Renewable energy sources to account for 40% of output by 2020 – The Irish Times – Fri, Dec 19, 2008
Renewable energy sources to account for 40% of output by 2020
Irish Times HARRY McGEE, Political Staff 19 Dec 08
SUSTAINABLE AGENDA: THE 2020 target for renewable energy has been increased to 40 per cent as part of the new strategy by Government to make the “green economy” a core component of its recovery plan.
Taoiseach Brian Cowen said the Government’s aim was to deliver a “New Green Deal” that focused on energy efficiency and the investment in clean and renewable technologies………………………..
Minster for Energy Eamon Ryan, who also spoke at the launch of the plan, said it represented a fundamental sea-change in Government thinking and direction.
“The economy is moving in a greener direction,” he said. “The smart economy will be a green economy.”
Renewable energy sources to account for 40% of output by 2020 – The Irish Times – Fri, Dec 19, 2008
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New Energy Focus – Saudia Arabia declares “shared interest” in renewables
Saudia Arabia declares “shared interest” in renewables
New Energy Focus 19 Dec 08 Saudi Arabia has shown unexpected support for renewables, as world leaders gathered in London today to discuss oil prices and the economics of energy.Speaking to press at the London Energy Meeting this morning, Minister for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband said that Saudi minister Mr Al-Naemi had “emphasised the interest that the world shares in developing renewable energy.”
He added that Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Mr Al-Naemi understood “that not many people expected to hear this from Saudi Arabia”.
New Energy Focus – Saudia Arabia declares “shared interest” in renewables
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The Hindu Business Line : ‘I’ve never seen such a positive environment for renewable energy’
I’ve never seen such a positive environment for renewable energy’
All energy is politically driven and politically regulated, says Vestas President & CEO. The Hindu, Business Line N. RamakrishnanWind is the only type of energy where you can hedge your risk 100 per cent for the next 20 years. – Mr Ditlev Engel, President & CEO – “………We have learned from the financial crisis that big is not equivalent to good. Those, who do not have good projects or whose financing situation is more complicated, will have a bigger challenge……
……..Wind is the only type of energy where you can hedge your risk 100 per cent for the next 20 years.………Another issue that people haven’t spent so much time on, but I know that some of our customers are factoring in into their business price model is that they don’t believe the price of water for exploration and so many other things will remain at this cost. China has invested $10 billion in pumping water from the South to the North because of drought. Drought is a huge issue in Australia and in certain states in the US. That water will come at a cost. Water is an important part of energy exploration. When you start to factor these things in, which many of the major utilities are doing, you start getting many different mechanisms in your pricing model for wind versus other types of energy. Y
The Hindu Business Line : ‘I’ve never seen such a positive environment for renewable energy’
Scotland aiming to become “Saudi Arabia of renewable marine energy” – 03 Dec 2008 – BusinessGreen
Scotland aiming to become “Saudi Arabia of renewable marine energy””Sheik”
Salmond to offer £10m to first team to deliver commercially viable marine energyJames Murray, BusinessGreen, James Murray 03 Dec 2008 Scottish first minister Alex Salmond yesterday formally launched the £10m Saltire Prize for the first team to develop a commercially viable wave or tidal technology capable of generating power for thousands of homes, claiming that the country had the potential to generate up to a quarter of Europe’s marine energy over the coming decades.
Scotland aiming to become “Saudi Arabia of renewable marine energy” – 03 Dec 2008 – BusinessGreen
The Solar Industry Gains Ground – And Goes Global | Fast Company
The Solar Industry Gains Ground – And Goes Global
FAST COMPANY By: Chris Turner 4 Dec 08 At a time of economic pain and planetary peril, a renewable global powerhouse takes shape. Just when we need it most.A new global industry is taking shape before our eyes. A journey through this energy revolution suggests that the age of truly ubiquitous solar may at last have begun. Solar’s emerging titans are scattered across three continents and three technological generations — from established crystalline PV manufacturers in California to newer “thin film” cells now reaching mass-production scale in Germany and to even third-generation compounds being developed in Australia that can be integrated into building materials to deliver power in the darkest shade. Even in this time of enormous financial uncertainty (not to mention a deepening concern, if not panic, about the health of the planet), the sense of boundless potential, the promise of The Graph, is palpable. Erik Straser, who oversees the clean-energy portfolio at Mohr Davidow Ventures in Silicon Valley, puts it this way: “Sometimes I ask myself, ‘If this company was successful, would people name libraries and public high schools after it?’ Who made the steam engine? Who made the lightbulb? Who will those people be for the 21st century? Who’s the person that made mass-market solar affordable?” A global industry is taking shape, with the hottest spots in Silicon Valley, Germany, and Australia. The age of truly ubiquitous solar may at last have begun.
