Funds put Carnegie Corporation (ASX:CNM) on crest of bid to make wave power

By Cath Hart (TheAustralian.news.com.au)

PERTH renewable energy developer Carnegie Corporation has locked in funding for the final stage of commercial development of its wave technology, under an agreement with British partner Renewable Energy Holdings (REH).

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Scottish server farms team on tidal power

By Rich Miller (DataCenterKnowledge.com)

Two huge data center projects in Scotland will share energy generated by a tidal power generation project in the Pentland Firth, hoping their united vision will make Scotland a hub for sustainable data centers. The unusual deal leverages the strengths of the two partners and their ambitious projects ….

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CETO wave power combined with desalination

By Sam Carana (Gather.com)

CETO is the name of a wave power technology that uses air-filled buoys that float in the sea. As the waves go up and down, the buoys pull pistons up and down inside underwater pipes, pushing the seawater onshore. The buoys are fully submerged and permanently anchored to the sea floor, so they don’t spoil the seascape.

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Russian firm to build Belarus nuclear plant

By Reuters India (YourIndustryNews.com)

Russian company Atomstroiexport has been selected to build the first nuclear power station in Belarus, a senior Belarus government official said on Wednesday.The ex-Soviet state had earlier been considering bids by Frances Areva and Westinghouse-Toshiba to build the plant at a site near its western border with Lithuania.But Atomstroiexport had been the only bidder prepared to proceed and provide financing and Belarus officials had made it plain that the Russian firm was favoured to win the tender.

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Three sites chosen for Nova Scotia tidal power demonstration project in Bay of Fundy

By The Canadian Press (TruroDaily.com)

Nova Scotia moved closer to determining the tidal power potential of the Bay of Fundy with an announcement Thursday that three test sites have been selected for experimental generators.

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Giant tidal power turbines coming to Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

By Timothy B. Hurst (CleanTechnica.com)

One of the world’s leading developers of tidal power will partner with a Canadian utility to develop tidal power technology and associated facilities in Canada’s Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia.

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Can clean coal actuall work? Time to find out

By Jocelyn Rice (DiscoverMagazine.com)

The world’s first “clean coal” power plant fired up in September in the eastern German city of Spremberg. Traditional coal-fired power plants, which produce 36 percent of all carbon dioxide emissions in the United States, are the fastest-growing source of energy—and air pollution—around the world.

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Heritage Heat & Air – Brownwood, Texas – goes green by offering energy efficient geothermal solutions

By FootBridgeMedia.com

Heritage Heat & Air today announced the a new energy saving service of geothermal solutions to homeowners throughout the Brownwood area.

The company will now be specializing in supplying and installing environmentally friendly products to generate heat and power. Geothermal heating and cooling is cost effective because it uses energy so efficiently. This makes it very environmentally friendly, too. For these reasons, federal agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy endorse it.

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RWE Innogy (FRA: RWE) and Daldrup & Sohne (FRA:4DS) announce JV for the development of geothermal power station projects

RWE Innogy has set up a joint venture with Daldrup & Söhne AG in Ascheberg today. Its purpose is to develop, plan and construct a range of geothermal power stations. Daldrup & Söhne is a publicly traded company that specialises in planning and conducting geothermal drillings. The first step of the joint venture will be to develop RWE Innogy’s existing deep geothermal drilling areas – for which permits have already been obtained – and to apply for further permits. However, plans are also in place to participate in geothermal and project development companies in Germany and other European countries. The joint venture has been set up on the proviso that it will be approved by the German antitrust authority, Bundeskartellamt.

“The use of geothermal heat for the production of electric power and heat has great potential – not just in Germany, but also in southern and south-eastern Europe. This joint venture enables us to ensure the systematic development of a relatively young form of energy in our latitudes and to use this energy on a major technical scale,” says Prof. Fritz Vahrenholt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of RWE Innogy. The geothermal facilities that will be developed by the two partners are to be realised and operated by independent project companies.

“We are pleased that by teaming up with RWE Innogy we have found a powerful partner for our future growth and for our continuing internationalisation strategy,” says Josef Daldrup, founder and CEO of Daldrup & Söhne. “This JV is an important milestone in the development of the geothermal activities of D&S AG. The JV also enables D&S to get involved in the operation of geothermal power stations and in the resulting creation of further revenue with long-term stability. This partnership with RWE Innogy is an excellent additional pillar for our continued business development, particularly against the background of the general economic situation.”

RWE Innogy had already obtained permits for two deep geothermal projects from the Munich mining authorities in October last year – in Wildpoldsried and Unterthingau in the Swabian rural district of Oberallgäu in south-west Germany. Geologically, this region belongs to the Bavarian Molasse Basin, an area which is ideal for the exploitation of geothermal energy. Over the next three years investigations will be carried out into the geothermal potential of this area which covers some 100 square kilometres (nearly 39 square miles). Once the data has been analysed, RWE Innogy and Daldrup & Söhne plan to drill up to 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) into the ground.

Edmonton schools warm to geothermal heat

By Sarah O’Donnell (Canwest News Service – Canada.com)

Public school trustees in Edmonton are digging into the question of whether geothermal heating could be used to warm future generations of students.

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