Saturday, May 25, 2013
In each issue, Renewable Energy World asks leading players in the industry to give their verdict on a key question of the moment. For this annual review edition, our readers share their...
Touting the biofuels industry as the nation's road to gain energy independence, the U.S. military wants to help move it forward. But government committees have proposed bills to block...
Oklahoma was not always a big source of wind power projects, but a leader in oil and gas, and that may be what helped the state to develop its wind resources. 'Our history and experience...
Indonesia's electricity market is moving from a monopoly fossil-fuel generation base to a more competitive structure with an increasing share of renewable energy. Or rather that is the transition the government seeks to promote, while the reality is somewhat...
Emissions trading is growing in popularity across the globe, but doubts about its high costs and ultimate effectiveness at promoting renewable energy have hampered its adoption. The key question is whether emissions trading schemes — as exemplified by...
Long after the Iron Curtain was lifted, Europe's ex-Soviet nations often remain reliant on combined heat and power (CHP) plants feeding district heating schemes for which renewables could make an attractive fuel source.
Despite its potential, offshore wind installation activity has been relatively slow to take off. Early optimism has been replaced with the realization that sustained growth has taken longer to materialize. However, the last five years have seen progress,...
So much for German efficiency. The country may have made a bold attempt at promoting offshore wind power, with a slew of spectacular projects taking shape off the coast and an ambitious target to install up to 26 GW of power by 2030.
When can a new industry like wind power be considered mature? One sign is surely when it rises and falls in line with the global economy, indicating that it has left the shelter of...
Reliability of PV and CPV modules is a key requirement for sustainable consumption of solar energy. To ensure their reliability and safety, PV modules must be tested to and comply with a universally accepted set of standards. Additionally, several initiatives...