The Solar Industry Gains Ground – And Goes Global | Fast Company
Schwarzenegger renews commitment to increasing renewable energy_English_Xinhua
Schwarzenegger renews commitment to increasing renewable energywww.chinaview.cn 2008-12-02 –LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) — California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger renewed his commitment on Monday to increasing the state’s renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions.
The governor made the remarks when announcing the completion of California’s first of 150 planned commercial rooftop solar installations in Southern California.
“Here in California, we are taking action to protect the environment by passing laws and setting standards and our companies and entrepreneurs are rising to the challenge,” said Schwarzenegger.
The rooftop plan “is the nation’s largest solar installation program by a utility and it is just one example of how private companies are helping us reduce our emissions and meet our renewable energy goals,” he said.
“Projects like this one show the world you can protect the environment and also pump up the economy, and I am proud to say it is happening right here in California.”
Earlier this year, the governor participated in an event launching the plan to install photovoltaic technology to eventually cover two square miles (3.2 kilometers) of existing commercial roofs with 250 million megawatts (MW) of peak generating capacity……………………..As part of the state’s efforts to increase renewable energy, the governor’s Million Solar Roofs Plan, signed into law in 2006, will provide 3,000 megawatts of additional clean energy and reduce the output of greenhouse gases by 3 million tons, equivalent to taking 1 million cars off the road. Now known as the California Solar Initiative, the 3.3-billion-dollar incentive plan for homeowners and building owners who install solar electric systems will lead to 1 million solar roofs in California by 2017.
Schwarzenegger renews commitment to increasing renewable energy_English_Xinhua
$1.9 billion push behind wind power | theage.com.au
$1.9 billion push behind wind power
- The Age Mathew Murphy
- December 2, 2008
SPANISH wind giant Union Fenosa will spend more than $1.9 billion developing five wind farms in Victoria and two in NSW, in a deal set to create 265 jobs in the initial stages.
Union Fenosa will develop a 130-megawatt, 68-turbine wind farm at Ryan Corner and a 60MW, 31-turbine wind farm in Hawkesdale, both in Moyne Shire in Victoria’s west, as well as a 92MW, 46-turbine farm in Crookwell in NSW. All have received planning approval.
The second phase will include further development of wind farms in western Victoria, with Tarrone, Berrybank and Darlington proposed as potential sites, although these are yet to receive planning approval. The last of the seven projects is at Paling Yards in NSW…………………………….
Trade Minister Simon Crean said the investment, facilitated by Austrade, would double Australia’s wind generation.
“The electricity produced by the first three wind farms in phase one would supply the annual consumption of 186,000 households,” he said.
“On completion in 2013, the seven wind farms will represent an additional 850 megawatts of generation capacity to Australia’s existing wind generation capacity of 824 megawatts.”
Clean Energy Council chief executive Matthew Warren said the investment was “what we can expect once the Government eventually passes its renewable energy target, but that passage is crucial if we are to see deployment of clean-energy technologies.”
Nuclear option not in NZ’s interests: academic | Otago Daily Times Online
Nuclear option not in NZ’s interests: academic
Otago Daily Times By John Gibb 26 Nov 2008 Opting for nuclear power would massively damage New Zealand’s export and tourism prospects, University of Otago historian Prof Tom Brooking warned yesterday……………….nuclear power would fatally damage the country’s “clean green” image abroad, on which much of the New Zealand’s export trade and tourism depended.He also warned about the danger of adopting merely an “engineering solution” to key national problems, and emphasised the need to include perspectives drawn from the humanities, including a sense of history……………… Prof Rob Lawson, of commerce, said that the use of nuclear power internationally, without sufficient regard to the environmental costs of nuclear fuel disposal and the decommissioning of nuclear power plants, amounted to mortgaging the future of the planet.
