Panorama

European leaders urged to see renewables as shield to geo-political and energy risks

Tuesday, 13 May 2014 Dan McCue With Environment Ministers in the European Council arriving in Greece today to hold their first, largely informal discussions on the EU's new 2030 climate and energy framework, the continent's renewable ...

Research finds “tunable” semiconductors will allow better detectors, solar cells

Friday, 18 April 2014 REM One of the great problems in physics is the detection of electromagnetic radiation – that is, light – which lies outside the small range of wavelengths that the human eye can see. Think X-rays, for ...

Germany

Germany reforms its renewable energy law

Wednesday, 09 April 2014 Robin Whitlock The German government has acted to reform the country’s renewable energy structure in order to keep costs down without halting the expansion of renewable technologies and thus Germany’s transition ...

REECO Poland to host fourth International Trade Fair for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in September

Friday, 04 April 2014 Dan McCue REECO Poland is gearing up to host its fourth International Trade Fair for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Warsaw in September. The event will be held at the Expocentre EXPO XXI from 23 through ...

UK government backtracks on domestic RHI

Monday, 24 March 2014 Robin Whitlock A last-minute change to the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) regarding solar PV-Thermal systems (PV-T) could adversely affect British businesses and leave homeowners' renewable energy installations ...

In Davos, former US VP Al Gore says price-parity of renewables is key to solving climate change challenges

Friday, 24 January 2014 Dan McCue Former US Vice President Al Gore said earlier today that the "cost down-curve" for photovoltaics and, to a lesser extent, wind, is a "game-changer" in addressing climate chang ...

Study: European renewable energy share increased to 14.4% in 2012

Wednesday, 08 January 2014 Dan McCue The share of renewable energy used across Europe increased to 14.4 percent in 2012, according to the EurObserv’ER consortium, which is monitoring the EU's progress toward achieving an overall of goal ...

Spain

FCC sells 51 percent of its energy division

Friday, 03 January 2014 Robin Whitlock

The Spanish environmental services and infrastructure group FCC, has fulfilled another of its strategic objectives by selling 51 percent of the company that owns its renewable energy assets

India

WWF India releases new report on renewable energy potential

Friday, 20 December 2013 Robin Whitlock An awareness of the potential of renewables beyond power-generation would greatly enhance their acceptance amongst the public, according to a report released today by WWF-India and the Council on Energy, ...

IRENA's first-of-its-kind web portal demystifies renewable energy costs

Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Dan McCue

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) launched a unique web portal dedicated to renewable energy cost analysis on the opening day of its latest council meeting in Abu Dhabi.