Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-03-17 | No Comments »
Q-Cells and aleo solar AG signed have another agreement for the supply of solar cells. The agreement calls for Q-Cells to supply at least 1.27 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels to aleo solar from the end of 2008 to 2019. The agreement also provides a mutual option on the supply of up to 1 GW [...]
Posted in Wind Energy on 2008-03-17 | No Comments »
The renewables arm of RWE has acquired a series of wind farm projects in western Hungary in a major deal with project developer Aufwind Schmack GmbH. The projects have already received initial planning permission and the final construction permits for the schemes are expected later in 2008.
The projects have a [...]
Posted in Wave Power on 2008-03-17 | No Comments »
Renewable Energy Holdings PLC (REH) has deployed a second CETO II Wave Energy prototype off the CETO test site, at Fremantle in Western Australia. The development follows the deployment of the first CETO II prototype unit in January and a third unit will be deployed in the near future.
The performance [...]
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Europe, Policy on 2008-03-17 | No Comments »
Europe’s leaders have pledged to find agreement on controversial CO2 reduction and renewable energy laws before the end of the year, in a bid to maintain a strong position in international climate change negotiations. Energy intensive industries were given assurances that the measures would safeguard their competitiveness.
Background:
At a landmark summit in March 2007, European heads of state agreed to move forward [...]
Posted in CO2-Emission, Climate, Policy on 2008-03-17 | No Comments »
Tony Blair on Saturday urged the world’s heaviest polluters including the United States and China to agree to binding emissions cuts, saying failure to act on global warming would be “unforgivably irresponsible.” The former British prime minister is heading a new team of experts [...]
