New Energy Focus – Warm welcome for small-scale renewable energy feed-in tariff
Warm welcome for small-scale renewable energy feed-in tariff
New Energy focus 17-10-08 The renewable energy industry has welcomed energy secretary Ed Miliband’s announcement yesterday that the government will introduce feed-in tariffs to support small-scale green power projects. Mr Miliband revealed in his debut speech to Parliament yesterday that the government will add an amendment to the Energy Bill to introduce feed-in tariffsFeed-in tariffs are effectively long-term contracts that will offer the generators of renewable energy a guaranteed price for their power above the general market rate for electricity.
The government is still backing its Renewable Obligation system for large-scale renewable power projects, particularly since the system will provide more certainty of the UK meeting its renewable energy targets than a feed-in tariff on a large scale.
But the feed-in tariff on a small scale should mean microgenerators and on-site power projects will have a guaranteed premium rate income for their power, providing certainty needed for investment decisions.
New Energy Focus – Warm welcome for small-scale renewable energy feed-in tariff
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Consultant: Green power a threat to W.Va. coal – Forbes.com
Associated PressConsultant: Green power a threat to W.Va. coal
Forbes.com By VICKI SMITH 10.16.08, 8:41 AM ET MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –Solar power plants and other renewable energy sources are real, competitive threats that neither the coal industry nor the state’s political and academic leaders should dismiss, a consultant warned Wednesday at the second West Virginia Coal Forum.
While the carbon in coal has many potential applications, its future as a fossil fuel to be burned for electricity is limited, said Allan Tweddle, a member of the West Virginia Public Energy Authority.
In a discussion focused mainly on ways to ensure that West Virginia coal remains a prominent part of the nation’s energy plan, Tweddle was a splash of cold water to the face.
Germany has abandoned the coal-to-liquid fuel technology it pioneered, he said, opting instead to focus on solar power plants. South Africa, which has had the world’s largest continuously operating coal-to-liquids plant, is now planning to shut it down.
Simultaneously, the worldwide solar cell industry is growing 35 percent a year, with China spending $3 billion a year, Tweddle said. And California is looking into on-demand solar plants that he said could produce electricity that is price-competitive with coal-fired power plants.
All that growth is lowering the cost of silicone, a key ingredient that had made solar power more expensive, Tweddle said.
“The state has got to pay attention to these serious trends,” he warned. “I hear too much dismissal of these technologies.”
Consultant: Green power a threat to W.Va. coal – Forbes.com
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Economic climate ‘turning more businesses green’
Economic climate ‘turning more businesses green’
edie.net.news Businesses are still queuing up to reduce their energy use and carbon emissions despite the current economic downturn.One carbon management and offsetting firm has found that demand for its services is actually increasing despite dire warnings about the state of the economy.
Mike Rigby, director of CO2 Balance, told delegates at the Energy Solutions Expo – part of Working Buildings 2008 – in London, that more and more firms were seeking out his company’s help as a well to help them stand out from the competition.
“There’s quite a move to get a competitive edge at the moment,” he said.
Economic climate ‘turning more businesses green’
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Renewable energy to be future cornerstone – Minister – The Irish Times – Thu, Oct 16, 2008
Renewable energy to be future cornerstone – Minister
Irish Times LORNA SIGGINS & GENEVIEVE CARBERY16 Oct 08RENEWABLE ENERGY and energy efficiency rather than nuclear power is the “cornerstone of our energy future”, Minister for Energy Eamon Ryan said last night.
Renewable energy would provide a sustainable and secure energy supply as well as creating jobs, Mr Ryan said ahead of a debate on nuclear energy at Trinity College Dublin last night.
The commitment to 40 per cent renewables by 2020 announced by Minister for the Environment John Gormley yesterday recognised the “economic opportunities and advantages we have as a country in the renewable area”.
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Ritter: Colo. renewable energy jobs total 90,000 – Examiner.com
Ritter: Colo. renewable energy jobs total 90,000
NATIONAL EXAMINER Oct 14, 2008 DENVER (Map, News) – Gov. Bill Ritter says the growth in renewable energy and energy efficiency that his administration has promoted is paying off economically, having generated about 90,000 jobs in Colorado.Those are the preliminary figures from a new state study that says those industries have generated about 40,000 jobs directly and 50,000 indirectly, Ritter announced Tuesday during a renewable energy conference.
Ritter: Colo. renewable energy jobs total 90,000 – Examiner.com
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Solar may give 25pc of power by 2050 – Local News – News – General – The Canberra Times
Solar may give 25pc of power by 2050
The Canberra Times BY ROSSLYN BEEBY 14 Oct 08 Solar thermal energy could provide 25 per cent of Australia’s power by 2050 if there is a commitment to build one solar power station a year, a leading CSIRO scientist says.The manager of CSIRO’s renewable energy projects, Wes Stein, told a public meeting in Canberra last night he had already discussed this future possibility with solar mirror manufacturers.
