Latest renewables news hot off the press - 14/07/2011
Thursday, 14 July 2011 REM • Suzlon’s Repower May Bid for 10 Billion-Euro France Wind Project BloombergShining light on solar energy Indy Star• City's new hydro project churns out power near site of historic sta...
Panama
Sweet sorghum for bioethanol
Monday, 11 July 2011 REM Researchers at the Agricultural Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP) are testing the use of sweet sorghum to produce ethanol. Fifteen different varieties of the grass have been grown to assess which o...
Sustainable biojet fuel initiative launched in Latin America and the Caribbean
Thursday, 30 June 2011 Toby Price The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced the approval of a regional cooperation project to help public and private institutions develop a sustainable biojet fuels industry employing dif...
Global sustainability indicators agreed for bioenergy
Tuesday, 31 May 2011 The Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) has agreed on a set of voluntary, practical and science-based sustainability indicators with the aim of helping countries to assess and develop sustainable prod...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 29/03/2011
Tuesday, 29 March 2011 • Rooftops to revive Spain's flagging solar industry Reuters• Solar Panels Breaking Out of ‘Niche’ to Match Apple’s iPad-Fueled Growth Bloomberg• New studies sully rep...
Planet Earth
Don't forget Earth Hour tomorrow
Friday, 25 March 2011 At 20:00 on Saturday 26 March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leads a host of w...
Latin American wind industry a hive of activity
Tuesday, 01 February 2011 Toby Price While onshore wind farm activity in long-standing markets such as Spain and Germany slows, Latin America’s onshore wind sector is buzzing, with a score of recent milestones being reached. Mexico...