Technology:
¶ GE has installed a new prototype wind turbine in the Netherlands. It increases efficiency by 25%. [EcoSeed]
World:
¶ The government of the UK is locked in negotiations with EDF this weekend over the future of nuclear power generation. There are growing fears that the Government might have to pay a very high price to reach a deal. [This is Money]
US:
¶ New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has awarded $46 million to large-scale solar power projects in 33 counties across the state. The will have an overall generating capacity of 52 megawatts. [EcoSeed]
¶ An Exxon pipeline ruptured in Arkansas, spilling thousands of barrels of Canadian crude oil. [Huffington Post]
¶ Hundreds of protesters marched against the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. [Rutland Herald]
¶ The legislative attack in North Carolina on a Renewable Energy Standard appears dead in the water, as it languishes before committees. [StarNewsOnline.com]
¶ One person was killed and three injured in an accident at Entergy’s Arkansas Nuclear One plant. The accident took place in an area where no radioactive material is handled. [Fremont Tribune]
¶ Congressman Peter Welch is planning to announce legislation that he says will make it easier to pay for renewable energy projects in Vermont and around the country. [Albany Times Union]
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