RELATED NEWS
This page contains links to items of news that are related to CSP, the DESERTEC proposals and decarbonising the world's economy. Reports about large-scale PV plants are marked 'PV-PROJECT'.
2008
June
23 Lack of new power lines threatens renewable growth (PlanetArk)
22 Mr. Bush, lead or leave (New York Times)
18 RAB says UK's proposed renewable energy target is achievable (Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform)
16 Taqa tests wind in Morocco (UpstreamOnline.com)
16 Solar future brightens as oil soars (The Guardian). PV may reach grid parity within a few years.
15 Cameron: we must lead the way in tidal energy (Independent on Sunday)
10 Why is Bush helping Saudi Arabia build nukes? (Wall Street Journal)
2 Geothermal electricity booming in Germany (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)
May
23 Miliband admits to scramble for resources (Public Servant Daily)
13 McCain's French kiss (National Post). The economic disaster of French nuclear power and why the USA could not be powered by nuclear power.
5 Nuclear reactors will cost twice estimate, says E.ON chief (Times Online)
April
30 Nuclear's CO2 cost 'will climb' (BBC News)
23 Time for an International Renewable Energy Agency? (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)
19 Carbon trading struggles to cut our emissions (New Scientist)
11 Sarkozy's Mediterranean Union (gulfnews.com)
7 Climate target is not radical enough - study (The Guardian)
March
27 Can coal live up to its clean promise? (New Scientist)
23 The rise of British sea power (The Independent on Sunday)
20 Low emission approach could boost US economy (CarbonFree News)
3 Government backflip on solar panel policy (Daily Telegraph). The UK government introduces feed-in tariffs, at least for microgeneration.
1 By the power of Oz: osmotic generation technology (RenewableEnergyWorld.com)
February
19 GLOBE G8+5 legislators forum to be held in Brasilia on February 20-21 (The World Bank, News and Broadcast)
6 Conference hears EU energy supply anxieties (EurActiv.com). News about the EU's thinking about external energy supplies.
January
30 New power generation: alternative energy sources (The Independent)
25 Two energy futures (Open letter by Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive of Shell)
21 British architect designs world's first carbon-neutral city at UAE (AHN. See also Treehugger)
19 Coal: bleak outlook for the black stuff (New Scientist, 2008-01-19)
16 Ireland launches ocean energy initiative (Renewable Energy Access). There is great potential for Ireland to export wave power to the rest of Europe via the proposed HVDC Supergrid.
16 Nanowires could be used to convert heat into electricity (Carbon Free). If the promise of this technology is realised, it could greatly enhance the efficiency of solar thermal power plants.
2 France sets ambitious renewable energy targets (Renewable Energy Access)
2007
December
24 An unbiased approach to evaluating transportation fuels (Renewable Energy Access). Discusses "the hydrogen economy" versus "the electricity economy".
23 SSE joins auction of Irish wind generator - source (Reuters). This report is about the sale of the wind energy company, Airtricity, that has proposed the construction of a Europe-wide Supergrid.
21 Oil giants abandon plans for ‘uneconomic’ green power plant (The Times Online). Carbon capture and storage is expensive!
18 Biggest U.S. solar panel farms open in Nevada, Colo (PV-PROJECT)
16 Anarchy in the EU (Renewable Energy Access). This is an interesting article about the politics of energy in the EU.
8 Solar power: the future's bright (New Scientist). This article is mainly about the prospects for cheap PV but it contains a section on CSP.
November
13 European Commission plans for energy market deregulation offer mixed prospects for consumers (International Herald Tribune)
9 Energy focus to use fiber optics to help boost solar efficiency (Greentech Media)
October
29 Solar power for new Moroccan rail line (Environmental News Network)
29 Holograms: not just for sci-fi anymore (Greentech Media)
22 Steep decline in oil production brings risk of war and unrest, says new study (The Guardian)
1 Global Warming Solutions announces LETG test results (Business Wire)
1 Moving wind to the mainstream: leveraging compressed air energy storage (Renewable Energy Access)
1 Corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation (IEEE Spectrum)
September
3 EU seeks to build energy ties with neighbours (Financial Times). This relates to TREC's aim of creating a Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation.
August
13: (Guardian Unlimited)
8 Renewable energy: the carrot and the stick - a better bribe (CSP, SeekingAlpha)
6 Green means slow to this government (Guardian Unlimited). More about feed-in tariffs.
July
23 Germany sets shining example in providing a harvest for the world (Guardian Unlimited). This article describes Germany's success in encouraging the development of renewable forms of energy. The trick appears to be the use of 'feed-in tariffs'.
10 Sarkozy, visiting former French colonies in North Africa, looks to future (International Herald Tribune). This report refers to Nicolas Sarkozy's proposal for a "Mediterreanean Union" of countries around the Mediterranean sea.
3 Revolutionary green engine dramatically reduces costs and emissions (Deluge Inc.)
1 Sarkozy to negotiate a “privilege contracts” so as to make a success of his programme (El Khabar). This is a report about gas supplies from Algeria to France.
June
23 Solar Power by regional means and without large industry (CSP, Tamera). This describes an interesting project using small-scale CSP.
8 An overdue farewell for old King Coal (Sydney Morning Herald)
May
23 Earth's natural wealth: an audit (New Scientist)
22 City starts construction on power cord to Sichuan (HVDC, Shanghai Daily). This HVDC transmission line in China, 2000 km long and 7 GW capacity, will go online in 2011.
21 Emcore achieves 31% efficiency for new space solar cells (PV, Semiconductor Today)
18 PowerLight brings solar power to Korea (PV, Electronic Design Strategy News)
15 Tyndall 'goes green' with solar energy systems on base (CSP, Florida Emerald Coast.com). This is an interesting report about using the concentrating technique to create domestic hot water.
7 Sarkozy coasts to victory (Time magazine). French president-elect Sarkozy has called for a new trans-Mediterranean partnership to speed economic development in Africa countries. This seems to fit well with the aims of the "Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation".
April
26 Ontario approves massive solar farm (PV-PROJECT, CBC News)
23 SunEdison breaks ground on Colorado solar power plant (PV-PROJECT, Green Wombat)
23 Officials mark start of construction of big solar array at Nellis (PV-PROJECT, Las Vegas Sun)
18 Climate change threatens security, UK tells UN (Guardian Unlimited). Margaret Becket, UK Foreign Secretary, warns about climate change and global security.
19 What's produced here stays here (PV-PROJECT, Grist).
12 Scientists get hot rocks off over green nuclear power (CSP, Sydney Morning Herald)
5 Solar power breakthrough at Massey (Stuff.co.nz. See also Massey News, 2007-04-05). New developments in PV.
2006
November
25 China turns to solar power (PV, Ohmy News. See also Pan Asian Biz; Engaging China)
October
24 Climate change 'serious threat to global security' (politics.co.uk). This is a report of a speech by UK Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, in which she identifies climate change and associated shortages of energy, water, food, and usable land, as sources of conflict and threats to global security.
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2008-06-27
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