN 2019 in NOLA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-07-12T13:36:00Z Clarion Energy’s Teresa Hansen, vice president of global content, for a webcast Wednesday will be making some important announcements regarding this year’s event in New Orleans. Hansen also will offer key details on content, the exhibit floor and resources available to attendees. Full Article Coal News Gas Storage Renewables On-Site Power O&M Energy Storage Wind Power Solar Placement
ola Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, NextEra plan combined wind, solar, energy storage project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2019-08-02T14:57:00Z The Skeleton Creek project will be located in three Oklahoma counties Full Article News Energy Storage Solar Wind Storage Wind Power Renewable Energy Solar
ola This solar oven can cook using the power of the sun, and it's on sale By feeds.mashable.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:00:00 +0000 TL;DR: Have a hot meal wherever you go with the Go portable solar oven for $119, a 14% savings as of May 9. As we look toward upcoming summer festivities, our calendars are looking pretty bleak. Nearly every event has been postponed. Festival season was straight-up canceled. And gatherings in public places are basically extinct. With fewer options on the table, you're probably going to be spending a lot of time enjoying the great outdoors in small groups or on your own as the weather warms up. By then, you'll be sick of staying home, so it's a good thing nature isn't canceled. As you head outside for your camping, hiking, biking, and beach excursions, you'll probably need a way to cook your own food, especially if restaurants are still closed or operating on abbreviated hours. We've got just thing, and it's on sale: the Go Portable Solar Oven. All you need is a little bit of sun and this lightweight grill can cook just about anything. Read more...More about Cooking, Camping, Mashable Shopping, Tech, and Consumer Tech Full Article Cooking Camping Mashable Shopping Tech Consumer Tech
ola Australian agtech startup SwarmFarm wins global accolade By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 05:30:00 GMT Australian agtech innovation was in the spotlight recently when SwarmFarm Robotics founder Andrew Bate was awarded third place in the Agripreneur of the Year contest at the 2019 Future Agro Challenge Global Championships, beating competitors from more than 60 countries. Full Article News
ola [Column] Should Hungary and Poland benefit from next EU budget? By euobserver.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 07:02:15 +0200 If the North-South divide is bridged by a significantly increased EU-budget for the next seven years, anti-democratic governments should not continue to benefit. Full Article
ola [Ticker] Poland now aiming for July presidential election By euobserver.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:07:29 +0200 Poland is now aiming to hold its presidential election on 12 July instead of 10 May, ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party spokesman Radosław Fogiel said Thursday. The 10 May vote was to take place by post amid the coronavirus emergency. It also favoured PiS-loyalist and incumbent Andrzej Duda, the EU, civil society, and Polish opposition politicians feared. Polish MPs, also on Thursday, passed a new law allowing postal voting. Full Article
ola [Interview] Kaczyński turning Poland into 'Franco's Spain' By euobserver.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:25:01 +0200 Polish ruling party chairman Jarosław Kaczyński is trying to turn the country into a Roman Catholic dictatorship, Poland's former foreign minister has said. Full Article
ola Asia Report: Three Ways to Ensure India's Bright Solar Future By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2013-12-17T14:47:00Z India's solar energy installed capacity has swelled from practically nothing to more than 2 GW in the three years since the creation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase 1 (JNNSM). Impressively, costs have come down rapidly (to roughly $0.12/kWh for solar PV, and $0.21/kWh for CSP) to be competitive with grid-connected solar PV in many other regions. Full Article Wind Power Baseload Solar Storage
ola Renewable Year-end Focus: Poland By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2013-12-30T06:01:00Z As the renewable energy market shifts and evolves each year, industry experts need to know where the next hot region will be in order to keep up with the changing tides. Full Article Wind Power Baseload Solar
ola Latin America Report: Solar's Auction Debut in Brazil By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2013-12-30T18:18:00Z After being shut out of previous renewable energy auctions, and delaying its own auction by two weeks, the state government of Pernambuco held the nation's first solar energy auction on December 27, registering 122.82 MW of energy, six times the country's current entire solar energy output (20 MW). The auction involved 34 bidders proposing roughly 1 GW of capacity; at the end it was narrowed to six companies from Brazil, Italy, Germany, China and Spain. Average price of power finished trading at 228.63 Brazilian reais/MWh (just under U.S. $97), about 9 percent lower than the starting price of R 250. Full Article Wind Power Baseload Solar
