ENP Newswire - 18 June 2013

Release date- 14062013 - This week in Brussels, the consortium of the European Twenties project presented the findings of this pioneering R&D+i initiative to the European Commission.

The purpose of this initiative, coordinated by Red Electrica de Espana, has been to advance the development of new technologies for the large-scale incorporation of wind power into the European electricity system and, therefore, contribute to achieving the EU's objectives regarding energy matters for 2020.

 Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.(OTCQB: MEEC) today announces an update on its current operations and offers a market discussion by its President and CEO.

As background, in April of 2012, theU.S. EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)rule was finalized, requiring U.S. coal and oil-fired units over 25 megawatts in size to reduce mercury emissions by approximately 90% (the exact amount depending on the mercury content in the fuel burned), starting in April 2015.  The EPA believes that this law affects 1,100 coal and 300 oil-fired units and estimates the annual cost of compliance with the new standards to be approximately $9 billion.  Currently, several states have established their own limits on mercury emissions, providing for a near-term market opportunity for MEEC; while the major market for mercury removal resulting from MATS's deadline for compliance will be realized in less than two years.   All power plants affected by the MATS rule will be required to be fully compliant with the MATS standards by April 2015 (with a one year extension available in certain circumstances). This new mercury emissions capture services market will create a large and on-going, annual revenue stream for the very best suppliers of such services.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 8,464,990, issued on June 18, was assigned to Idea Labs Inc. (Owasso, Okla.).

"Pole mounted rotation platform and wind power generator" was invented by Juan Esteban Flores (Owasso, Okla.). According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pole mounted rotation platform and wind power generator that is secured to an existing structure, which may or may not be vertical, to augment an existing power grid. The pole mounted rotation platform and wind power generator includes a wind sail assembly and a platform capable of rotating about the existing structure. The pole mounted rotation platform and wind power generator may be assembled, secured, leveled and aligned to the existing structure as component parts and in such a manner that any existing equipment on the existing structure does not need to be repositioned or relocated. During usage, the wind sail assembly rotates about the existing structure via the rotation platform, the resulting rotational energy is converted to electrical power, and the electrical power is output to a suitable power-using, -storing or -converting system." The patent was filed on Sept. 29, 2010, under Application No. 12/893,632. *For further information, including images, charts and tables, please visit:

On the outskirts of Scunthorpe in northern England, workers at the large power station known as Keadby 1 are preparing to shut it down at the end of the summer, with the loss of about 40 jobs.

Its owner, the British utility Scottish & Southern Energy, says fluctuations in global energy markets have made the natural gas power plant unprofitable despite a multi-million pound renovation, as demand for electricity has plummeted since the financial crisis.

In response, the company plans to keep Keadby shut down until at least 2015. It has also delayed new energy investments and is planning to close almost a quarter of its fossil fuel power plants, including parts of the Ferrybridge coal power station near Leeds in northern England.

Office of the Minnesota House of Representatives has issued the following bill:

A bill for an act
1.2relating to energy; abolishing 2025 renewable energy standards; making
1.3clarifying changes;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 3.8851,
1.4subdivision 3; 216B.1691, subdivisions 2d, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9; repealing Minnesota
1.5Statutes 2012, section 216B.1691, subdivisions 2a, 2b, 2c.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

TESTIMONY-BY: ERNEST MONIZ, SECRETARY

AFFILIATION: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Statement of Ernest Moniz Secretary U.S. Department of Energy

Committee on House Science, Space and Technology

June 18, 2013

Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Johnson, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to lay out my vision for the Department of Energy.

I have had the opportunity to meet with several members of the Committee during my first four weeks on the job and I look forward to meeting with and working with this Committee in the coming weeks, months, and years. Indeed, I look forward to continuing my engagement with members of Congress from both parties and both chambers to constructively illuminate our perspectives on important national challenges and to seek solutions in a collaborative fashion.

I am very pleased to be back at the Department of Energy (DOE), even if some have characterized my return as a .triumph of hope over experience.. I served as DOE Under Secretary during the Clinton Administration, after working as Associate Director for Science of the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President. In fact, my experience at the Department was that we could indeed accomplish much and I do have hope and expectations for doing the same in collaboration with Congress.

ENP Newswire - 18 June 2013

Release date- 17062013 - Tata Power empowers communities to furthers its vision of improving quality of life and sustainable development.

