Report examines how land, water and energy must be managed as a whole Politicians globally must confront growing scarcity of natural resources in order to enable a transformation towards inclusive and sustainable growth over the coming decades concludes the team leader of a major new European Commission report, led by the Overseas Development Institute, in co-ordination with the German Development Institute (DIE) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management. | WATT, did you say? New interactive e-book launched The US’s leading clean energy youth empowerment organisation, Focus the Nation, has published an new interactive e-book entitled The WATT to complement and enhance its user's guide to energy in the 21st Century. The aim of the initiative is to help combat what the organisation described as “energy illiteracy”. | PV sector grows, grid parity paradigm shift near The 2012 EurObserv’ER Photovoltaic Barometer has been released, focusing on developments in Europe regarding solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation for the year 2011. According to the report’s authors, growth continued, prices fell, and cell efficiencies rose; all of which indicate that grid parity is just round the corner for this renewable energy source in some countries. | Panorama Mining industry ramps up investments in renewables Execs in solar, wind, ethanol and electric vehicles top Forbe’s list of green billionaires New support schemes announced for renewables on either sides of Pacific Top 10 stories in May 2011 Bioenergy favourite with readers this time last year PV Scottish researchers tap into potential of solar power in space United Kingdom Fears solar PV no longer viable “wholly misplaced,” says trade associations Solar power achieves “remarkable” growth but now at crossroads, says EPIA Europeans demand political focus on decentralised solar energy California Legislature preempts local agencies to speed solar project's development Thermal Solar heating and cooling markets sees 14% growth Solar Thermal Electric India Low-cost solar thermal solutions launched for Indian industries China's biggest nuke firm embraces rooftop CSP-biomass hybrid eSolar Partners with Sanmina-SCI to design next-generation CSP components John Joshi United States How much does solar cost? Agenda 2nd CSP Optimisation Summit Environmental Bonds 2012 Solar Maghreb Congress and Exhibition 2012 |