ola Iberdrola-Backed AlgaEnergy May Build Mexico Biomass Plant By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-03-03T12:08:00Z AlgaEnergy SA, part-owned by Spain’s Iberdrola SA and Repsol SA, is in talks with potential partners to set up a plant in Mexico to supply the American markets with biomass made from algae. Full Article
ola Clean Energy Investment Rises 9 Percent, Led by Solar-Power Demand By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-04-16T13:31:00Z Clean energy investment rose by 9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier on surging demand for rooftop solar panels from the U.S. to Japan. Full Article Wind Power Solar
ola Effects of Increased Solar and Wind Energy on Hydro Plant Operation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-12-19T20:30:00Z In many countries, needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have led to increased installation of intermittent renewables such as wind and solar. Full Article Solar Hydropower
ola Japan Panel Considers 16 Percent Cut for Solar Feed-in Tariff By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-02-24T16:38:00Z Japan is considering reducing the incentives for developers of solar power projects by as much as 16 percent to reflect lower operating and maintenance costs. Full Article Wind Power Solar
ola Renewables to Beat Fossil Fuels With $3.7 Trillion Solar Boom By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-23T17:59:00Z Renewable energy will draw almost two-thirds of the spending on new power plants over the next 25 years, dwarfing spending on fossil fuels, as plunging costs make solar the first choice for consumers and the poorest nations. Full Article Wind Power Solar
ola Solar power growth impacting UK electricity sector By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-07-30T14:50:00Z Q2 of 2015 saw a large increase in the generation of electricity from solar PV in the UK, with the growth having a significant impact on electricity market prices and other supply factors. Full Article Solar
ola EWC Installs Solar Panels to Further Reduce Carbon Footprint By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:03:52 +0000 EWC President Charles E. Morrison (center) and EWC Foundation VP Mangmang Brown with Island Pacific Energy President Joseph Saturnia and members of the EWC Sustainability Task Force. Full Article
ola EWC Emeritus Scholar Lee-Jay Cho Receives Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 May 2013 00:29:54 +0000 EWC Emeritus Scholar Lee-Jay Cho has been awarded Japan’s prestigious Order of the Rising Sun (Gold Rays with Rosette), for his contributions to “the enhancement of economic relations between Asian countries, including Japan, and the U.S., and the promotion of research exchanges in the field of demography." With doctorate degrees in economics and demography from Japanese universities and a third Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago, Dr. Cho formerly served as director of EWC’s Population Institute, as well as executive vice president and president pro tem. In the 1960s and ‘70s, he was an advisor to the governments of Malaysia and the Republic of Korea on population, human resources and urban issues, and he has long served a Chairman of the Northeast Asia Economic Forum. Full Article
ola Global employment briefing: Poland, October 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-10-07 Recent legislation has amended the Labour Codes, most notably regarding fixed term employment, post-termination restrictions and parental leave.New rules on definite period (ie fixed term) employment contracts and other Labour Code amendments will c... Full Article
ola Global employment briefing: Poland - February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 Changes to fixed term (definite term) employment contracts On 22 February 2016, an amendment to the Labour Code on definite period employment contracts will come into force. This amendment will introduce new rules allowing an employer to conclude no... Full Article
ola Chocolate Cherry Baked Granola Cereal -- Vegan By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:12:28 +0000 Some of my favorite flavors together in one yummy breakfast cereal or snacking treat! -- posted by TheNibbleNook Full Article
ola COOKIES With Chocolate Milka By www.food.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:23:56 +0000 I decided to experiment and made cookies with Milka chocolate, which turned out to be divinely delicious. I recommend everyone to cook, I hope you enjoy the recipe!!! The video is on the channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WazucI_pYk8 -- posted by Anastasia M. Full Article
ola 'EWC Insights' on ThinkTech: Marcus Noland on North Korea By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:36:55 +0000 WebcastStart Date: May 12 2020 - 2:00pmEnd Date: May 12 2020 - 2:30pmTimezone: Hawaii timeDescription: Join EWC and ThinkTech Hawaii every other Tuesday for a new online interview program: East-West Center Insights Hosted by EWC Vice President Karena Lyons Live May 12, 2:00 – 2:30 pm: Featured guest: Dr. Marcus Noland EWC senior research fellow and Peterson Institute executive vice president and director of studies “Not Dead Yet: Instability and Resilience in North Korea” View live at: ThinkTechHawaii.com Or watch series replays at: EastWestCenter.org/Insights Location: ThinkTechHawaiiRelated Link: http://EastWestCenter.org/Insights Full Article
