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Glycon Garcia

Mexico clears way for private sector investment in renewables | reegle Blog - 0 views

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shared by Glycon Garcia on 26 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Glycon Garcia on 26 Mar 09
     
    Until November it was virtually impossible for a private developer of renewable energy power plants to become an independent power producer (IPP) in Mexico. Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution precluded private investment stating that electricity generation for public use is an activity to be undertaken exclusively by the Government. Mexico's enactment of a new law for the use of Renewable Energy and the Financing of the Energy Transition ( Ley para el Aprovechamiento de Energías Renovables y el Financiamiento de la Transición Energética ) substantially improves the legal framework for private investment in renewable energy projects. The law regulates renewable energy electricity generation for purposes other than providing public electricity services. The law states that the use of renewable energy for electricity generation is possible for private use and any excess energy can be sold, but only based on regulations and approvals by Mexico's energy regulatory body, CRE .
Colin Bennett

Renewable Energy Marketers Form Trade Association - 0 views

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organization renewable

shared by Colin Bennett on 18 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Colin Bennett on 18 Apr 08
     
    (Washington, DC) Some of the most influential and competitive organizations in the renewable energy industry have now joined together to create the first trade association for organizations that market renewable energy. The Renewable Energy Marketers Association (REMA) has formed to vigorously promote the economic and national security benefits of domestic renewable energy.
Hans De Keulenaer

Community Renewable Energy | Renewable Green Energy Power - 0 views

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community renewables

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 28 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • In our previous article we have introduced the term and idea of Community Renewable Energy, CRE, when we introduced the concept of Renewable Green Energy Community, RGEC.  It was mentioned that one of the characteristics of a RGEC is that it has a Community Renewable Energy infrastructure to cover the needs of the community to an as much great extend as possible.
Gina-Marie Cheeseman

Obama Administration Will Develop Renewable Energy on Public Land - 0 views

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shared by Gina-Marie Cheeseman on 17 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Gina-Marie Cheeseman on 17 Mar 09
     
    During a recent speech, Obama spoke of the key role renewable energy will play in his economic recovery plan. He emphasized the need to "transform our economy…and save our planet from the ravages of climate change" by developing renewable energy. In March, the U.S. Interior Department secretary Ken Salazar, recently issued an order to create a special task force to encourage the development of renewable energy projects on federal lands.
Sergio Ferreira

New EU renewables law takes shape | EU - European Information on Energy - 0 views

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policy renewables targets

shared by Sergio Ferreira on 11 Dec 07 - Cached
  • While the draft directive , made available by Friends of the Earth Europe (FoEE), does not specify the precise percentage figures by which each member state will be required to increase its share of renewable energies, the following criteria are put forward: By 2014, each member state's share of renewables must be at least the amount it used in 2005 plus 51% of the 2020 target;  by 2016, the figure must increase to 66% of the 2020 target; and; by 2018, member states should have achieved 83% of their 2020 target (compared to the 2005 level as usual).
  • An early draft of an upcoming Commission proposal to increase the use of renewables in final EU energy consumption includes guidelines for establishing individual national targets, provisions for mandatory use of certificates for renewables trading and sustainability criteria for biofuels production.
  • 20% of their energy needs from renewables
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  • 10% share of biofuels
Energy Net

Peak Energy: The Renewables Hump: Digging Out of a Hole - 0 views

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eroei efficiency

shared by Energy Net on 25 May 09 - Cached
  • Energy Net on 25 May 09
     
    Jeff Vail has started a series looking at what I've long called the "EROEI hole" problem - making sure we don't leave the transition to renewables too late and find ourselves stuck in a situation where we have shrinking production of fossil fuels which are produced at ever lower EROEI values, thereby making constructing an alternative energy infrastructure a lot more problematic than it would be today - The Renewables Hump: Digging Out of a Hole. In the first post in this series, I introduced the general notion that renewable energy requires an up-front investment of energy, and that this may dramatically impact our ability to transition to a renewable-energy economy because the transition effort will initially exacerbate the very energy scarcity that is its impetus. Beyond this general notion that the transition to renewables first requires exacerbating our current energy scarcity, the time that it takes a renewable source of energy to return the up-front energy invested in it becomes especially critical. Here's a quick example (for the simplicity of these examples, I'm assuming that 100% of energy requirement is up-front with no maintenance requirement):
Glycon Garcia

Transitioning to Renewable Energy - Renewable Energy World - 0 views

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USA renewables

shared by Glycon Garcia on 30 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Glycon Garcia on 30 Mar 09
     
