The 12 Months of NIMBY
Wednesday, 05 December 2012 Al Maiorino NIMBY (Or “not in my backyard”) opposition is often formed to keep large scale projects out of communities. Opposition is common in industries such as landfills, quarries, chemical plants, and maj...
Renewables May Overtake Coal by 2035, But Will it be Soon Enough?
Wednesday, 05 December 2012 Richard Crume Hardly a day goes by without a news report on the potential effects of climate change and an urgent call to action. Increasingly, the news is evolving from what might happen to what is happening, as m...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 27/11/2012
Tuesday, 27 November 2012 REM • Clean Energy Aid Hit $8 Billion for Developing Nations Bloomberg • Saudi- Renewable energy will help diversify economy Mena Financial News • Policy certainty would boost renewable energy Fin...
Report provides guidance for development marine renewables in Shetland Islands
Tuesday, 20 November 2012 REM A new report from the NAFC Marine Centre Marine Spatial Planning team offers a detailed methodology for use to integrate environmental, social and economic considerations into the site selection proce...
STA calls on Government to seize ‘easy and cost-effective win’ on solar power
Tuesday, 20 November 2012 Robin WhitlockKey decisions on solar power due shortly amid concerns for non-domestic solar policy framework
Crown Estate leases bring innovation in tidal power
Wednesday, 14 November 2012 Robin Whitlock The leasing process will bring forward a tidal power testing centre in the waters of the Isle of Wight (part of the pioneering Eco Island project) and two innovative floating tidal power prototypes of...
Eco Wave Power signs MOU with Ocean University of China
Tuesday, 13 November 2012 REMA senior delegation from the Governmentally-owned Ocean University of Chinahas travelled to Israel to sign an MOU with Eco Wave Power.
Climate Change in the Spotlight as Sandy Roars Ashore
Thursday, 08 November 2012 Richard Crume It took a superstorm to finally get the attention of U.S. politicians. During this fall’s presidential campaign, climate change was hardly an issue. In fact, it was not even mentioned in the four te...
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 ...
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...
Three-year project results in new nacelle-mounted Lidar power curve measurement procedure
Rooftop PV system provides clean energy for 300 Japanese households
US food giant unveils a new waste to energy production system
Solar industry association cheers Germany's €50 million of additional support for R&D
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