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IEA: smart grids crucial to a sustainable energy future

Wednesday, 06 April 2011 Widespread deployment of “smart grids” -- networks that monitor and manage the transport of electricity from all generation sources to meet the varying electricity demands of end users -- is ...

United States

A southern state grapples with its renewable energy future

Thursday, 10 March 2011 Dan McCue Everything you want to know about the current shape of renewable energy in the southeastern US state of South Carolina can be divined from a project now nearing completion on Joe White Avenue in the coastal ...

United States

Obama sends $3.7 trillion, renewable energy-friendly budget to US Congress

Monday, 14 February 2011 Dan McCue President Barack Obama sent a St. Valentine’s Day gift to proponents of renewable energy on Monday by sending a $3.7 trillion budget for fiscal 2012 to the US Congress that pours billions of dollars ...

“Renewables and space: finding the synergies”

Wednesday, 09 February 2011 Toby Price Spain’s CENER (National Renewable Energy Centre) has announced the launch of a new European Space Agency Ambassador Platform for European Adoption of Renewable Energy Sources (EARE), the objective ...

United States

75 percent of US consumers have a favourable view of solar and wind energy, study finds

Monday, 07 February 2011

While the future of US energy policy is very much in the air, consumers participating in a recent survey expressed unqualified support renewable energy, and particularly for solar and wind energy.

Davos investor report: Clean energy needs $515 billion annually by 2030

Thursday, 03 February 2011 Global investment in clean energy must reach $515 billion (€377 billion) per year by 2030 — triple that of last year’s investment — in order to avoid the catastrophic impact of climate ...

World energy markets will eventually convince all of the wisdom of renewable energy, author says

Friday, 28 January 2011 Dan McCue L. Hunter Lovins is no conspiracy theorist, but when it comes to the roller coaster ride-like momentum of the renewable energy sector, she concedes it not always easy not to succumb to bouts of dark speculation. ...

Energy leaders urged to join forces to meet rising demand

Thursday, 20 January 2011 With global energy demand set to rise by 25% by 203o, yesterday participants in the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2011 Technology Forum underscored the key role of technology in overcoming global energy ...

“The future is showcased in Masdar”: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon commends UAE’s leadership at WFES

Wednesday, 19 January 2011 His Excellency Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, commended Masdar's ambition and commitment to advancing and commercialising innovations in renewable energy and clean technology ...

New record for clean energy investments in 2010

Thursday, 13 January 2011 According to the latest figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, new investment in clean energy reached $243 billion last year, driven by soaring activity in China, offshore wind and European roof-top ...