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		<title>R120-billion clean power boom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mail and Guardian 27 January 2012. Will renewable energy be the growth catalyst this decade that the World Cup was in the last? On March 5 bids will be called for the second round of renewable energy projects, in which &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/r120-billion-clean-power-boom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3211&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is the outlook for solar PV in 2012? (Mainly USA and EU)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Renewable Energy Focus 13 January 2012. Farewell 2011, the solar industry will not miss you. Along with crashing prices, company failures, rapidly decreasing Feed-in Tariff (FiT) rates, 2011 left us with something even more tangible – close to 6 GWp &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/what-is-the-outlook-for-solar-pv-in-2012-mainly-usa-and-eu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3208&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Energy Matchmaking &#8211; event on 16 February 2012 &#8211; JHB</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[REEEP 25 January 2012. REEEP is a supporter of the CTI PFAN Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFRICEF-2; 16 Feb, Johannesburg, South Africa). The Forum, which follows a business plan competition, will showcase 10 selected clean and renewable energy &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/clean-energy-matchmaking-event-on-16-february-2012-jhb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3205&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What did President Obama say to excite the renewables industry during his 2012 SOTU speech?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Renewable Energy Focus 25 January 2012. Those in the renewable energy industry looking for clues as to whether President Obama would continue to talk up renewables will not have been disappointed by his 2012 State of The Union speech. Here &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/what-did-president-obama-say-to-excite-the-renewables-industry-during-his-2012-sotu-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3202&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping tabs on solar activity (of a different kind!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FM 26 January 2012. (There being a dearth of energy-related news, here is something different!) Solar storms refer to activity on the sun’s surface which cause eruptions of electrified gas clouds that are released into space at almost 2m km/hour. &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/26/keeping-tabs-on-solar-activity-of-a-different-kind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3199&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Watchdog postpones power price hearings</title>
		<link>http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/watchdog-postpones-power-price-hearings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Report 25 January 2012. The National Energy Regulator of SA (Nersa) has postponed the public hearings on the review of the inclining block tariffs and the multi-year price determination (MYPD) methodology&#8230; http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/watchdog-postpones-power-price-hearings-1.1219164<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3196&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Minor Changes To the Tiniest Parts In Solar Cells Yields Surprising Rise In Efficiency</title>
		<link>http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/minor-changes-to-the-tiniest-parts-in-solar-cells-yields-surprising-rise-in-efficiency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BNEF 24 January 2012. A team of engineers from University of Buffalo has been able to significant increase the conversion rate of solar-energy technology by tweaking the tiniest parts of the cells. At University of Buffalo, researchers have already demonstrated &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/minor-changes-to-the-tiniest-parts-in-solar-cells-yields-surprising-rise-in-efficiency/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3194&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SA urged to act before EU carbon project window closes in Dec</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engineering News 24 January 2012. Climate finance practitioners and regulators have urged South African developers of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects to finalise their applications for registration of such projects with the United Nations during the first quarter of 2012, &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/sa-urged-to-act-before-eu-carbon-project-window-closes-in-dec/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3191&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MICHAEL DORSEY and PATRICK BOND: Steer clear of this climate ‘Ponzi scheme’</title>
		<link>http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/michael-dorsey-and-patrick-bond-steer-clear-of-this-climate-ponzi-scheme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Day 24 January 2012. LAST winter, when carbon prices fell 15% in one week, industry analysts called it &#8220;carnage&#8221;. Then, in the fortnight before last month’s Durban climate summit, carbon prices fell more than 30%, with front-year European Union &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/michael-dorsey-and-patrick-bond-steer-clear-of-this-climate-ponzi-scheme/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3188&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eskom says meeting demand, but supply remains tight</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engineering News 23 January 2012. State-owned power utility Eskom reported that peak demand last week was met with sufficient capacity and that, while the power utility continued to make progress with its programme of planned maintenance, the system remained tight&#8230; &#8230; <a href="http://irp2.wordpress.com/2012/01/24/eskom-says-meeting-demand-but-supply-remains-tight/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irp2.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13348920&amp;post=3185&amp;subd=irp2&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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