    Most people tend to think of renewable energy as a clear break with our energy history, jettisoning all of the trappings associated with a dirty industry. It thus may come as a surprise to discover that, in fact, certain conventional technologies and infrastructure, including those associated with fossil fuel production, increasingly are being adapted to facilitate renewable energy production.
Hans De Keulenaer

ECREEE Validation Workshop on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policies and Scena... - 1 views

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africa policy efficiency renewables

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 23 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) works towards a voluntary commitment to the Sustainable Energy For All Initiative of the UN Secretary General presented at the Rio+20. In a regional workshop, held from 25 to 27 June 2012 in Dakar, Senegal, the Directors of the ECOWAS Ministries of Energy agreed on the main targets and pillars of a regional renewable energy and energy efficiency policy of ECOWAS. The policies aim at the following objectives: Around 30% of the electricity consumption in the ECOWAS region will be saved through demand and supply side efficiency improvements by 2030. The share of renewable energy (incl. large hydro) of the total installed electric generation capacity of ECOWAS will increase to 35% in 2020 and 48% to 2030. The share of new renewable energy such as wind, solar, small scale hydro and bioelectricity (excl. large hydro) will increase to around 10% in 2020 and 19% in 2030. These targets translate to an additional 2.425 MW renewable electricity capacity by 2020 and 7.606 MW by 2030. To provide universal access to energy services it is envisaged that around 75% of the rural population will be served through grid extension and around 25% by renewable energy powered by mini-grids and stand-alone systems in 2030. By 2020 the whole ECOWAS population will have access to improved cooking facilities either through improved stoves or fuel switching to other modern forms of energy such as LPG. The share of ethanol/biodiesel in transport fuels will increase to 5% in 2020 and 10% in 2030. By 2030 around 50% of all health centers, 25% of all hotels and agro-food industries with hot water requirements will be equipped with solar thermal systems.
Hans De Keulenaer

Fostering Livelihoods with Decentralised Renewable Energy: An Ecosystems Approach - 0 views

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irena renewables decentralised community renewables development

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Jan 22 - No Cached
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 10 Jan 22
     
    "Decentralised renewable energy solutions linked to livelihoods is an important step in maximising the benefits of energy access for socio-economic development. Renewables offer the opportunity to translate investments in electricity connections and kilowatt-hours into higher incomes for communities and enterprises, local jobs, greater adaptive capacity and overall well-being. "
Hans De Keulenaer

Renewables industry urges government to clarify post-2020 targets | electricempires.com - 0 views

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renewables targets europe

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 14 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • The renewables energy industry has again called on the government to urgently clarify its plans for low-carbon energy development after 2020, following the release of a controversial submission to the EU, which argues the bloc should abandon specific renewable energy targets post-2020.
Hans De Keulenaer

Businesses increasingly demanding renewable energy to cut costs | The Green Business Guide - 0 views

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renewables costs

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 18 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 18 Sep 12
     
    Launched today, the 2012 Corporate Renewable Energy Index (CREX) ranked over 300 companies globally according to their voluntary renewable energy procurement, as well as how and why they do it. The report found that CREX companies tend to fall in...
Colin Bennett

Renewables Largest Increase in Electricity Capacity for First Time - 0 views

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renewables

shared by Colin Bennett on 28 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Colin Bennett on 28 Jan 09
     
    We've been hearing that renewable energy is a fast-growing sector, and now it's official: The Energy Information Administration's (EIA) latest report found that renewable energy made up the biggest share in the U.S.'s electricity capacity increase in 2007. The huge wind power industry, not surprisingly, accounts for most of this increase. According to the EIA's Electrical Power Annual report:
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 09 Feb 12
     
    This story is now repeated annually. And of course it is correct in capacity terms, but fails to recognise the relatively modest energy contribution for all this capacity. If one were to make the comparison in terms of GWh instead of GW, the picture would be totally different. If this goes on for a while, baseload electricity users, today's utilities' best friends, may become a sheer nuisance in the future.
Sergio Ferreira

EERE News: Europe Falling Short of Renewable Energy Goals for 2010 - 0 views

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shared by Sergio Ferreira on 13 Feb 08 - Cached
  • the European Union (EU) falling far short of its goal to use renewable energy for 12% of its energy needs by the end of 2010. As of the end of 2006, the EU is at 6.92% renewable energy, having posted an impressive 0.46% gain relative to 2005
  • reason for the shortfall is that the growth in renewable energy is struggling to compete with a growth in energy demand
  • "the efforts being made for (renewable energy) development ... are not accompanied by any real effort to conserve energy."
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 14 Feb 08
     
