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.

The following information was released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences:

The Climate Institute in Australia commented 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".

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission or FERC) regulations, 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 380 (Order No. 486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy Projects has reviewed Red River Hydro LLC's application for an original license for the Overton Lock and Dam Hydroelectric Project (FERC Project No. 13160-004) and has prepared a draft environmental assessment (draft EA). The project would be located on the Red River in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, at an existing lock and dam operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project, if licensed, would occupy a total of 38.7 acres of federal land.

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:

The U.S. Department of Energy published the following notice in the Federal Register:

Combined Notice of Filings #1

A Notice by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on 06/19/2013

Take notice that the Commission received the following electric corporate filings:

Docket Numbers: EC13-104-000.

Representatives of regulatory offices of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries decided at their first joint meeting to create a permanent forum focused on energy regulation issues, the Czech watchdog ERU told CTK in a press release today.

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.

RNS Number : 3380H
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:

ENP Newswire - 19 June 2013

Release date- 17062013 - Toronto, ON - Trent Energy Inc. today celebrated the grand opening in Peterborough of the Stanley Adamson Powerhouse, a hydroelectric project developed by Trent Energy, a subsidiary of Peterborough Utilities Inc., together with Trent University.

Take notice that the Commission received the following exempt wholesale generator filings:

Docket Numbers: EG13-43-000.

Applicants: Battery Utility of Ohio, LLC.

Description: Notice of Self-Certification of Exempt Wholesale Generator Status of Battery Utility of Ohio, LLC.

Filed Date: 6/11/13.

Accession Number: 20130611-5133.

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/13.

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.

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that agriculture is the backbone of our economy. He said that Punjab government is taking concrete measures for promotion of agriculture and farmers’ problems would be resolved on priority basis. The Chief Minister said that Pakistan is the country of all of us and we have to put it on the road to progress and prosperity jointly. He said that provincial ministers and the concerned authorities should sit together and review the resolution of farmer’s problems including electricity bills, tariff, and other problems. Shahbaz Sharif said that he himself would talk to federal government for resolving the problems of farmers.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY HOLDS A HEARING ON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES

JUNE 18, 2013

SPEAKERS: REP. LAMAR SMITH, R-TEXAS CHAIRMAN REP. DANA ROHRABACHER, R-CALIF. REP. RALPH M. HALL, R-TEXAS REP. JIM SENSENBRENNER, R-WIS. REP. FRANK D. LUCAS, R-OKLA. REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL, R-TEXAS REP. RANDY NEUGEBAUER, R-TEXAS REP. PAUL BROUN, R-GA. REP. MO BROOKS, R-ALA. REP. RANDY HULTGREN, R-ILL. REP. STEVEN M. PALAZZO, R-MISS. REP. LARRY BUCSHON, R-IND. REP. STEVE STOCKMAN, R-TEXAS REP. BILL POSEY, R-FLA. REP. CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, R-WYO. REP. DAVID SCHWEIKERT, R-ARIZ. REP. THOMAS MASSIE, R-KY. REP. KEVIN CRAMER, R-N.D. REP. JIM BRIDENSTINE, R-OKLA. REP. RANDY WEBER, R-TEXAS REP. CHRIS STEWART, R-UTAH

ENP Newswire - 19 June 2013

Release date- 17062013 - Kyocera Corporation today announced that it is supplying approximately 30 megawatts of solar power generating systems to one of the largest solar power projects in Japan which is being implemented by the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations and Mitsubishi Corporation.

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.