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BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen , Thursday 28 October 2010 at 10:49:00 Californian firm begins work on giant Mojave Desert power plant, but its stint as the world’s largest solar site is likely to be short-lived BrightSource Energy yesterday broke ground on its flagship Ivanpah solar thermal power plant in the Mojave Desert, predicting that the facility will become the world’s largest solar farm….
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BrightSource breaks ground on world’s largest solar farm
Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen , Thursday 28 October 2010 at 11:14:00 Government asks communities and businesses to revive disused watermills to boost hydropower market The government has today called on local communities and businesses to harness the power of their rivers and streams in a bid to boost the UK’s nascent hydropower market….
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DECC urges communities to embrace watermill renaissance
Damian Carrington in Brussels, the Guardian – Published under license by, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 27 October 2010 at 09:58:00 Chinese chemical companies’ use of offsets has a ‘total lack of environmental integrity’, says Connie Hedegaard The European commission is planning to clamp down on a £1.6bn carbon trading scam. The use of carbon permits from industrial gas projects in China could be banned because of…
Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 27 October 2010 at 00:15:00 Department of Energy and Climate Change scraps competition in favour of longer-term funding round The government has revealed that its new £60m port upgrade programme will be delivered as a funding round rather than through a competition, as originally planned, after fears were raised…
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DECC reveals fresh details for port funding programme
Will Nichols, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 27 October 2010 at 00:15:00 UK businesses must do more to maintain investment flows into nascent renewables industry, head of advisory group warns Without a systematic approach towards infrastructure, skills and funding, this week’s investment in three British wind turbine factories is likely to prove something of a one-off, business leaders were warned…
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Private sector urged to stump up for renewables projects