Opinion:
¶ “King Coal running out of luck, and it could be terminal” By Ben Caldecott, Bloomberg New Energy Finance [RenewEconomy]
Science and Technology:
¶ A small start-up with roots in North CarolinaA&TUniversity has developed PiGrid, an alternative to asphalt that is derived from pig waste and actually performs better than conventional asphalt itself. [ValueWalk]
¶ Electricity sourcing from energy storage technology is now a growing industry trend as businesses can reduce waste by producing their own power from renewable sources, including wind and solar. [The Strategic Sourceror]
World:
¶ According to the new data, renewables’ share of UK power generation rose from 11.3% in the first quarter of 2012 to 12.3% this year, delivered despite a 32.1% fall in hydro generation because of lack of rain, [Business Green]
¶ Azerbaijan is set to ramp up its renewable energy capacities. The government has instructed the Institute of Geography to draw up the country’s solar and wind power maps by July next year. [pv magazine]
US:
¶ Under Wisconsin’s renewable energy standard, Dairyland Power Cooperative should get 8.44% of its electricity from renewables by 2015. It has already achieved 12.47% in 2013. [Electric Co-op Today]
¶ The Renewable Energy Group has completed upgrades to its 30-million gallon biodiesel refinery in southern Minnesota to allow the plant to use multiple kinds of raw materials. [EcoSeed]
¶ The loss of a nuclear power plant that once provided Vermont with one-third of its electricity won’t affect the region’s power supply, according to officials at ISO New England. [The Keene Sentinel]
¶ Dismantling Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 and returning the property to a pre-plant state would cost about $918 million in 2012 dollars, John Buckley of the NRC said at a meeting Wednesday evening in Hershey. [The Sunday Dispatch]
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