United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent no. 8,465,642 on June 18, 2013, to Hydro Dynamics, Inc. (Georgia), titled as "Method and apparatus for separating impurities from a liquid stream by electrically generated gas bubbles"

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.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 0116.10, OMB Control No. 2060-0060) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2014. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 19, 2013.

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.

The additions are the result of the company's wind request for proposal issued in March 2013, which sought to take advantage of a recent extension of federal tax credits for developers of new wind projects. The CPUC must still review and approve these proposed additional wind projects, and developers will have a compressed timeframe for project development by the end of 2013, the company said. In mid-February, Xcel Energy announced plans to accelerate components of its 2013 All-Source Solicitation, which included a wind bid RFP.

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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.
Enquiries:

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.

UZAFFARBAD, June 20 -- Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz

Sharif on Wednesday was apprised that the Rs274.882 billion Neelum-

Jehlum power project would have the capacity of generating 969 MW

CIVIL engineering firm Dawnus has been awarded a contract to replace a pipeline and install a new turbine at a hydro-electric power station in North Wales.

Swansea-headquartered Dawnus, via its Bangor office, will do the engineering works in support of RWE npower renewables' £15m refurbishment of the Coedty pipeline.

The work will secure future power generation and local jobs at Dolgarrog hydro-electric power station.

Chairman Sindh Board of Investment Muhammad Zubair Motiwala said that the quality of huge reserves at Thar Coal is recognised by the world renowned institutions and at Clean Coal Forum 2013 held from 13th to 14th June 2013 at Beijing, China.

UZAFFARBAD, June 20 -- Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz

Sharif on Wednesday was apprised that the Rs274.882 billion Neelam-

Jehlum power project would have the capacity of generating 969 MW

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.

Environmental Protection Agency, The State of California has issued the following news release:

California’s efforts to clean up diesel engines have helped
reduce impact of climate change on state, study finds

Clean diesel programs slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term
contributor to global warming

SACRAMENTO - Reductions in emissions of black carbon since the
late 1980s, mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality
programs, have resulted in a measurable reduction of
concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere,
according to a first-of-its-kind study examining the impact of
black carbon on California’s climate.

The study, funded by the California Air Resources Board and led
by Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of
Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego,
estimates that reductions in black carbon as a result of clean
air regulations were equivalent to reducing carbon dioxide
emissions in California by 21 million metric tons annually or
taking more than 4 million cars off California roads every year.

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 Federal Register posted the following notice from the Environmental Protection Agency:

Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Emission Control System Performance Warranty Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket Part Certification Program (Renewal)

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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 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.