Just after the announcement of China’s National Energy Administration to install 10 GW additional photovoltaic capacity during 2013, Beijing reported a new pollution record this weekend. Arguably, a centrally planned economy may have its benefits, but even this enormous addition of renewable energy is going to be just a drop in the ocean. However, it's already having a huge impact on the stock market. The gold rush has been declared opened...
It is unclear whether Berlin's new airport will open in 2013, 2014 or ever, but among the potential ruins an interesting renewable energy project might prevail. Five project partners combine photovoltaics, a wind farm and hydrogen technology to an environmentally sensible mobility solution.
In the wake of Chinese export restrictions on rare earth metals, the dependence of some renewable technologies on scarce materials has been heavily dicussed. Several players in the wind and PV industry are struggling to get away from excessive use of restricted elements, such as indium or rare earth metals. Meanwhile, there has been a shared notion amongst solar scientists and industry that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) could be less restricted, being built mainly on commonplace commodities like steel and glass.
Some call it trade conflict, others even war: Commentaries on the latest U.S. Department of Commerce ruling against Chinese solar panel manufacturers tend to focus on the extremes. However, nobody seems to have read the official fact sheet.
Dear Reader, You might have wondered why the »Renewable Energy Blog« has been so quiet over the past weeks. To tell you the truth, I’m baffled by the current developments in the European Renewable sector,
Ever since the German government returned to the anti-nuclear energy policy of its predecessors, scientist, politicians and utility companies are trying to figure out ways of restructuring the infrastructure. In order to expedite this process, a new award for »intelligent energy« will be bestowed for interesting approaches.
For politicians, electrical engineers and journalists, energy efficiency and renewable energy are hot topics, but what thinks the consumer about these issues? A new study tries to find out, how French, English, German and American perceive energy efficiency.
The topic of renewable energy is not only about wind, water and sun, but also about efficiency - it’s actually easier to use ‘leftover’ power than to generate more. A recently proposed European commission directive on energy efficiency is being criticised as well as lauded - strangely, though, by the same people.
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