Scotland
Who needs oil and gas when you can have renewables?
Friday, 09 March 2012 Toby Price A day doesn’t go by without Scotland appearing in the news in relation to its push to ramp up its renewables capacity and generate wealth and jobs while doing so. Earlier today we reported on an agr...
Mexico
Central American state an attractive spot for renewable energy investors
Monday, 05 March 2012 REM The Mexican government’s SecretarÃa de EnergÃa (SENER) is the department responsible for energy production and regulation, promoting the use of renewable energy sources in reducing fossil fuel dep...
Top stories in March 2011
A mixed bag March this time last year
Friday, 02 March 2012 Toby Price While the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident overshadowed all other news during March, our most read stories this time last year didn’t actually focus on events unfolding there. This,...
Japan
Offshore wind in Fukushima waters
Thursday, 16 February 2012 Mike McGovern A year after the Fukushima Daichi nuclear disaster, a consortium of more than ten Japanese companies, led by the Marubeni trading company, is about to close a deal to erect an experimental 12-MW wind ...
South Africa
New detailed solar resource maps released for African nation
Monday, 13 February 2012 REM Renewable Energy Magazine has recently written about the rise and rise of South African renewables, a trend that is reflected by this month’s announcement that GeoModel Solar has released the most d...
The second generation biofuels dance: Grab a partner before it's too late!
Mark Emalfarb, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dyadic, looks at how joint ventures can accelerate the
commercialization of Cellulosic Sugars for use in producing biobased fuels and chemicals.
Spain
Negative reactions to Spanish FiT freeze continue
Friday, 03 February 2012 Toby Price Aftershocks from the Spanish government’s announcement last week that it is imposing a moratorium on feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for renewable energy continue to rattle around the world. We caught up wit...
A look back at REM this time last year
February 2011’s top ten a mixed picture
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 Toby Price This month last year, Adnan Amin was battling to win the post of Director General he currently holds at IRENA during a period which saw mixed fortunes for different renewables technologies. German sol...
Paul Gipe, wind energy advocate and supported of feed-in tariffs
"Offshore wind is a chimera and a dangerous one at that"
Tuesday, 31 January 2012 Toby Price Paul Gipe has worked with wind energy since 1976 and in this exclusive interview with Renewable Energy Magazine, he reflects on progress in the wind sector over the ten years that have passed since ou...
Lufthansa says biofuel trials successful, but should they continue?
Tuesday, 17 January 2012 Toby Price After a six-month practical trial involving biosynthetic fuel, Lufthansa has announced the first positive results. According to initial calculations, carbon dioxide emissions were reduced by 1,471 ton...
Crown Estate to lease more wave and tidal sites for technology development
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