UK planning Feed In Tariff for small scale renewable energy
UK Gears Up For Feed In Tariff by Energy Matters 28 jan 2010 The program will pay homes, businesses and communities for all the electricity generated by small scale renewable energy systems up to 5 megawatts. Continue reading
Middle East countries join IRENA, plan to lead in renewables
the energy of the future is not the energy of the past: the sun and wind, hydro and geothermal sources know no geographical boundaries and are within reach of us all.
Middle East Plan to be Leader in Renewable Energy The Energy Collective 20 Jan 2010 Away from international headlines, Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading oil producer and exporter, took a significant step towards cleaner and greenery energy this week with the announcement that it would join IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency. Continue reading
Huge attendance at global renewable energy summit
Nuclear energy a No No for Wisconsin
Other provisions in the bill, experts say, make it unlikely any nuclear plant would open in Wisconsin in the foreseeable future.
New energy bill not a green light for nuclear power By LAVILLA CAPENER and MIKE IVEY | The Capital Times January 18, 2010
The new clean energy bill trumpeted by Gov. Jim Doyle has been called everything from a forward-thinking green initiative to a jobs-killing mandate that would cripple the Wisconsin economy.
One thing it’s not, however, is a green light for nuclear power. Continue reading
Boost for International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
UAE declares support for Irena’s renewable energy measures Gulf News 18 Jan 2010 The message the UAE wants to convey, being a major oil producer and host of Irena, is that “we can’t rely on the energy of the past to make prosperity in the future”, said Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Continue reading
Renewable energy companies don’t have to be Big
one of the goals — and strengths — of renewable energy is its diversity and the ability to distribute its production, Adler said. “The nature of the technology doesn’t require the kind of scale and vertical integration [of oil companies],”
When Will Renewable Energy Companies Overtake Traditional Energy Companies? Renewable Energy World by Jennifer Kho, 9 Jan 2010 California, United States Renewable energy has got buzz, growth and growing government support. But it’s no secret that it still makes up a small portion of the overall energy mix. As interest in renewables increases, the question has begun coming up more and more often: When will renewable energy companies catch up to conventional energy companies? That is, when will we see an Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. or ConocoPhilips of renewables?………. Continue reading
USA’s renewable energy future
Perhaps the biggest impediment for the US – and indeed for Australia – comes in reversing many of the subsidies for fossil fuels that are infused throughout the tax system and getting politicians to impose a cost on carbon emissions.
In the wind: America’s drive towards clean technology Sydney Morning Herald ANNE DAVIES, WASHINGTONJ anuary 9, 2010 “…..Barack Obama, facing the steepest downturn since FDR’s time, wants to transform America into a green machine, a nation that leads the world in technology and manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, electric cars, technologies to make the electricity grid more efficient and long-life batteries Continue reading
Europe’s plan for 20% renewable energy by 2020
Europe’s Ambitious ‘Green Grid’ Plan. To boost new energy sources such as wind, solar, and tidal, nine countries will link up producers through a C30 billion smart grid under the North Sea, Business Week 7 Jan 2010 By Valentina Pop
Nine north-western European countries are planning a giant underwater energy grid in the North Sea linked to wind farms, tidal power stations and hydroelectric plants. Continue reading
US: Pro nuke senator tries to stop solar energy plan
Nuclear Plant Planned For California, Despite State Ban Green Light Michael Kanellos | December 30, 2009“……..U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein continues to move ahead with a plan that would prevent solar thermal power plants, one of the more cost-effective forms of alternative enrgy, from going up in the Mojave. A thermal plant is one heck of a lot cleaner than a nuclear plant when you consider the construction materials and nuclear waste. And, unlike PV panels or wind, solar thermal plants produce power in steady, large quantities.
China rules increased use of renewable energy
China Pushes Use of Clean Energy The Wall Street Journal by Shai Oster 29 Dec 09
BEIJING — China announced new regulations to increase the use of renewable energy such as wind and hydropower by forcing electricity grid operators to prioritize their use, in an effort by the world’s top greenhouse-gas emitter to reduce its reliance on coal. Continue reading
Nevada’s renewable energy prospects booming
Energy office director: Renewable energy industry will see explosive growth Las Vegas Sun Jim Groth Dec. 27, 2009 By 2020, solar and alternative-energy-related businesses will surpass gaming and mining as the state’s growth industries. Continue reading
Kyoto Protocol defined nuclear energy as neither clean nor renewable
Copenhagen, nuclear power, and the Clean Development Mechanism Nuclear Reaction, by Justin, 18 Dec 09
“……..For those who don’t know it,the Clean Development Mechanism the CDM is a system set up under the Kyoto Protocol which allows industrialised countries committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions to earn carbon credits by investing in low-carbon projects in developing countries rather than building more expensive projects in their own countries.
Nuclear energy was specifically excluded from the CDM at the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change conference in 2001. Continue reading
Bright Future for Solar Energy
The Solar Energy Industry is Looking Bright
CityTownInfo.com By Abigail Rome
December 17, 2009
The stars seem to be aligning with the sun these days. Or at least with an industry that takes full advantage of the sun. Here are a few indications. While the climate change agreements were being discussed last week in Copenhagen, the U.S. President spoke about stimulating green energy jobs. And, as the costs of solar panels have decreased tremendously in recent months, governments have continued to create incentives for renewable energy and efficiency. In short, the political will as well as the economics are in place for solar energy to finally skyrocket. Continue reading
It is possible to have 100% renewable energy
Can we go 100% renewable? By Damian Kahya
Business reporter, BBC News 3 December 2009
The power of the wind and waves is ever-present in the Danish winter.
The Copenhagen climate change talks will discuss how to capture the energy from such “renewable” sources.
The UK plans to get 15% of all its energy that way within just 10 years.
Some experts believe it could provide for all our needs…………….. Continue reading
Renewable energy, not nuclear, for Pacific islands
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HAARETZ . com 3 Dec 09 “………..Pacific states are realizing that they may have a distinct advantage in the reordering of the global economy, as it moves away from a dependence on fossil fuels. Developing nations in equatorial zones have begun a concerted move toward a switch to renewable energy. Continue reading
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