NEWS SNIPPETS

Renewable Energy
Evaluation of first renewables bids complete, preferred bidders to be unveiled soon - Engineering News

Group Five confirms six renewables bids, to submit more in March - Engineering News

BMW to supply Rosslyn plant with electricity from waste - Engineering News

COP 17 CONFERENCE
COP 17 events progressing well – Minister - Engineering News

China decries Canada's 'bad example' in climate talks - Engineering News

Banks seen as climate culprits at global talks – report - Engineering News

SA temperature rise above global average - Engineering News
Climate Negotiations
Qatar to host 2012 UN climate talks  - Engineering News
Africa holds big green economy potential - Zuma - Engineering News

COP 17 Durban meeting will be a 'decisive moment' – Minister - Engineering News

CLIMATE MEETING
Heated debate over $100bn climate fund, says Saudi Arabia adviser - Engineering News

EU demands roadmap for global climate deal - Engineering News
Angola calls for common African position at COP 17 - Engineering News
GREEN ECONOMY
Climate-resilient infrastructure investments part of low-carbon transition - Engineering News
GREEN FINANCE
EIB, Investec unveil €100m green energy fund - Engineering News

SOLAR WATER HEATING
Eskom's Lennon sees ‘significant’ opportunities for SWH firms - Engineering News
SUSTAINABLE RETAIL
Walmart begins sharing green best practices with Massmart - Engineering News
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
Norway to commission $1bn carbon capture and storage project in 2012 - Engineering News
SA supports carbon capture and storage but costs still a concern - Engineering News
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Philips, Eskom launch big LED lighting initiative - Engineering News
GEOTHERMAL
Kenyan KenGen raises $920m for geothermal plant - Engineering News
HYDROELECTRIC DAM
Portugal sale of stake in Mozambique dam delayed - Engineering News
ENERGY
Deputy Minister urges open mind on shale gas - Engineering News

NUCLEAR ENERGY
Any new disaster could spell the end of nuclear industry – economist - Engineering News
SA sets up nuclear oversight body, to name participants ‘in due course’ - Engineering News

Nuclear power seen (by some) as climate change mitigation option - Engineering News