Renewables
The next 15 years
Rachel Morison talks to energy experts about their long-term outlook for the future
EU issues national template to meet renewables targets
The European Commission has issued a template for National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAPS) requiring Member States to detail their strategies for reaching 2020 renewable energy targets.
Bache Commodities launches new green commodities index
Bache Commodities, the global commodities and financial derivatives business of Prudential Financial, has launched a green commodities index.
EcoSecurities registers largest Gold Standard VER project
EcoSecurities, a Dublin-based environmental project developer, has registered the Rotor Elektrik Uretim wind farm in Turkey as the largest project under the Gold Standard, a carbon credit quality label.
Next generation solar power could replace fossil fuels says WRI
Concentrating solar thermal (CST) power has the potential to provide power on the margin of the demand curve, as well as replacing coal at the core of the power mix in the US, according to a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI.)
E.ON to sell 300MW of hydro capacity to Verbund
E.ON has announced that it will sell more than 300 megawatts (MW) of hydroelectric capacity to Austrian utility Verbund.
Renewables see more investment than fossil fuels in 2008
Renewable energy attracted $155 billion of investment compared with $110billion for fossil fuels in 2008, according to a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released this week.
Wind energy: oversize methodology
Operating wind farms to optimal efficiency is difficult to achieve. Andrés Cortés, Eduardo Martín and Enrique Doheijo of Deloitte discuss their method for improving the use of wind and its integration in power grids
Forcing the issue
Given the success of portfolio standards in the US in promoting the renewables sector, the coal and nuclear industries are calling for portfolio standards of their own. Elisa Wood reports
Exelon presses on with NRG acquisition
The Federal Energy Regulatory Comission (FERC) has approved Exelon Corporation's application for its proposed acquisition of NRG Energy.
ERBD invest up to €5 billion in renewables stimulus
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced it will invest between €3-5 billion in sustainable energy projects in Eastern Europe before 2011 in an initiative to attract further co-financing of up to €10 billion.
London Array wind farm receives final investment
Utilities DONG Energy, E.ON and Masdar have announced that they will invest €2.2bn in building the first 630MW phase of the London Array offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.
Biofuels get boost from clean energy revolution
The US Government has announced plans designed to boost the use of advanced biofuels through research, investment and the national Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).