As India's largest integrated power company, Tata Power has nurtured its Social Vision as an integral part of its business vision.

MIDWEST ENERGY EMISSIONS CORP ("MEEC-L") - Operations Update

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. to-day announces an update on its current operations and offers a market discussion by its President and CEO.

As background, in April of 2012, the U.S. EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) rule was finalized, requiring U.S. coal and oil-fired units over 25 megawatts in size to reduce mercury emissions by approximately 90% (the exact amount depending on the mercury content in the fuel burned), starting in April 2015. The EPA believes that this law affects 1,100 coal and 300 oil-fired units and estimates the annual cost of compliance with the new standards to be approximately $9 billion. Currently, several states have established their own limits on mercury emissions, providing for a near-term market opportunity for MEEC; while the major market for mercury removal resulting from MATS's deadline for compliance will be realized in less than two years. All power plants affected by the MATS rule will be required to be fully compliant with the MATS standards by April 2015 (with a one year extension available in certain circumstances). This new mercury emissions capture services market will create a large and on-going, annual revenue stream for the very best suppliers of such services.

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Fuel Oil Systems for Emergency Power Supplies.

Watchara Ponsayanawin

The Nation

The governor of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand yesterday said he hoped plans for the Dawei power-generation plant, which had been submitted to the Myanmar government, would be approved in time for construction of the 1,800-megawatt coal-fired facility to commence by year-end.

Sutat Patmasiriwat said the Thai government had submitted the plans for the power plant to the Myanmar government, which had previously approved the project in principle.

 One year afterSan Diego Gas & Electric(SDG&E) energized and put into service the 117-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line linking San Diego to the renewable-rich Imperial Valley, the positive impact of this infrastructure project is enormous not only to the San Diego region, but also to the state of California.

When theSunrise Powerlink was energizedJune 17, 2012, it instantaneously brought additional imported power into the San Diego region.  The transmission line played a pivotal reliability role last summer without the 2,200 megawatts (MW) of generation that the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) provides to the region, and will again be one of the most important mitigation measures helping to maintain electric reliability without SONGS during high customer demand this summer.

Allocation of funds for energy projects registered 100 percent increase in Punjab's annual budget for fiscal year 2013-14 to Rs 20.43 billion against Rs 10 billion during 2012-13.

HAMILTON, BERMUDA--(Marketwired - June 18, 2013) - Following its announcement earlier today that it has commenced a public offering of limited partnership units ("L.P. units"), Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (TSX:BEP.UN)(NYSE:BEP) ("Brookfield Renewable") has provided the following preliminary outlook for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013.

Seasonal inflows and wind conditions across the portfolio are expected to result in generation approximating long-term average ("LTA") levels. Accordingly, Brookfield Renewable expects total generation in the second quarter of 2013 to approximate 6,151 gigawatt hours (GWh), as compared to LTA of 6,171 GWh, and generation of 4,101 GWh in the second quarter of 2012.

The table below summarizes expected generation by segment and region as at the date of this release:

Office of the Maine House of Representatives has issued the following bill:

An Act To Exempt Small Privately Owned Windmills from the Property Tax
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Lucknow, June 19 -- The state which is grappling with power blues is looking skywards, literally. The Power brass are looking up to the sun to tide over the perennial crisis and it has initiated steps to attract private investments in the solar power generation sector.

New Delhi, June 17 -- Duke Energy continues to move up the solar energy charts.

In the recent Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) utility rankings, Duke Energy was ranked eighth among holding companies in the United States for total solar capacity. Among individual utilities, Duke Energy Progress in North Carolina and South Carolina was ranked eighth nationally for its annual increase in solar.

Bolivia May generation capacity reached 973MW thermo and 476MW hydro compared to 897MW and 476MW a year ago, according to BNamericas research.

ENP Newswire - 18 June 2013

Release date- 17062013 - Origin Energy, on behalf of the Block 121 Joint Venture is pleased to announce that the 121-Ca Voi-1X well spudded at 0730 hours local time on 15 June 2013.

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 8,466,650, issued on June 18, was assigned to Green Solar Transportation LLC (Coral Springs, Fla.).

The Engineering Development Board (EDB) has approved the use of clean coal technology (CCT) to run the country’s existing power plants, amid efforts to find an economically and environmentally viable coal technology to address the looming energy crisis.