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Energy without borders

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Iceland has lots of geothermal energy, Norway has hydropower. The wind blows hard in Scotland and the sun always shines in North Africa. Helen Knight explores plans to connect these diverse sources to a single network

Plans to supply all of Europe's electricity from renewable sources has come a step closer thanks to progress in efforts to build a continent-wide supergrid connected to North Africa and theMiddle East.

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http://www.energyrealities.org/detail/energy-without-borders/erp01A99BCF7CA12E960

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UN urges Africa to facilitate private investment in clean energy production

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India, Feb.

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http://www.power-eng.com/news/2012/02/26/un-urges-africa-to-facilitate-private-investment-in-clean-energy-production.html

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UN chief launches sustainable energy initiative

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ABU DHABI — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched on Monday an initiative designating 2012 as the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, with the aim of reaching its set goals by 2030.

He called on governments, the private sector and civil society to actively support his initiative, at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.

"This is the right time for this initiative," he said.

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g-sncEEZD9qhfGmtphaSpby8g7fQ?docId=CNG.c4ef4ab9d9709e54e706308248f6c9ba.721

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Gisele Bündchen Visits Slum in Kenya

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Christine Hsu
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Model and advocate Gisele Bündchen was in Nairobi, Kenya on Friday drawing attention to a lack of electricity for much of the world’s population and advocated for a United Nations effort to get more investment to resolve the problem.

"Energy affects everything. Children can study at night when they have access to electricity. If we can bring electricity to everyone, we can help people to survive," she told a press conference.

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http://www.medicaldaily.com/news/20120113/8754/united-nations-environment-programme-goodwill-ambassador-gisele-b%C3%BCndchen-environment-kenya-kib.htm

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Could Asia have its own supergrid?

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Stewart Taggart
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By 2050, Asia could be connected by a massive energy and information architecture, believes Stewart Taggart.

A ‘Pan-Asian Energy Infrastructure’ could be inspired by – and dramatically extend – the concept of cross-border grids elsewhere, most notably in Europe and North Africa. Examining infrastructure projects now underway in Asia, how might these organically develop into a ‘Pan-Asian Energy Infrastructure’ by 2050?

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http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/22746/comment-could-asia-have-its-own-supergrid/

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EU study: clean energy costs no more in long run

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DON MELVIN
EU study: clean energy costs no more in long run
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BRUSSELS (AP) — A report issued Thursday says the European Union can cut its emissions of greenhouse gases dramatically by 2050 without spending any more money — and even, perhaps, saving a bit.

That estimate is based on an assessment that the new plants and equipment needed to switch to the generation of clean energy would cost more than continued reliance on fossil fuels, but that the clean energy itself would cost less.

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http://news.yahoo.com/eu-study-clean-energy-costs-no-more-long-174539101.html

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The link between water and energy in San Diego

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This map shows how water gets to San Diego from various sources near San Diego, and how electricity is involved in that process. Around the map via a chart, text, and graphs there is an explanation in more detail how water gets to San Diego, and how electricity and water are related through comparing information such as usage and conservation.

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