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UK geothermal plant given green light
What could be the UK’s first commercial deep geothermal power plant has been given planning permission by Cornwall Council.
Turboden supplies 5 MW geothermal in Bavaria
Turboden is supplying a 5 MWe geothermal organic Rankin cycle (ORC) system for the German utility SWM – Stadtwerke München, Bavaria, Germany.
Solar to eclipse geothermal in output
Solar power will generate 126 TWh of renewable power around the world by 2020, more than the 108 TWh to be generated by geothermal facilities, according to the latest International Energy Outlook 2010 from the US Department of Energy.
Measuring Madrid underground’s geothermal energy
Sensus together with Termoterra and IFTec GeoEnergía are measuring the geothermal energy in Madrid’s underground system.
UK overturns ban on councils selling green power to the grid
A ban on councils in the UK selling green electricity into the national grid is to be overturned, UK Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne announces.

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Active Energy Efficiency : the fastest way to solve the energy dilemma
Buildings account for nearly half of all the greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumed. Active energy efficiency can help reduce energy bill up to 30%. The keys for maximum efficiency: integration of technologies, good systems’ design and people’s behaviour and education.
Weekly Podcast: Wave and tidal in the UK: 2GW by 2020?
It's a widely held view that wave and tidal has great potential, but that it is still an R&D industry only now starting to deploy demonstration projects. So how can we ramp up the various technologies? Renewable Energy Focus reports back from the Wave and Tidal 2010 event, organised by RenewableUK (formerly BWEA).
Weekly Podcast: EPRI charts 2025 solar and wind costs
EPRI charts the cost of solar and wind energy in 2025. Find out more by tuning in to this week's news podcast.
Weekly Podcast: Yvo de Boer resigns from UNFCCC
UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer is resigning his position. Tune in to find out more.

Webinars

Design & Construction of Solar Inverter Substations
The rapid increase in the construction of photovoltaic (PV), grid-tied solar farms has created a surge in the demand for utility-grade inverters. These inverters convert the DC current generated by the PV cells into low voltage AC power. The inverters are coupled to a distribution transformer then stepped up to medium voltage, generally 12 kV or 34.5 kV, for collection in an interconnect substation. The interconnect substation steps the voltage up again to the utility transmission voltage, generally in the 69 kV to 345 kV range.
What does the future hold for renewable energy in the Middle East?
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with the World Future Energy Summit, which addresses the future for renewable energy in the Middle East.
Optical Characterisation of PV Cells
We are pleased to announce a new webinar from Renewable Energy Focus in association with Perkin Elmer, which addresses optical characterisation of PV cells.

Blogs

California’s FiT and Persistent Faith in the Rational Market Theory, among other things
Posted by Paula Mints • 31 August 2010
So much happening in California, much of it crucial to the forward progress of solar in the biggest market in the USA. First, unemployment remains high, the budget remains in limbo with outgoing gove...
tags: feed-in tariff, FiT, solar, california
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Look! Up on the roof! Is it a technology? Is it a commodity? Is it an appliance? Yes, it’s all of these things! It’s a Solar Panel!
Posted by Paula Mints • 20 August 2010
Caught ya – this is really an article about branding. You know, that marketing function that turns needs into wants and functions into attributes – or, scares the heck out of you and...
tags: solar, panel, pv, energy, power, renewable
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Ontario: A complicated new frontier for PV
Posted by Paula Mints • 11 August 2010
First came the announcement, then came optimism, then came the announcements, then came the reality checks and finally, the changes to Ontario’s wildly anticipated feed-in tariff; not to kill it...
tags: feed-in tariff, solar, pv, fit, transmission
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Checklist for Developing Your Feed-In Tariff
Posted by Paula Mints • 31 July 2010
Look around the FiT landscape and if you can, find one that created a healthy, sustainable market that did not overburden those who are paying for it; Yes, I mean remember the ratepayers; ...
tags: feed-in tariff, fit
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Do you need to Speak Solar to Thrive in the Solar Industry
Posted by Paula Mints • 27 July 2010
There is a wave of new business professionals in the solar industry – and not all of them speak solar. Every industry has its own language along with a host of acronyms to go along with it. The...
tags: Solar, PV
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Features

EU renewable energy National Action Plans (NAPS) – the current status
EU Member States are currently preparing National Action Plans to detail how they will meet their renewable energy targets.
Renewable energy at Linde Gas Renewable energy at Linde Gas
Linde’s involvement in renewable energy stretches back 20 years, when Linde started its development of hydrogen as a fuel. Since then, the company has entered renewable energy areas such as biogas, biomass, wind, geothermal, solar photovoltaics (PV), solar thermal, and fuel cells. Here Renewable Energy Focus’ Steve Barrett and Kari Larsen talk to Alan Watkins, Head of Merchant and Packaged Gases, and Andreas Opfermann, Head of Innovation Management at Linde Gas.
Comment: France ups feed-in tariff for solar, geothermal and biomass
France has introduced new feed-in tariffs for 2010 with higher geothermal, biomass, and building integrated solar photovoltaic (BIPV) tariffs than in 2009.
Geothermal power generation in Germany – challenges for plant and materials engineering
Corrosive fluids and the high pressures required for the extraction of geothermal water turn geothermal power generation into a technical challenge. To ensure that geothermal power stations are both safe and cost-effective, TÜV SÜD experts analyse the individual risks and opportunities present at geothermal locations and advise plant owners and operators at every stage from planning through construction to operation.

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Renewable Energy Future for the Developing World
This white paper presents a rationale for apposite and effective governemental policies on renewable energies in the developing world.
Transitioning to a Renewable Energy Future
This white paper provides a rationale for effective governmental renewable energy policies worldwide.
PerkinElmer EcoAnalytixTM Biofuels Development & Testing Solutions
Join Dr. Peter Hoedl, Director for Renewable Energy at PerkinElmer, as he discusses biofuels, the global market trends, and the regulations that are defining the analytical requirements for biofuels production.

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