Nuclear option not in NZ’s interests: academic | Otago Daily Times Online
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The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION >Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
The Manila Times By Dan Mariano26 Nov 08 After a two-decade wait, a bill that aims to boost the development of renewable sources of energy is about to become law. All that the proposed Renewable Energy Act needs is the signature of President Arroyo.
In contrast to traditional energy sources like filthy fossil fuels, Renewable Energy sources are more environment friendly, can be tapped in many parts of the Philippines and help save the country billions of dollars, now spent to import petroleum and coal…………………….Environmental groups led by Greenpeace have registered their opposition to the proposal to commission the anomaly-ridden Philippine Nuclear Power Plant (PNPP), which was built at great expense by the Marcos regime. Environmentalists described the proposal as extremely dangerous and unwise.
As if the Three-Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents were not warning enough, a Greenpeace position paper contended that nuclear power has repeatedly failed to deliver on its proponents’ promises and has proven to be a highly expensive and risky investment……………………..“You can’t solve a problem by creating another problem,” said Amalie Obusan, Greenpeace climate and energy campaigner in Southeast Asia. “To propose nuclear expansion in the name of climate change is stacking one potential catastrophe over another.”………………..Renewable Energy resources can provide as much as 57 percent of the country’s energy needs by 2030, and 70 percent by 2050, with “new” renewables, such as wind, biomass, geothermal and solar energy, contributing as much as 58 percent to the energy mix, Greenpeace pointed out.
The Manila Times Internet Edition | OPINION >Renewable energy vs. nuclear power
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Dirty energy will fry the globe: expert – Breaking News – National – Breaking News
Dirty energy will fry the globe: expert
The Age Nov 26 2008 f humankind continues with its dirty energy habits then we will fry the globe, an international energy guru has told a Gold Coast conference.Nobuo Tanaka, the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA), said major breakthroughs were needed in energy efficiency and renewable energy to stop dangerous global warming.
“Current global trends in energy supply and consumption are patently unsustainable,” Mr Tanaka told the Clean Energy Council’s conference on Tuesday…………………
Mr Tanaka also cited research showing energy efficiency measures could do the most to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Development of renewable energy sources came second.
“The energy sector will have to play the central role in curbing emissions through major improvements in efficiency and rapid switching to renewables
Dirty energy will fry the globe: expert – Breaking News – National – Breaking News
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Obama urged to create ‘Green New Deal’ – The Boston Globe
Obama urged to create ‘GreenNew Deal’
Boston Globe By Beth Daley 24 Nov 08 The worldwide economic crisis is prompting a growing number of countries to back away from pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions and invest in clean energy, just a week before the start of talks in Poland on a new worldwide climate change treaty………………….But a growing chorus of other businesses, environmentalists, and politicians are calling for a green-based economic recovery.
An enormous federal government investment in clean technology would provide low-cost capital to accelerate energy efficiency, build massive renewable energy projects, and jumpstart a sustainable low-carbon economy, these groups say. Such a Green New Deal, woven into the economic stimulus package being crafted for early next year, could create millions of government-subsidized jobs and build a new energy infrastructure.
“It’s a smart thing to do for the economy and a strategically wonderful thing to do for the environment,” said David Foster, executive director of the Blue Green Alliance, a partnership between the Sierra Club and United Steelworkers that works to develop green jobs. His group points to a University of Massachusetts report earlier this fall that said a $100 billion investment in clean technology could create 2 million new jobs in the next two years.
“It leads us down the path for energy independence,” he said. “It’s a historic opportunity.”
