Panorama

Renewables meet 16 percent of global final energy consumption in 2010

Tuesday, 12 July 2011 Toby Price The REN21 Renewables 2011 Global Status Report released today shows that the renewable energy sector continues to perform well despite continuing economic recession, incentive cuts, and low natural-gas ...

UN reports massive surge in clean energy investments

Friday, 08 July 2011 REM The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report showing that investments in green energy climbed by a third last year. Chinese wind and small-scale PV in Europe have been the biggest drivers. ...

“Green Power Islands” proposed to generate clean energy

Tuesday, 05 July 2011 Toby Price The Danish architectural firm Gottlieb Paludan has put forward a radical idea to generate and store renewable energy on uninhabited islands around the globe. The firm has proposed generating power through ...

Is IRENA finally starting to ramp up its activity?

Friday, 01 July 2011 Toby Price IRENA has announced that it will be hosting a high-level Africa Consultative Forum on Renewable Energy in Abu Dhabi on 8 and 9 July which “will provide an opportunity for Ministers of Energy from ...

Smart grid investment in Asia Pacific to exceed $171 billion, forecaster says

Thursday, 30 June 2011 Dan McCue

Smart Grid investment in the Asia Pacific will reach $171.3 billion by 2017, according to a new report from Pike Research.

Study reveals consumers demanding more clean energy

Tuesday, 28 June 2011 Toby Price Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the global leader in wind energy, announced today the release of two studies addressing consumer demand, climate change and corporate energy transparency. The first finds consumers ...

Renewable outstrip coal and nuclear since 90s

Friday, 24 June 2011 Toby Price A new analysis of the global power plant market launched yesterday by Greenpeace International shows that since the 1990s, installations of wind and solar grew faster than any other power plant technology ...

Clean tech will be third largest sector in the world in 2020

Friday, 10 June 2011 Toby Price A report by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants y WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) reveals that the market for clean technology will top €1,600 billion in 2020, making it the third largest industry ...

Will the Fukushima disaster spark growth in sustainable energy investments?

Thursday, 26 May 2011 While nations struggle to recover from the global economic slowdown, solar and wind energy investments are surging forward. Many investors are convinced that solar, wind, and other sustainable energy technologies ...

Europe

Pressure grows for stronger climate and energy action

Tuesday, 24 May 2011 Today's vote in the European Parliament's powerful Environment Committee and the launch of a new report by the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) have increased the pressure for a higher EU emissions ...