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Renewables revolution: Europe leads the way

January 18, 2012 (13:36 mins)

Renewable energy's share of the generation mix, already substantial in several European countries, is rising fast. Platts discuss the rate of progress for wind, solar and other renewable sources towards the holy grail of 'grid parity'.

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US, states eye recommendations on gas-electric interdependency

Washington, February 6, 2012, 454 pm EST/2154 GMT

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners plan to recommend ways to improve the coordination of generation and natural gas supplies to avoid power outages such as the one that struck the Southwest during a February 2011 cold snap, commissioners said Sunday.

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Podcasts

EPA’s Cross-State Air Pollution Rule receives some push-back
February 6, 2012 - Discussing new federal regulations to control ozone pollution from being transported across state lines.

Likely impact of new EPA emissions limits on US power sector
January 10, 2012 - Discussing what new US EPA rules entail and their likely impact on coal- and oil-fired power plants.

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Blogs

The Barrel: Obama's energy plans in the SOTU sound awful familiar

In his much-hyped State of the Union address, President Obama gave a rhetorical bearhug to US energy development, even stealing a line from Republicans and pronouncing the need for an "all-out, all-of-the-above strategy" on increasing energy production.

The Barrel: Lots of questions, few answers and more questions: your guide to the Volcker rule

Since President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act into law in July 2010, few of the law's rules have raised more questions, consternation and downright befuddlement than the Volcker rule.

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News Features

US Carbon Capture & Sequestration: off to slow start

December 8, 2011

Mitigating the impact of carbon dioxide emissions by capturing CO2 and burying it has always been an audacious concept. In practice it is also proving to be expensive and therefore slow in adoption.

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Industry Solution Papers Library

What Next for Asian Power Generators?

The global economic crisis has affected electricity generators worldwide and nowhere more so than in Asia (published May 2009).

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