Australia, a major resource producer, has been struggling to determine its future path in a sustainable energy future. Giles Parkinson writes on the reneweconomy website that the battle continues over the estimated future costs between coal and renewable energy. No doubt we have not heard the end of this. No one said the transition would … Continue reading Analysis based on “pure fantasy” to compare coal and renewable energy costs
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Blog by Silvia Zinetti: International perspectives and best practices from “Community Choice Energy” in providing financing for energy efficiency upgrades at the local level
The past two weeks I was busy traveling around Europe. By coincidence and good fortune, I was in Brussels for the EU Sustainable Energy Week and was invited to be part of a panel at PUBLENEF & Energy Advice Exchange policy roundtable "Think local first: designing an EU building policy framework centered on consumers, local … Continue reading Blog by Silvia Zinetti: International perspectives and best practices from “Community Choice Energy” in providing financing for energy efficiency upgrades at the local level
Disputes over a full transition to renewable energy
Can we get to 100% renewable energy? There have been debates about it and no doubt there will be many more. Eduardo Porter writes a very good article on the New York Times website about one of those debates currently underway in the US. Fisticuffs Over the Route to a Clean-Energy Future Could the … Continue reading Disputes over a full transition to renewable energy
How big companies are shifting to renewable energy
In Europe we have heard of companies such as IKEA who are moving towards 100% renewables. Nichola Groom writes on the Reuters news service website about how big companies in the US are increasingly moving towards renewables. America’s hungriest wind and solar power users: big companies Major U.S. corporations such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc … Continue reading How big companies are shifting to renewable energy
How Taiwan plans to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets
Miaojung Lin and Lianting Tu write on the Bloomberg website about Taiwan’s plans to obtain the financing for its ambitious long-term renewable energy goals. Taiwan Lays Plans for $59 Billion in Renewable-Energy Finance New energy, meet new finance. That’s the thinking of Taiwan’s government, which is starting to map out funding plans for a … Continue reading How Taiwan plans to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets
How renewable energy plays important role in conflict zones
The Reliefweb website provides a good article on the role of renewable energy development in peacebuilding. Have you had experience in this area? EiD would like to get your views. Renewable Energy Serves as a Peacebuilding Catalyst in Sudan Solar powered water pumps run on electricity generated after its absorption by photovoltaic panels. The … Continue reading How renewable energy plays important role in conflict zones
Five great building blocks for a renewable energy future
More and more we are reading about cities and regions and even countries planning towards a 100 % renewable energy future. The important point is that people are trying to figure out appropriate pathways and that there is a realisation that our current dependence on fossil fuels simply is unsustainable. Mike Jacobs, senior energy analyst … Continue reading Five great building blocks for a renewable energy future
It’s time to reassess the notion of “new energy”
Werner van Zyl, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Lecturer in sustainable energy at the University of KwaZulu-Natal writes that our long-term sustainable energy solution has to focus more on the sun. All roads to sustainable energy lead to the sun Humans consume 221 tonnes of coal, 1,066 barrels of oil, and 93,000 metric cubes of … Continue reading It’s time to reassess the notion of “new energy”
Important new effort in Germany to produce hydrogen from renewables
The potential for the greater use of hydrogen is great and gets little enough attention. It is encouraging to read about a new network of companies and research institutions in Germany that are working together to produce what they call green hydrogen. Robin Whitlock explains on the renewablenergymagazine website. Panorama - German network aims … Continue reading Important new effort in Germany to produce hydrogen from renewables
Entrepreneurs in Africa starting to identify opportunities in sustainable energy
We often forget that Africa has a flourishing class of entrepreneurs. Fred McBagonluri, Dean of Engineering at Ashesi University in Ghana writes on The Conversation website about recent developments and, importantly, that there is a need to further encourage them to help improve access to electricity for much of the population. Start-ups can help … Continue reading Entrepreneurs in Africa starting to identify opportunities in sustainable energy
Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 