UK
REA welcomes strong Government financial commitment to renewables industry
Friday, 23 November 2012 Robin WhitlockDecarbonisation target will be deferred to the next election but the government’s green energy budget will be expanded
Good Energy announces local tariff scheme
Thursday, 22 November 2012 Robin WhitlockLocal residents near the company’s wind farms will benefit from lower energy bills under a plan to ensure community interest remains at the heat of renewable energy generation in the UK
EU must do more to develop wind energy market says EWEA
Thursday, 15 November 2012 Robin WhitlockThe actions identified by the European Commission to develop the internal energy market by 2014 do not go far enough according to the European Wind Energy Agency (EWEA)
juwi enters APAC markets with photovoltaic plants
Thursday, 15 November 2012 Dan McCue Having successfully established itself in the Asian-Pacific market with the opening of its Regional head quarters in Singapore earlier this year, juwi has announced it is now developing free-standing ...
Variability and intermittency – a response to wind power critics
Wednesday, 14 November 2012 Robin Whitlock Critics of wind power often like to claim that wind power suffers from intermittency problems and therefore is an unreliable and costly method of power generation. This claim does not stand up to deta...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 08/11/2012
Thursday, 08 November 2012 REM • Renewable energy subsidies seen as winners in election The Gazette • UN-ification, Energy Renewables Will Predominate Obama’s Second Term My Desert • Solar energy experts started out by ...
Report says biomass can be a key to meeting the UK's energy needs
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 REMBiomass can play a key role in helping the UK meet the energy challenges of the future, according to a report published Deloitte, the international consultancy.
Cuba
Cuban wind farms survive Hurricane Sandy
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 Robin Whitlock The Cuban government announced last week at a meeting with the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) in Havana that none of the two wind farms has shown any major damage caused by the hurricane and tha...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 06/11/2012
Tuesday, 06 November 2012 REM • U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory contemplating expansion Composites World • Renewable energy seems unlikely in near future: Minister Jakarta Post • World needs $700 billion in powe...
Low carbon industries unite to call for swift progress on UK Energy Bill
Tuesday, 06 November 2012 Robin Whitlock The Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA), Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) and RenewableUK have united with a joint letter being sent to the Energy Secretary calling for swift progress on t...