On Saturday, Obama gave his strongest comments yet about making the environment a cornerstone of his economic stimulus plan. He outlined a package to create 2.5 million jobs, that included “building wind farms and solar panels, fuel-efficient cars and alternative energy technologies that can free us from our dependence on foreign oil…”
Renewable Energy To Surpass Gas by 2012
Renewable Energy To Surpass Gas by 2012 SustainableBusiness.com 14 Nov 08 Renewable energy will surpass gas as the second largest source of electricity by 2012, according to the latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA)……………………….”Renewables-based electricity generation is expected to grow substantially over the coming decades, benefiting from high fossil-fuel prices, declining investment costs and government support,” said the report………………The ‘Global Wind Energy Outlook 2008,’ published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Greenpeace International, looks at the global potential of wind power and found that it could play a key part in achieving the dramatic shift needed to reduce emissions by 2020, which the IPCC indicates is necessary to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.
Renewable Energy To Surpass Gas by 2012
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Left behind on energy issue
Left behind on energy issue
thestar.com MalaysiaNMA,
Kajang.I REFER to the ongoing debate on nuclear energy. So far, not a single pro-nuclear advocate has told me what they will do with the nuclear waste, except one letter claiming that there will be zero.This is obviously false because it’s common knowledge that nuclear waste is the number one issue preventing most European countries from adding more nuclear reactors in their country, or even replacing their ageing reactors. So, until the authorities can explain what they plan to do with the waste, and that the action taken will be viable and responsible, I will be against nuclear energy……………………..I disagree that renewables are too expensive to be viable; that was the view 10 years ago. Now even a Texas oilman is building a huge solar power plant in an American desert, Australia is piloting a project extracting energy from underground hot rocks and China is now the builder of the most wind farms and solar plants in the world and is still building more and faster.
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David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will | Straight.com
David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will
Straight.com By David Suzuki and Faisal Moola 5 Nov 08 – “…………………..Alternative energy sources are absolutely necessary. Global warming will kill birds and bats, as well as other species, in much greater numbers than wind power. We just need good planning to ensure that our energy production is balanced with ecological concerns. And we need to believe in our ability to develop solutions……………………Making a commitment to resolve a serious crisis generates opportunities and creates jobs.Already, renewable energy technologies are creating employment and giving economies a boost around the world. Countries like Denmark and Germany started shifting to renewable energy sources after the OPEC oil embargo in the 1970s. Today, Denmark obtains 20 percent of its energy from wind power and is aiming at 50 percent by 2020. Germany obtains 14 percent of its energy from wind, is the major exporter of wind technology, and has created more than 82,000 jobs in the wind sector, and more than 200,000 total renewable-energy jobs. Wind power has become the country’s fastest-growing job creator over the past three decades.
Even the U.S. Energy Department has concluded that wind power could become the source of one fifth of that nation’s power by 2030, and other studies have shown that wind, solar, and biofuel energy could create five million U.S. jobs by 2030.
The problem with making major inroads on the climate challenge is not a lack of solutions; it is a lack of will.
David Suzuki: Renewable energy requires strength of will | Straight.com
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Breaking News
Boost for renewable energy
Danish wind power company launched a $500 million wind research centre here.Straits Times By Tania Tan Nov 3, 2008 WIND power is picking up as Singapore breezes ahead in its drive to become a global clean energy centre.Danish wind power company Vestas Wind Systems officially launched its $500 million wind research centre here on Monday.
The government will also give research a boost with a $25 million fund to turn green research into marketable applications. It will be administered by the Energy Market Authority……………………
Space constraints also mean that Singapore is unlikely to use wind technology as a source of energy, as wind farms require vast amounts of land.
But an R&D centre is nonetheless good news for Singapore, said executive director of local think tank Energy Studies Institute, Chou Siaw Kiang.
Wind power is becoming very popular in Asia-Pacific countries like China, India and Australia, as these countries look for non-polluting energy sources to satisfy demand, explained Prof Chou.
‘It’s going to be big business, which Singapore can tap on,’ he added……………………..the inaugural Singapore International Energy Week.
Over 2,500 delegates will be in town for the five-day event, which will feature seminars, workshops and cutting edge technology for renewable energy, including solar, wind and fuel cells…………………. Clean energy sector is a key growth area which is expected to generate 7,000 jobs by 2015.(Singapore)
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