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Nominations now open for 2010 Projects of the Year awards!

The deadline is August 27 to nominate your project as one of the best of 2010.

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Which utilities score best for sustainability?

How well are the world's ten largest power utility companies addressing both social and environmental concerns?

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What exactly is a Smart Grid?

A smart grid has huge potential to lower costs, reduce energy dependency and cut greenhous gas emissions.

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Merrill Lynch: Carbon markets under 'dark cloud' of uncertainty

Uncertainty over future regulation and falling gas prices have placed carbon markets under a 'big dark cloud' says Bank of America Merril Lynch.

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Tim Probert
by Tim Probert

Tim Probert is Deputy Editor of Power Engineering International magazine, the number one title for the global power community. Additionally, he serves as online editor for Power Engineering International and conference director for Nuclear Power Europe.

UK to subsidize Johnny Foreigner's power supplies?

It occurred to me that a European offshore 'supergrid' would allow operators of offshore wind farms to sell electricity generated in UK waters across borders and yet still collect Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) from the UK's Office for Gas and...

Are Friends Electric?

Monday saw the launch of the 'Friends of the Supergrid' at the Institution of Civil Engineers in London, just around the corner from the Houses of Parliament.The 'supergrid' would consist of offshore converter stations or 'supernodes' to interconnect...

Is Drax trying to blackmail the British government?

The Times reports that Drax, owner of the UK's biggest power plant, will suspend its plan to displace its coal throughput at its 4 GW plant in Yorkshire with biomass, and ditch the building of three 300 MW dedicated biomass power plants without more state...

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