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Volume 11 Issue 2
March/April 2008
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Biomass for business at the UK's largest biomass CHP plant

- by Tracey Colley

Slough Heat and Power is the largest dedicated biomass CHP plant in the UK. Tracey Colley reviews the project in the aftermath of its sale to Scottish and Southern Energy and highlights some of the knowledge gained from its operation....

From the Editor

- by Jackie Jones

In Las Vegas last month it was an honour to introduce one of the most senior people in US politics - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid - to the audience gathered at our yearly Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo North...

Doing it right: The four seasons of wind farm development

- by Ton van de Wekken

Even though wind power is now a maturing industry, for developers there are still a number of pitfalls that must be avoided if a project is to be successful. Ton van de Wekken sets out the four most important considerations....

Like minds: A common agenda

- by Arthouros Zervos and Oliver Schaefer

In January the European Commission presented its long-awaited proposal for a Directive on the promotion of renewable energies. This policy is based on the unified voice of the industry, argue Arthouros Zervos and Oliver Schaefer....

News Roundup

A roundup up of renewable energy news from around the world....

Growing up green: US colleges witness an environmental groundswell

- by Elisa Wood

A surge of interest in renewable energy and sustainability in general is prompting educational establishments to respond, not just by improving campus environmental performance, but by offering the courses and training that match a growing marketplace. Elisa Wood reports....

Global status report: Keeping it clean

- by Eric Martinot

More than $100 billion was invested in 2007 in new renewable energy capacity, manufacturing plants, and R&D - a true global milestone. Yet perceptions lag behind reality. The REN21 Renewables 2007 Global Status Report captures that reality. Lead author of the...

Passive house retrofit: Taking it easy

- by Martin Ploss

Improving the overall efficiency of a nation's housing stock by insisting new buildings reach the impressive passive house standard can mean a 90% energy saving and a high level of thermal comfort. Martin Ploss explains how it also makes for an...

Ahead of the curve? Fresnel technology in CSP

- by Daniel Reinhardt

In the deserts of Spain one of the world's most recent concentrating solar power stations has been built, based on Fresnel technology. Daniel Reinhardt says the pilot plant is set to establish new standards for power supply and prove that an...

A mountain to climb? How pico-hydro helps rural development in the Himalayas

- by Alex Zahnd and Kimber McKay

A pico-hydro power plant for elementary lighting in a remote and impoverished Himalayan village in Nepal shows just what can be achieved with rural electrification using renewables. Alex Zahnd and Kimber McKay explore one of the four pillars of rural development....

Land of giants: PV majors making waves

- by David Appleyard

In this, the second of our two-part look at the world's most influential PV players, the good news continues with a largely positive outlook among the world's leading PV companies. David Appleyard reports....

Project financing for wind: Pointers and pitfalls

- by Stefan Schmitz

Once considered mere hobby horse projects for environmentalists, wind energy developments are now treated with the same respect as any other type of large energy project. Their financing has also graduated from the largely asset-based financing applied to early, smaller projects,...

Going to town: Part one - planning to increase the urban uptake

What does it take to switch on a city to solar PV? The PV Up-scale consortium has just reviewed 14 major urban photovoltaic projects in five countries across Europe to see what measures have really worked. In the first of three...

Float on: Floating offshore wind opens up the deep

- by Eize de Vries

The development of floating offshore wind turbines presents a number of advantages over more conventional foundations, not least of which is the opportunity to exploit wind resources far offshore in deep water. Eize de Vries reports....

Stringing it out: Innovative solar module assembly technology

- by Wim Sinke

Within the framework of CrystalClear, a large European project on the development of low-cost, highly efficient silicon solar modules, a new manufacturing process has been developed that allows modules to be made using very thin solar cells. Wim Sinke explains....

Excited about power quality: Generator innovations at Ingeteam

- by Eize de Vries

Spanish technology company Ingeteam reveals details of its Ingecon CleanPower series of doubly fed generators. Eize de Vries spoke with the company's hardware R&D manager, David Sole, about the new system and its promise of substantial power quality improvement....

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