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AENews
Energy
less-exhaust
January 6, 2016
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Meet the Makani Energy Kite

Energy Inventions | Wind Power | Wind TurbinesBack in 2013 Google purchased a company called Makani, creators of the Energy Kite. Their goal is to make wind energy pricing competitive with fossil fuels, and they believe a new approach is needed. The Energy Kite is a new type of wind turbine, designed to generate more energy using 90{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} less materials. “Makani’s energy […]

Lasma Livzeniece
clean-energy
conference
December 31, 2015
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Victoria’s ambitious new roadmap for renewables

The Victorian State Government released a renewable energy roadmap in the middle of 2015, and ran a submission process to define the way forward. Among several interesting new initiatives is a renewable energy purchase equivalent to around 100 MW of wind energy. A tender should be announced shortly.The Clean Energy Council attended meetings and workshops and produced a written submission which you can view online. Women in RenewablesThe Clean Energy Council’s successful Women in Renewables initiative continued in late 2015 with the second lunch event held in October as part of the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference in Melbourne. The event provided the opportunity to network and discuss ways for women at all levels in the renewable energy sector to build their profiles.The event was open to all …

CORAL DAVENPORT
action-friday
arch coal inc|aci|nyse
December 25, 2015
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In Climate Move, Obama Halts New Coal Mining Leases on Public Lands

The administration announced the action Friday as it considers an overhaul of the program that could lead to increased costs for energy companies and deter future extractions.