    So that's a 7.1% growth in renewables' share. Growth in energy consumption of a few percent must a minor yet contributing factor. Question is whether drought/hydro tempered this growth, and whether this level of growth is the start of the S-curve or not. And do we have something new in the pipeline?
Colin Bennett

EERE News: Renewable Energy Continues Rapid Global Growth in 2007 - 0 views

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shared by Colin Bennett on 12 Mar 08 - Cached
  • The global use of renewable energy sources continued its rapid growth in 2007, with 40 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity added throughout the world, according to a new report.
  • Colin Bennett on 12 Mar 08
     
    This report seems to be the most comprehensive worldwide review of renewable energy (all types) installed capacity and renewable energy trends. The report charts the rise of renewables by updating information in the series and with up to date commentary on individual regions.
Hans De Keulenaer

Top Stories of 2007 - 0 views

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investment renewables

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 27 Dec 07 - Cached
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 27 Dec 07
     
    Each year, things seem to get more exciting for the renewable energy industries, and 2007 was no exception. Although there was much disappointment about the exclusion of important provisions for renewables in the recent U.S. energy bill, the overall global picture was positive. With 31 gigawatts of renewable energy developed around the world, 17 billion dollars in global market transactions and 21 billion dollars in global venture capital invested in new companies in 2007, clean energy can no longer be considered an "alternative" -- it is simply the natural evolution of energy.
Hans De Keulenaer

Texans to Celebrate Their Vast Renewable Energy Resources During Texas Energy Independe... - 1 views

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renewable energy usa

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  • Hans De Keulenaer on 15 Feb 11
     
    The development of renewables in an oil state - worth an article on Leonardo ENERGY? Or a story already told too many times?
Hans De Keulenaer

European & US Renewable Energy Targets | Renewable Energy World Magazine Article - 0 views

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renewables targets

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 01 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Latest data show, however, that in 2010, the indicative targets the member states set themselves for the electricity and transport sector were missed by most member states and the EU overall.
  • 'It is the fifth consecutive year that renewables have accounted for more than 40% of new electricity generating installations,' said Zervos.
  • By 2035, 80% of America's electricity will come from clean energy sources'.
  • Hans De Keulenaer on 01 Mar 11
     
    Possible article: Transatlantic ping-pong on renewable targets.
Hans De Keulenaer

Guest Commentary: Can the growth of renewable energy be sustained? - The Denver Post - 0 views

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targets renewables usa

shared by Hans De Keulenaer on 16 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Colorado's renewable energy standard has in many respects been among the more successful ones in the country. But, between the pending expiration of production tax credits for wind energy and the fact that Colorado's dominant utility has already acquired sufficient renewable resources to meet its obligation of 30 percent renewables by 2020, there is concern over whether the growth in renewable energy in Colorado can be sustained.
Energy Net

Amory Lovins on the Transition to Renewables & How They Enhance Security and Sustai... - 1 views

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renewables video transition

shared by Energy Net on 10 Jun 10 - Cached
  • Energy Net on 10 Jun 10
     
    "In the wake of the BP Gulf oil disaster, the natural gas explosion in Texas this month and the coal mine diaster earlier this year. It seems like public consciousness is finally shifting. While being green and supporting renewable energy was a good public relations move for the last few years, it now seems like a practical one as well to prevent disasters like these from occurring again. It seems like the mood is ripe for the transition to renewables and other sustainable energy technologies to begin in earnest. I had the chance to sit down with Dr. Amory Lovins, chief scientist and co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute, to talk about how the transition to renewables will make the U.S. energy system more secure and stable and where the country currently stands in that process."
Colin Bennett

American Wind Energy Association: Wind Power Trends to Watch for in 2009 - 0 views

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wind

shared by Colin Bennett on 30 Dec 08 - Cached
  • Colin Bennett on 30 Dec 08
     
    New policies include: adjusting the federal production tax credit (PTC) to make it more effective in the midst of the current economic downturn and extending it for a longer term (it expires at the end of 2009); establishing a national renewable electricity standard (RES) with a target of generating at least 25% of the nation's electricity from renewables by 2025, and a near-term target of 10% by 2012 (a Washington Post poll in early December found that 84% of Americans support such a standard); legislation and initiatives to develop a high-voltage interstate transmission "highway" for renewable energy; and strong national climate change legislation.
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