Blog

1

comment

Editorial Leader: Revolutionary time for the energy poor

ONE OF the things I really love about my job is seeing the amazing work taking place around the world to make other people’s lives better - in the May/June 2013 issue of Renewable Energy Focus I’m delighted to share that with you in all its glory. The UN wants sustainable energy su ...

Posted 10 June 2013 by Gail Rajgor

tags: not tagged.

0

comments

Editorial Leader: New markets for a new era of power

AND WOW, there are certainly plenty of new markets for the renewable energy industry – and they are finally coming out into the light. Deployment of renewables is an “idea whose time has come”. These are the words of Adnan Amin, director general of the International Renewable ...

Posted 09 April 2013 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable energy , solar , solar energy , CSP , wind energy , wind power , renewables , alternative energy , EWEA , IRENA , IEA , blog , Editorial , renewable energy industry , energy markets

0

comments

Solar energy: what cost, what outlook and what’s going on in Hawaii?

So cumulative solar PV power installations worldwide shot past the 100GW mark in 2012, the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) announced this month. In fact, the figure by end 2012 was just over 101GW. A major milestone indeed. While the global industry still grapples with some ...

Posted 20 February 2013 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Solar , PV , subsidies , renewable energy , EWEA , solar energy , photovoltaics

0

comments

An inconvenient truth

The global growth of renewable energy over the last few years cannot be disputed, but can it really play a major role in the world of large-scale electricity generation? Some would say it already is. Wind power is the obvious example. “If anybody had said we would be here talking about w ...

Posted 23 January 2013 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable energy , blog , wind energy , solar energy , CSP , EWEA , alternative energy

0

comments

Today’s Top 10: A wish list for the renewable energy market in 2013

By John Peters, Managing Director, Engage Consulting The global renewable energy market is evolving rapidly. John Peters from Engage Consulting looks into his crystal ball and discusses some of the changes that would enable the market to grow in 2013. 1) One thing I would like to see in 2013 ...

Posted 17 December 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: blog , renewable , renewable energy , energy market , wind energy , solar , PV , photovoltaics , wind power , solar thermal , electric vehicles , electric cars , smart homes , energy storage

0

comments

Tidings of comfort and joy

By Elizabeth Block The UK government appears to have given up on being “the greenest government ever”. No one saw much comfort for renewables in the recent Energy Bill or in the Autumn Statement that followed. Why, I wonder, instead of a “dash for gas”, can’t we h ...

Posted 10 December 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Tidal , Tidal energy , Tidal power , Marine , Marine energy , Marine power , wave and tidal , alternative energy , offshore energy , hydro energy , hydro power

0

comments

Now the campaign really begins …

HURRAH! THE UK’s Energy Bill has finally landed – following months of delays and turbulence caused by conflicting interests within Government departments. And so now, the hard work begins. The Bill’s announcement should finally “help to draw a line under the recent pol ...

Posted 10 December 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Blog , Editor's Blog , UK , Renewable Energy , Renewables , Energy Bill , Renewable Energy Policy , Alternative Energy , Energy Market

0

comments

Guest Blog: Tough times, tough actions - time for a greentech patent amnesty?

By Barry Johnston Given the increasing 6 degrees threat of global warming, and its appalling consequences, should there now be a global patent amnesty? Might it accelerate the worldwide rollout of clean and renewable energy technologies, along the lines of the medical patent amnesties granted to de ...

Posted 21 November 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Blog , Cleantech , Alternative energy sources , Renewable energy , Renewable energy technology , Patents , global warming , Technology , clean energy , renewable energy technologies

0

comments

Surge in solar energy news from South Africa – Top 5 solar power project announcements this month (so far)

The solar power market in South Africa has ramped up a gear, with a stream of project news emanating from the country in recent days. Covering project financial close, contract awards and construction starts, the news covers both solar PV and concentrated solar power (CSP). Why this news flurry? W ...

Posted 15 November 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: solar , Solar energy , PV , photovoltaics , solar power , CSP , concentrated solar power , solar electricity , renewable energy , alternative energy , South Africa , South Africa solar , project news , construction , renewable energies , energy news , solar renewable energy , solar news , solar energy companies

0

comments

Guest Blog: Global Energy Access by 2030?

By Mathias Aarre Maehlum, EnergyInformative.org Electrical power is probably the most important factor for development and growth. According to International Energy Agency (IEA), there are almost 1.5 billion people in the world that lack access to electricity. The IEA has stated that half of those ...

Posted 12 November 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable energy , electricity , solar , photovoltaics , PV , off-grid , rural electrification , india , IEA , Blog , renewables , energy

0

comments

Paradise lost?

