Lucknow, June 19 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has chalked out an elaborate plan to attract private solar power generation after framing a policy to boost the alternative sources of energy in the state.

Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) may sign a deal to purchase the Marcinelle electric station in Belgium from Enel at this week's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), several industry sources told Interfax.

The following information was released by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce:

Red Tape, Litigation Blocking Energy Exports and U.S. Job Creation

The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today continued its look into opportunities to expand U.S. energy exports with a hearing focused on regulatory, market, and legal barriers to the export of American coal and natural gas. America is entering a new age of energy abundance thanks to technological innovations and is now poised to become a leading global energy supplier. However, regulatory hurdles, outdated policies, and litigious environmental activists are preventing important energy export opportunities that could help create jobs, strengthen the economy, and improve America's trade balance.

The Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry hope to settle their dispute with Westinghouse over damaged fuel assemblies through negotiation, Energy Minister Eduard Stavytsky told the press on Tuesday.

The Government's reform of the energy market is ``potentially dangerous'', Labour has warned.

Shadow energy minister Baroness Worthington accused the Government of trying to ``renationalise energy policy'' and said the Energy Bill had achieved the opposite of what it was meant to do and exacerbated an ``investment hiatus''.

The legislation will reform the electricity market in an attempt to encourage low carbon energy generation and keep the country's lights on.

It will provide price certainty to give investors stability and set up a new nuclear power regulator.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va., June 18 -- Marshall University issued the following news release:

Marshall University's Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences and the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University have announced the installation of a hydro generator to be used as a demonstration and education project in the Morris Creek Watershed near Montgomery.

Clean Coal Technologies, Inc. (OTC Markets: CCTC) ("CCTI," "the Company"), an emerging cleaner-energy company utilizing patented technology (Pristine(TM)) to convert raw coal into a cleaner burning and more efficient fuel, announces an update on recent developments in the coal industry as it finalizes orders for the components needed to begin construction for the commissioning of pilot plant in Oklahoma. 

Oklahoma Pilot Plant Update:
Management is acutely aware of the interest from shareholders for regular updates on the progress of the pilot plant, however the company is also cautious not to create unreasonable expectations, and therefore has chosen to update only when critical milestones have been reached. Currently all plant components are on order and deliveries are beginning to ship.  The company is dependent upon the workflow schedules from vendors/manufacturers, and providing they continue to perform and deliver, as they have to date, CCTI will meet or be slightly ahead of schedule.  The company is projecting the start of the construction in July and delivery of the pilot plant to the coal fired utility in mid August with commissioning to take place in September.  Shareholders can expect to be informed when all component parts have been delivered and construction has commenced. After this, Management will inform the shareholders when the plant has been constructed and is mechanically performing perfectly.

CANBERRA, June 18 -- The Climate Institute in Australia commended on Tuesday China's effort in establishing its own carbon trading scheme, saying China's policies since 2005 may lead to "the largest single absolute reduction for any country in the history of action on climate change".

Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it will install a wind-power generation system at a transmission production plant in the U.S. state of Ohio, as part of efforts to promote its environmental initiatives.

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS L P ("BEP.UN-T") - Commences Public Offering

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. ("Brookfield Renewable") announced that it has commenced a public offering of limited partnership units ("L.P. units") in the United States. Brookfield Renewable expects that, concurrent with any offering of L.P. units in the U.S., it will also offer L.P. units in Canada under a prospectus supplement to its base shelf prospectus.

Brookfield Renewable expects to offer 12,178,785 L.P. units in the offering. Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. are the joint book-running managers. The offering is being co-managed by Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., RBC Dominion Securities Inc. and TD Securities Inc. Brookfield Renewable has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,826,818 additional L.P. units to cover over-allotments, if any.

Gazprom may sign a deal to purchase the Marcinelle electric station in Belgium from Enel at this week's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), several industry sources told Interfax.

Patrick Kniveton, head of engineering improvement at Rolls-Royce Marine Power, has become president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Here, he tells Oliver Astley about his career and ambitions.

FOLLOWING in the footsteps of engineering icons of the past such as George Stephenson, Joseph Whitworth and Sir Harry Ricardo, Patrick Kniveton is looking to the future.

He is president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and head of engineering improvement at Rolls-Royce Marine Power, Derby.

Rather than evoke the names of the great engineers of the past, though, he wants to celebrate today's.

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERS L P ("BEP.UN-T") - Q2 Preliminary Outlook

Following its announcement that it has commenced a public offering of limited partnership units ("L.P. units"), Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. ("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: //st Preliminary Outlook - Q2 2013 Generation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Norfolk's commercial renewable energy projects generated £13.7m of electricity last year, according to figures.

Independent energy company SmartestEnergy said its research found that the region's farmers, businesses and public sector organisations created enough power to support 70,000 homes from 22 sites.

OTTAWA, June 18, 2013 /CNW/ - The Joint Review Panel for the Deep Geologic Repository Project for Low and Intermediate Level Radioactive Waste (DGR) today announced it has scheduled the public hearing for the project. The Panel has determined that the Environmental Impact Statement and the documents in support of the application for a Licence to Prepare a Site and Construct, along with additional information supplied by Ontario Power Generation, is sufficient to proceed to a public hearing.

The public hearing will begin on September 16, 2013, at a venue in the project area. More information on the location and dates of the hearing sessions, as well as a schedule will be available in advance of the hearing.

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:

Hong Kong, Jun. 19 -- Hong Kong SAR Government issued the following news release:

Following is a question by the Hon Leung Yiu-chung and a written reply by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, in the Legislative Council today (June 19):

Question:

Well before Jon Wellinghoff officially announced his plans to resign as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last month, the Beltway rumor mill was at work churning over who would be named his successor.

And while President Barack Obama has several strong candidates to pick from for the chairmanship, there is a potential snag.

Nominations for FERC commissioners, like other independent agencies, go a lot more smoothly when nominees can be arranged in bipartisan packages. But the next Republican commissioner won't come up for renewal for two years.

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Renewable Energy Generation Ltd
19 June 2013
19 June 2013
Renewable Energy Generation Ltd ("REG" "The Company")
Project update
Renewable Energy Generation Limited (AIM: WIND), the UK renewable energy group, today announces that its 6MW wind project at Burnthouse Farm has become operational. The anticipated annual output of the project is 14.5GWh per annum, sufficient clean electricity to meet the equivalent annual needs of more than 3,000 households.
REG also announces the purchase of a single 500kW turbine for its project at High Down in Cornwall. This project will be built under the UK Government's feed-in tariff and is expected to be operational in early 2014 producing around 1.8GWh per annum of clean electricity.
The previously announced sale of REG's 4MW operational project at Orchard End to the Company's strategic partner BlackRock is expected to be completed later this year following its financing with the Co-Operative Bank.
REG currently has 9 projects in the planning system totalling more than 78MW of capacity. The Company is on track to submit a further 56MW of projects into the planning system by the end of June this year.
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Climate change is an issue that has attracted the attention of political entities for years, and the European Union (EU) had a plan in place to try to fight this issue by reducing carbon emissions. David Mowat, Parliament member, explains that the Energy Bill was created to facilitate efforts of the United Kingdom to participate in the reduction of carbon emissions and the adoption of sustainable energy resources. Mowat supported this bill and still believes in the spirit of the piece of legislation; however, he now notes that political leaders need to create better defined goals in order to get countries to work together to address climate change.