News in brief - 12 November 2008

Obama = green USA?
USA, November 18, 2008. Many in the renewable energy industry and other “greens” have supported Barack Obama’s campaign to become US President, but will he be able to deliver?

UK’s first advanced thermal conversion waste plant
ISLE OF WIGHT, UK, November 18, 2008. An advanced thermal conversion technology has been applied to a UK waste stream at the Energos gasification plant on the Isle of Wight.

Renewable energy revolution can become reality
BERLIN, GERMANY, November 17, 2008. The Energy Watch Group study “Renewable Energy Outlook 2030” has come to the conclusion that phasing out the use of fossil and nuclear fuels can be accomplished at a manageable investment level.

IEA World Energy Outlook 2008
PARIS, FRANCE, November 17, 2008. The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2008 (WEO-2008) warns of dire consequences of an inadequate response to the climate crisis, and calls for a radical retooling of the global energy system.

E-Energy joint project
ERLANGEN/DORTMUND, GERMANY, November 17, 2008. RWE Energy, Siemens and partners have kick started a project focused on developing and implementing integrated concepts to harness and exploit the optimisation potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) in decentralised electricity markets.

Spain not ready for private rooftop systems?
BONN, GERMANY, November 14, 2008. The booming Spanish market is not yet ready for private rooftop systems, writes Bonn-based market researcher EuPD Research.

SANYO could become a Panasonic subsidiary
OSAKA, JAPAN, November 14, 2008. Panasonic and SANYO Electric have started discussions for a capital and business alliance between the two companies that could result in SANYO becoming a subsidiary of Panasonic.

International Renewable Energy Agency
MADRID, SPAIN, November 12, 2008. The Statute for the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has been agreed upon by 51 states.

Parabolic trough unveiled
ARVADA, COLORADO, USA, November 12, 2008. SkyFuel’s SkyTrough™ parabolic trough concentrator has been unveiled in Arvada, Colorado, USA.

Britain signs green Gulf deal
UK, November 11, 2008. Britain has teamed up with two Gulf states to secure a mix of reliable and green energy supplies for the UK and which could see hundreds of millions of pounds pumped into the ‘green energy revolution’.

Global recession reaches carbon market
ISLE OF MAN, UK, November 11, 2008. The global economic recession will have a significant effect on the European carbon market, nearly halving the shortfall in EU Allowances (EUAs), according to a projection in the latest report from IDEAcarbon, a carbon market analysis and research firm.

Samsung Everland installs 40 GWh of fuel cells
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, November 11, 2008. UTC Power has announced that Samsung Everland, a Samsung Group affiliate, has purchased 12 UTC Power 400 kW fuel cell systems for installation at a GS Power plant in Anyang, outside Seoul.

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Printed Photovoltaics in Japan
Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman at IDTechEx looks at printed photovoltaics in Japan and Asia.
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