”One solar power station a year: that sort of scale would not scare them. This is technology that likes to be built big,” he said.
Delivering the sixth annual Malcolm McIntosh memorial lecture, Mr Stein said Australia should aim to play a leading global role in developing next-generation energy technologies and was well placed to be a large-scale exporter of solar energy and expertise.
But greater support for research and development was needed…………………………………..
Mr Stein said solar thermal energy could be collected, stored as synthetic natural gas (syngas) and ”transported around the world”, creating lucrative export markets for Australia.
Farmers suffering the impacts of climate change could switch from crops to earning income from ”farming the sun”.
Solar may give 25pc of power by 2050 – Local News – News – General – The Canberra Times
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Costly nuclear power isn’t the answer – St. Petersburg Times
Costly nuclear power isn’t the answer
tampabay.com October 13, 2008Costly nuclear power won’t take us to the future ……………..In addition to the well-known health, safety and security risks of nuclear power, constructing new nuclear plants makes no economic sense. Our economic crisis stems, in part, from our continuing to borrow hundreds of billions of dollars from China that we give to the Middle East for oil. Building a nuclear power plant is the most capital-intensive means of producing energy, and employs the fewest workers.
We are in an economic crisis requiring huge infusions of capital to keep our country and perhaps the world from economic collapse, and there are far less capital-intensive means of producing energy, such as solar and wind generating units, which can be manufactured and operated on a vastly smaller scale, and decentralized, thereby creating many times the number of American jobs in our troubled economy, for the same investment.
The power companies are promoting nuclear power because their rates (and their profits) are based upon a percentage of their capital investment — the higher the capital investment, the higher profit for the power company………………21st century technologies are ready to meet our energy needs. Rather than return to the failed energy policies of the 1970s, we can and must do better. Our presidential candidates and the next Congress need to take the steps necessary to effectively address our climate and economic crises, and move us quickly to the nuclear-free, carbon-free energy future Americans want and deserve.
Costly nuclear power isn’t the answer – St. Petersburg Times
Private-public partners announce solar project – Forbes.com
Private-public partners announce solar project
Forbes.com Associated Press 10 Oct 08 AURORA, Colo. –A group of public agencies and companies has announced plans to build a research center in Aurora to promote commercial solar energy technologies.
The partners say the 74-acre Solar Technology Acceleration Center, or SolarTAC, will be one of the world’s largest solar test and evaluation facilities. It will be developed over the next three years with an initial investment of $5 million.
Gov. Bill Ritter said Thursday that the center will contribute to Colorado’s efforts to become a leader in the development of clean, modern energy technology.
“This announcement marks an important milestone in our efforts to establish Colorado as the renewable energy capital of the world,” Sen. Ken Salazar, D-Colo., said.
Private-public partners announce solar project – Forbes.com
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Environmental Capital – WSJ.com : Could More Renewable Energy Mean Lower Power Prices?
Could More Renewable Energy Mean Lower Power Prices?
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL October 9, 2008, by Keith Johnson The big knock against renewable energy like wind and solar power is that they are more expensive than traditional forms of power like coal and natural gas. But what if the impending explosion of renewable energy in the U.S. brings power prices down?
That’s the take from a new report by Bernstein Research. The idea? Renewable energy is poised to take off in the U.S., not because it is economically competitive today, but because so many U.S. states are pushing it (including Michigan, the latest state to join the bandwagon.) That presents a threat to earnings at U.S. utilities, Bernstein says.
Environmental Capital – WSJ.com : Could More Renewable Energy Mean Lower Power Prices?
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Renewable energy: The tide is turning – energy-fuels – 08 October 2008 – New Scientist Environment
Renewable energy: The tide is turning *
New Scientist 08 October 2008 * Jason Palmer * Magazine issue 2677WELCOME to the Bay of Fundy in eastern Canada, home to the highest tides in the world. Here, 100 billion tonnes of Atlantic seawater flow in and out of the 270-kilometre-long bay every day. The sea level at Fundy rises by an average of 11 metres, reaching a maximum of 17 metres at the narrowest point, twice a day without fail, thanks to the moon’s gravitational pull. Could this tidal movement be used to generate power?The unwavering predictability and scale of the tides in some parts of the world make them an attractive renewable energy source. The World Energy Council estimates that Fundy’s tides alone could generate 17,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy per year. Some estimates put the energy in the world’s tides at as much as 1 million GWh per year, or about 5 per cent of the electricity generated worldwide, though ..
Renewable energy: The tide is turning – energy-fuels – 08 October 2008 – New Scientist Environment
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Govt stands firm on green energy promise – Breaking News – National – Breaking News
Govt stands firm on green energy promise
Sydney Morning Herald October 7, 2008 The federal government has rejected calls to dump its promise to have 20 per cent of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2020………………………..federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says the RET is here to stay.“The government’s got a commitment to introduce a renewable energy target of 20 per cent by 2020 and we will remain committed to it,” he told reporters in the NSW city of Queanbeyan.
