Within the European Commission’s comprehensive package of legislative proposals on climate change and energy announced on Wednesday (23 January) is a plan to promote the development of a controversial carbon emissions mitigation technology known as “carbon capture and storage” (CCS).
CCS “captures” carbon dioxide from power plants and stores it in underground geological formations or deep [...]
Archive for January 25th, 2008
EU-backed carbon capture and storage technology not without critics
Posted in CO2-Emission, Europe on 2008-01-25 | No Comments »
EarthFirst Signs 30-MW Deal with ENERCON
Posted in Economics, Wind Energy on 2008-01-25 | No Comments »
EarthFirst Canada Inc. has announced that it has signed a turbine supply agreement and a long-term service and warranty agreement with ENERCON GmbH for 15 of their E82-2.0 megawatts (MW) wind turbines. These wind turbines are to be delivered for installation in 2009 at EarthFirst’s Grand Valley project in Ontario, Canada.
EarthFirst’s Grand Valley wind project [...]
Geothermal Investments Hold Promise for Djibouti
Posted in Economics, Electricity, Geothermal on 2008-01-25 | No Comments »
Two agreements between Iceland and the Republic of Djibouti could help the East African country replace its current diesel-generated electricity with green electricity.
First, Iceland’s Minister of Industry Ossur Skarphedinsson and Mohamed Ali Mohamed signed an agreement on energy cooperation where the countries will share expertise to support Djibouti’s course towards energy sustainability. Second, Reykjavik [...]
AREVA Signs 400-MW Deal with PROKON
Posted in Economics, Europe, Wind Energy on 2008-01-25 | 1 Comment »
AREVA, through its subsidiary Multibrid, has announced that is will supply PROKON Nord with 80 of its 5-megawatt (MW) wind turbines for the offshore wind farm Borkum West II. The expected sales will exceed EUR500 million (USD $735.2 million).
The wind farm is located north of the Borkum Island in the North Sea. AREVA will [...]
United Solar Gets 25-MW Laminate Order
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-01-25 | No Comments »
United Solar Ovonic LLC, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with South Korea’s AirTec System Co. for 25 megawatts (MW) of UNI-SOLAR brand thin-film laminates for integration into large-scale power projects. Under the terms of the agreement, AirTec will take delivery of the UNI-SOLAR laminates during calendar years 2008 and 2009.
The laminates [...]
EU Energy: Revolution for the UK?
Posted in Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-01-25 | No Comments »
If the European Commission’s proposals on energy amount to a “revolution”, as president Jose Manuel Barroso claimed when he announced them on Wednesday, what does the revolution look like?
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How Would a Recession Affect the Solar Industry?
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-01-25 | No Comments »
Questions: 1. What do you think about all this talk about recession in the media? And 2. What effect could a recession have on the solar industry and solar stocks?
Answer: Thanks for the question, it is a good one and a complex one. First, remember that “talk” is exactly what it is, [...]