ola Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC 50th Anniversary Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:11 +0000 Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC 50th Anniversary Conference HONOLULU (June 10, 2010) – An estimated 800 Asia Pacific and U.S. scholars, officials, educators, business leaders and other professionals – most of them alumni of East-west Center programs – will gather in Honolulu July 2-5 for the Center’s 50th Anniversary International Conference at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. The gathering will provide an opportunity for alumni from more than 35 countries who have participated in Center programs over the last five decades to reunite, renew friendships, and reminisce. Full Article
ola Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program HONOLULU (March 9, 2010) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and prominent energy market analyst Fereidun Fesharaki has established a fund to help Iranian and other participants attend the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. Under an agreement recently signed with the Center, Dr. Fesharaki has pledged to donate his full monthly take home EWC salary, which will exceed the $25,000 necessary to establish a scholarship fund. The Fesharaki Scholarship Fund will be used to fund awards of at least $1,000 each year for one or more students, with a preference for (but not limited to) Iranian students from Iran or elsewhere outside the United States. Awards will be granted based on financial need, leadership experience, educational achievement, and funding availability. Full Article
ola East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000 East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (center, wearing lei) and the scholarship committee pose in front of the rededicated sala. Click image to enlarge. HONOLULU (Jan. 28, 2009) – The East-West Center and an EWC alumni group have signed the agreement which establishes a new scholarship fund to assist Thai students at the Center. Interest earnings from the Royal Sala Thai Scholarship Fund will help cover travel and living expenses for qualified graduate students from Thailand studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center grants. Full Article
ola Application Deadline Approaches for New Pacific Islands Scholarship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000 Application Deadline Approaches for New Pacific Islands Scholarship HONOLULU (Feb. 6) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's new Norway-Pacific Islands Scholarship Program (NPISP)— created for students from the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu to pursue a master’s degree in anthropology, Pacific islands studies, or political science at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa— is March 15, 2009. Study will begin in August 2009. Scholarship provisions include tuition, residence hall fees, book allowance, living stipend, health insurance, and round-trip airfare. Application forms and detailed program information are available at: http:// EastWestCenter.org/studentprograms . Full Article
ola East-West Center Awarded $992,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:35 +0000 East-West Center Awarded $992,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs HONOLULU (Nov. 18) -- The East-West Center (EWC) received two grants of $496,000 from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the U.S.- Timor-Leste (USTL) and U.S.- South Pacific (USSP) Scholarship Programs. These programs aim to develop a corps of leaders who will contribute to political, economic, and social development in their home countries and strengthen relations with the United States. Full Article
ola Asia Pacific Scholars, Official and Business Leaders to Gather at International Conference in Bali By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:38 +0000 Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at International Conference in Bali HONOLULU (Sept. 30) -- Nearly 500 scholars, officials, educators and business leaders will gather in Bali November 13-15 for an international conference on the theme of "Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity." Conference sessions will cover current regional issues, including international relations, security, democracy and Islam, global warming, volunteerism, gender issues, innovation, health, business, and social and cultural issues. Among the featured speakers will be the new governor of Bali; Indonesia’s ministers of trade, people’s welfare and women’s empowerment; the U.S. ambassador to Indonesia; the governor of Hawaii; the president of the East-West Center; and business leaders. Full Article
ola EWC Awarded $970,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:55:05 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan. 6, 2012) -- The East-West Center has received two grants totaling $970,000 from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the U.S.- Timor-Leste and U.S.- South Pacific Scholarship Programs over a five year period. These programs aim to develop a corps of leaders who will contribute to political, economic and social development in their home countries and strengthen relations with the United States. “By investing in tertiary education through initiatives like these, the United States is helping to foster prosperity, good governance, the rule of law, journalistic freedom, and human rights in the Asia Pacific region,” said Terance Bigalke, EWC’s Director of Education. Full Article