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Saturday, 26 November 2011 19:32 |
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Oil & Gas http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2011/11/natural-gas-and-solar-power-plant-awarded-permit-from-epa.html The Iraqi cabinet today approved an agreement with Royal Dutch Shell ("Shell") and Mitsubishi Corporation, forming a joint venture to gather raw gas from three major oil fields, adding an important domestic energy source for Iraq and offering the potential for gas exports. The joint venture, held 51% by Iraq's South Gas Company, 44% by Shell and 5% by Mitsubishi Corporation., will be called Basrah Gas Company (BGC) and will gather raw gas that is currently flared because of a lack of infrastructure to collect it. Shell will provide project management and technical expertise with the intention to facilitate the learning and development of Iraqi staff to progressively assume key positions in the management of the company. www.youroilandgasnews.com/shell+announces+iraq+natural+gas+joint+venture+gets+final+approval_70886.html The construction of the trunk pipeline Navtlugi –Saguramo is a last stage of the three year project “Tsiteli Khidi –Saguramo”. The project is intended to supply gas to western part of Georgia in considerable volume. Also, as a result of the project high pressure pipeline will be moved outside the city. http://www.menr.gov.ge/en/News/2011/2120 Process of individual re-metering activities along with company representatives was reviewed by the Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural resources Nino Enukidze. Along with re-metering company conducted electricity grid rehabilitation activities, which implied electricity grid rehabilitation; as a result of rehabilitations depreciated cables were replaced with new ones, old wooden poles replaced with reinforced concrete ones, transformer units repaired and grid infrastructure improved significantly. http://energo-pro.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=27&info_id=2200 Minster of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia Mr. Alexander Khetaguri has met with Chinese journalists. Minster has introduced/presented them the reforms conducted/implemented in Georgia the hydro potential and investment projects in Georgia as well. The Chinese journalists are in one-week visit and hold meetings with governmental officials. The delegation was arrived with the invitation of Embassy of Georgia in China. http://www.menr.gov.ge/News/2011/2127 The two companies plans to work together to identify biofuel sources that can be grown in Hawaii, such as sorghum and eucalyptus, and used to produce sustainable jet fuel. Hawaii depends on imported energy but has set an ambitious goal of achieving 70% clean energy by 2030. http://www.energyefficiencynews.com/i/4641/ The parliament wants to avoid any gap after the current phase expires at the end of 2012. Echoing previous climate resolutions, the resolution says the EU should aim beyond its current 20 percent emissions reduction target for 2020. Doing so would be in its own economic interest, given the benefits of "green jobs, growth and security". http://www.energy-enviro.fi/index.php?PAGE=3&NODE_ID=5&LANG=1&ID=3894 Devastating floods like those caused in upstate New York by the remnants of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee are among the climate change effects predicted in a new report written by 50 scientists. http://www.newsday.com/news/region-state/how-climate-change-will-affect-ny-1.3327357 A Guide to Rapid Curriculum Renewal in Higher Education By Cheryl Desha and Karlson 'Charlie' Hargroves http://www.earthscan.co.uk/?TabId=102734&v=513507 Georgia, Batumi City, Achara Region 21 November – 24 November, 2011 http://www.eecgeo.org/ge/energy-bus-project.html Understanding the Rise of eMobility 13th and 14th February 2012 Copthorne Tara Hotel, London http://www.smi-online.co.uk/events/overview.asp?is=5&ref=3715
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