New coal-fired power plant operated in Java island

February 9th, 2012 | Posted by iip in Energy - (Comments Off)

coal-fired power plant tanjung jati b jepara

People might be forget about coal fired power plant pollution and tends to focus on the benefit of coal power plant as the support for economy growth such in Indonesia. Someday, we need to improve the coal fired technology to increase its efficiency. The efficiency of coal fired power plants become key features to overcome the environmental issues as worried by green activists.

However, Indonesia choose to use the coal for electricity generation. The country just completed the expansion of two units of coal-fired power plant of Tanjung Jati B to meet the growing demand of electricity.

A coal fired power plant to secure economic growth

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Impact of energy efficiency policy on US energy market

February 2nd, 2012 | Posted by iip in Business | Energy - (Comments Off)

The right decision making might benefit market players, including in energy business. In US, the energy service companies were enjoying the growing market because of such energy efficiency policies.

Reading the latest report, I see business ideas to gain investment on energy efficiency are feasible to create. The energy efficiency industry become more significant in any economic situation –because the technology offers lower cost.

How the energy efficiency market in US grows?

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Texas Oil Company Sentenced to Pay $12 Million for Clean Air Act Violations

December 25th, 2011 | Posted by iip in Energy - (Comments Off)

Oil companies appear as the biggest companies operated across countries. They’re facing various regulations and treatment. That’s way, people who work at this industry are paid higher –because, managing oil company is not easy.  Though the business enable to generate millions of billions money, it also bring a kind of risks: both social and environmental areas.

The latest incidence occurred in US as an Texas oil company was sentenced to pay $12 million for clean air violations.  This fine is the largest ever in Louisiana for violations of the Clean Air Act.

Here the brief  of EPA news :

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