Tag: Renewable energy
Japan to maximize nuclear power in clean-energy push as electricity demand grows
TOKYO -- A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan's new energy policy for the next few years that calls for...
US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
BANGKOK -- The Biden administration plans to raise tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean...
Feds approve scaled-down Idaho wind farm near historic Japanese American incarceration site
TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- The federal government on Friday approved a scaled-down wind farm in Idaho over local opposition, including from groups concerned...
Financial and community hurdles slow geothermal energy development in Southeast Asia
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Providing round-the-clock energy, using minimal space and considered a clean source of power — geothermal energy seems like an ideal...
Germany's top court rejects renewable energy producers' case against use of windfall profits
BERLIN -- Germany's highest court on Thursday rejected complaints by renewable energy producers against a government decision in 2022 to use their “excess...
Indonesia's Prabowo plans to retire all fossil fuel plants in 15 years, but experts are skeptical
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced that his government plans to retire all coal and other fossil fuel-power plants while...