A shortage of human capital, especially experienced business leaders, is presenting an obstacle to further growth of the growing clean energy industry, a new study finds. According to a joint report by New Energy Finance and recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles that looks into top-level recruitment in the clean energy sector, the issue is rising [...]
Archive for April 15th, 2008
Talent Shortage Threatens Renewables Growth
Posted in Energy, Geothermal, Hydro Energy, Solar Energy, Tidal, Wave Power, Wind Energy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
REC Acquires Stake In Mainstream
Posted in Economics, Solar Energy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has made a US $40 million investment to acquire a 20% stake in Mainstream Energy LLC (MSE), a solar systems integration and distribution company. MSE serves different customer segments through its two operating companies, AEE Solar Inc. and REC Solar Inc.
Under the agreement between REC and the current shareholders of [...]
The Rise of British Sea Power
Posted in Wave Power on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
Britain is set this week to enter a new age, generating energy directly from the seas that surge around its shores. On Saturday a strange, 122ft- long contraption – looking like an upside-down windmill – will set off from the Belfast dock that built the Titanic to produce the first electricity ever brought ashore from [...]
Ethanol and Biodiesel: Fuels or Threats to Food Security?
Posted in Biofuels, Policy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
The world is going through the strongest surge in energy prices as crude oil prices have soared to more than US $100 per barrel. The high price of fossil fuels, environmental concerns, and geopolitical instability in some major oil producing nations have spurred intense global interest in alternative fuels, especially from renewable energy sources.
For [...]
Better Batteries Dramatically Boost Wind Energy
Posted in Batteries, Wind Energy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
The giant wind turbines on the west coast of Ireland stand not only on the geographical limits of Europe, but also on the cutting edge of a revolutionary technology that makes wind power more reliable and valuable. The 32-megawatt (MW) Sorne Hill wind park will be Europe’s first to integrate a large scale battery back-up system [...]
Slashing buildings’ energy use: Why not?
Posted in Energy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
Buildings are responsible for at least 40% of energy use in most countries. This figure is rising fast as construction booms, especially in countries such as China and India. Knowledge and technology exist today to slash the [...]
EU adopts stricter air quality rules
Posted in Europe, Policy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
The EU Council of Ministers has endorsed a new directive setting binding EU-wide limits for fine particle emissions, which cause respiratory diseases thought to reduce European life expectancy by up to three years.
Background:
According to the Commission, 370,000 people in Europe die prematurely every year from diseases linked to air pollution - 350,000 of them due to atmospheric microparticles [...]
Calls grow for EU to ’suspend’ biofuels push
Posted in Biofuels, Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
The EU must suspend its target of raising the share of biofuels in transport to 10% until a more comprehensive scientific study on their environmental risks is carried out, the European Environment Agency has said. The warning came as the World Bank joined the chorus of criticism against increased biofuel production.
Background:
In March 2007, EU leaders committed [...]
EU manoeuvring for non-Russian gas supplies
Posted in Energy, Europe, Policy on 2008-04-15 | No Comments »
200810 billion cubic metres of natural gas are set to flow from Turkmenistan into EU markets as of next year, it emerged on Monday, and the EU may clinch a deal for Iraqi gas later on this week.
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