“We have work underway to actually put the system in place.”…………………………..
The Australian Industry Group on Monday called for the RET to be scrapped.
Mr Ferguson, who was visiting Queanbeyan’s new Dyesol factory which manufactures parts for solar panels, was less convinced about the need for a premium feed-in tariff for renewable energy than he was about the RET…………………..
Mr Ferguson is seen in some quarters as a staunch defender of the coal industry rather than a convert to renewable energy.
His unequivocal commitment to the RET may have recast that perception a little, but the green tinge was only partial.
Dyesol managing director Gavin Tulloch says Australia’s future lay in renewable energy.
Govt stands firm on green energy promise – Breaking News – National – Breaking News
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Your Renewable News – New wave of power in renewable energy market
New wave of power in renewable energy market
Your Renewable News Oct 07, 2008Energy experts say waves could rival wind and solar as power sources. Australia – and particularly the southern coastline – has a potentially inexhaustible source of renewable energy lapping at its shores: waves.Proponents of wave power – which uses off-shore buoys and pumps to run electricity generators – claim the technology could generate at least 35% of the nation’s power needs.If embraced, it could prove as efficient as wind power and more affordable than solar options, according to the three companies that have already started harnessing Australia’s oceanic energy.And governments are warming to the idea – but not as quickly as advocates would like. The Federal Government has pumped $5 million into the Biopower company, which runs prototype wave power units in Bass Strait, and the State Government has allocated $72 million for green energy initiatives, including wave energy.
Your Renewable News – New wave of power in renewable energy market
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Tax Credit Extension Ensures Strong Future for Solar Industry – MarketWatch
Tax Credit Extension Ensures Strong Future for Solar Industry Clear Skies Solar to Benefit from Tax Credit Extension
NEW YORK, Oct 06, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Market Watch a leading provider of renewable energy solar solutions, commends Congress for resurrecting the tax credit package that will serve as the lifeblood for the renewable energy industry in the United States. The renewable energy tax credits are seen as a critical step towards bringing the U.S. closer to becoming a progressive leader in the renewable energy industry and competing with the many foreign countries who already have sophisticated renewable energy programs.
Tax Credit Extension Ensures Strong Future for Solar Industry – MarketWatch
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TH – Opinion Article
What energy policy should the U.S. pursue?Switch to renewable fuels best for environment, jobsWind and solar energy are cheap and abundant, and greater fuel-economy standards are possible
THonline.com By Ralph Scharnau 5 Oct 08 Global warming, caused by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, threatens people everywhere. Our nation’s dependency on fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) steadily pours more polluting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
The United States holds about 3 percent of the world’s oil resources while consuming nearly 25 percent of the world’s oil production. With fewer than 5 percent of the world’s people, we contribute about 30 percent to the world’s carbon dioxide emissions.
Yet fossil fuels receive the bulk of federal subsidies for research and development, loans and tax credits. A sizeable chunk also underwrites nuclear power, which adherents claim emits no greenhouse gases. But actually the overall nuclear cycle — which includes uranium mining and milling, enrichment, fuel fabrication and disposal of nuclear wastes — produces significant greenhouse gas emissions…………………………
One of the cheapest ways to reduce carbon comes from conservation. Energy conservation covers lighting, insulation, appliances, roofs, heating and cooling equipment and cogeneration of heat and light.
Wind and solar power represent the two fastest-growing clean energy sector renewables. And much of the technology for wind and solar power already exists.
One report estimates that solar energy could make up 50 percent of the nation’s power supply by 2050. Wind is cheap, carbon-free, abundant and inexhaustible. Some 30 states now have commercial-scale wind farms.
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Power from the People | Hard News
Power from the People
“HARD NEWS 4 October 08………..Geussing, a tiny Austrian town of less than 30,000 people……………..the entire renewable energy experiment took off and Geussing’s 27 different decentralised power plants became the talk of the towns elsewhere. Today, the energy turnover here is worth about 14 million euros, providing power to 1,500 households, schools and a hospital. The industrial and commercial sectors are heated by a biomass plant while 50 farmers are responsible for the distribution of fuel to different sectors in the city and electricity generation is a 150 per cent.Much of the profit is naturally invested back into more renewable energy projects. The town is famous now for using clean energy that is affordable. People are flooding back into the area where similar enterprises provide thousands of new job opportunities even as the place remains unaffected by the rising price of oil and gas elsewhere.Two decades ago, none would dream of associating an ill-lit Geussing with the glamorous world of tourism. Today, the region’s reputation as an eco-tourism destination is soaring.Nearly 30,000 visitors from all over the globe came here in 2007, mostly to find out how Geussing’s switch to solar power, biomass and bio-diesel could eventually help the entire country to meet more than 50 per cent of its energy needs from renewables by 2020.
Power from the People | Hard News
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