Who doesn’t dream of a few weeks escape to a tropical island paradise like the Maldives? I know I certainly do. So I couldn’t wait to watch Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve on BBC Two last weekend. It was the fourth installment of what has so far proved to be an excellent six-part series (I ...

Posted 07 November 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: climate change , low carbon , ocean , oceans , coral , small island state , off-grid , off-grid renewables , clean energy , renewable energy , energy from waste , climate change , Advanced Conversion , renewable energy , energy , small island states , off-grid , off-grid renewables , waste , toxic , low carbon , ocean , oceans , environment , coral , environment , alternative energy

0

comments

Guest Blog: Setting the stage for GreenBuild 2012

By Comly Wilson, CleanEdison Are you going to Green Build 2012? If so, you’ll be in good company. The 11th annual gathering of all those involved in ‘building green’ into the national fabric looks set to be the biggest yet – with 35,000 architects, facility managers, educato ...

Posted 07 November 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Energy , Energy efficiency , green building , LEED , sustainability , GreenBuild , US

2

comments

Shocking wake-up call on global warming – report stresses renewable energy investment needs

Despite the billions of investment being ploughed into renewable energy and low carbon technologies across the globe, the world is failing dramatically in its battle to stem the tide of global warming, according to research published yesterday by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). “Governments ...

Posted 06 November 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable energy , low carbon , emissions , climate change , global warming , energy , alternative energy , shale gas , investment

0

comments

Guest Blog: Ahead of this week's US election the message is clear - the green revolution will be crowdfunded

The green blogosphere has been ablaze with posts, tweets, and comments about the second US presidential debate in which the two candidates squared off on their respective energy approaches. President Obama offered strong support for continued government-funded development in renewables, ...

Posted 05 November 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable energy , US , alternative energy , renewables , biomass , energy from waste , EfW , Subsidies , energy , anaerobic digesters

2

comments

Guest Blog: Can petrol generated from the air become carbon neutral?

In the last week, a British company (Air Fuel Synthesis) introduced us to a potential breakthrough piece of technology which can create petrol using just air and electricity. One major benefit of this generated fuel is that it can be used in many of our transport options with no adaptation required. ...

Posted 29 October 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable energy , electricity , renewable electricity , wind energy , wind power , hydrogen , renewable energy sources , low carbon , wind farm , wind electricity generation , blog , offshore wind

0

comments

Renewable energy at home - the 6 key steps to getting it right you need to know

As energy demand rises and consumer electricity bills increase, more and more attention is turning to renewables. Sometimes this is for the wrong reasons: Support for renewable energy is often unjustly blamed for energy price hikes – however analysis from the UK-based Renewable Energy As ...

Posted 26 October 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable energy , renewable energies , renewable electricity , electricity costs , energy bills , reducing energy bills , renewable heat , solar energy , PV

0

comments

Great expectations

CLIFF EDGE or bright future? That’s the question on everyone’s mind right now, with fortunes at the mercy of election outcomes, as in the US, or long-term policy decisions facing yet further consultation, as in the UK. There’s no getting away from the fact that the renewables ...

Posted 16 October 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Renewable Energy Focus , Editorial Leader , contents , solar , PV , wind power , energy , biomass , investment , market , policy

0

comments

A startling fact for you...

For the decade 2002 to 2011 there were some 4130 natural disasters globally, resulting in more than a million deaths and an economic loss of at least $1.195 trillion. The figures come in a new report out today. The key message from that report is that environmental degradation increases the risk of ...

Posted 11 October 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Renewable energy , renewables , wind power , offshore , wave , tidal , marine , solar , PV , environment , climate change , blog , editor

2

comments

Water use in electricity generation: the sobering facts that make a case for wind and solar power

Did you know it takes 100,000 gallons of water to produce a single megawatt hour of electricity? Well according to a new report out today, it does – unless you’re using wind or solar power that is. So maybe, with much of the world battling more regular bouts of drought and water shortage ...

Posted 19 September 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: renewable , energy , renewable energy , wind power , solar , PV , photovoltaics , nuclear , biomass , US , drought , electricity , generation , policy

0

comments

A new era begins

When David passed on the editorial metaphorical torch to me for Renewable Energy Focus, I knew it was going to be a whirlwind first month or two. That was certainly the case, kicking off with a marathon trip to Germany – taking in Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Munich in an action-packed eight ...

Posted 30 August 2012 by Gail Rajgor

tags: Editorial , leader , latest issue , July , August , 2012 , Germany , Renewable Energy , Market

Tag Cloud

Bloggers

Members' Login

Not a member?