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- Germany Invests in Hydrogen Technology for Renewable Storage, Vehicles
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/6/1332-germany-invests-in-hydrogen-technology-for-renewable-storage-vehicles.jpg" / The tanks look like they could hold propane, gasoline or any other form of conventional energy.
- Asia Report: India Sees 52 Percent Rise in Investments
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/6/1332-asia-report-india-sees-52-percent-rise-in-investments.jpg" / The year 2011 may be remembered in clean energy circles as the moment when India became a major player across several industries.
- Executive Roundtable: The Future of Utility-Scale Renewables
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/2/1332-executive-roundtable-the-future-of-utility-scale-renewables.jpg" / Renewable energy in the United States is at a crossroads. With several federal tax grants set to expire by the end of 2012, utilities are trying to decide if the falling prices of solar and wind technology makes renewable energy competitive enough to invest in despite vanishing federal aid.
- Latin America Report: Energy Summit Headed to Rio
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/1/1332-latin-america-report-energy-summit-headed-to-rio.jpg" / Twenty years ago, international leaders descended on Brazil to lay the groundwork for what would eventually become the Kyoto Protocol. This summer, a 20-member United Nations panel will once again head to Rio de Janeiro with an even more ambitious agenda.
- China Set to Vigorously Develop Green Economy
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/1/1332-china-set-to-vigorously-develop-green-economy.jpg" / Due to growing urbanization and resulting environmental threats, China has invested nearly US$50 billion annually into its renewable energy sector since 2009. China's five-year investment in environmental protection is on track to reach 3.1 trillion yuan (US$454 billion). By 2015, its environmental protection industry is expected to top 2 trillion yuan (US$317 billion).
- A Low-cost, Low-risk Path to Meeting U.S. Biofuels Targets
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/1/1332-a-low-cost-low-risk-path-to-meeting-u-s-biofuels-targets.jpg" / Nine years from now, in early 2022, the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard will have reached its intended target, 36 billion gallons of biofuel blended into the U.S. domestic auto and truck fuel supply.
- Evaluating Institutional On-site Clean Energy
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/31/8479-evaluating-institutional-on-site-clean-energy.jpg" / Earlier this month, I attended EUCIrsquo;s Utilizing Clean Power Development Conference in Philadelphia.nbsp; The conference attracted a variety of large institutions (hospitals, municipalities, universities, etc.), developers, and financers to discuss the opportunity and challenges surrounding deployment of on-site renewable energy. nbsp;Instit
- Integrating Anaerobic Digestion Into Our Culture Part 2: Stats, Reality and t...
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/31/1332-integrating-anaerobic-digestion-into-our-culture-part-2-stats-reality-and-the-future.jpg" / North America is at an inflection point in managing organic materials. Just as paper, metal and plastics were the darlings of the recycling industry a couple decades ago, our society is defining a new relationship with organic materials: one that harnesses the full carbon, energy and nutrient potential of organics. In order to help shape that new relationship, industry leaders are cultivating North America's awareness and understanding of anaerobic digestion's features, benefits and potential role in society.
- Operation Sustainability: U.S. Military Sets Ambitious Environmental Goals
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/30/1332-operation-sustainability-u-s-military-sets-ambitious-environmental-goals.jpg" / With personnel nearly the population of Chicago and a fleet of over 500,000 aircrafts, vessels, and vehicles, the U.S. Department of Defense is a massive and energy-hungry institution.
- Jobs, Jobs, Jobs ? From Community Fuels
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/30/1332-jobs-jobs-jobs--from-community-fuels.jpg" / In New York, the expected release dates for the Obama Administration's Bioeconomy Blueprint came and went, leaving Novozymes and Bloomberg New Energy Finance's "Moving Towards a Next-generation Ethanol Economy" report, released this month, as the most intriguing assessment of the job-creating potential of an expanded bioeconomy. In this case of this report, BNEF focused on the potential for ethanol production from agricultural residue.
- Asia Report: DOC Extends Solar Trade Case Deadline to March 2
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/30/1332-asia-report-doc-extends-solar-trade-case-deadline-to-march-2.jpg" / Solar players on both sides of the Pacific have been warily anticipating the Feb. 13 deadline when the Department of Commerce was set to announce whether it would impose duties on solar cells and modules coming in from China.
- Integrating Anaerobic Digestion Into Our Culture Part 1: Language, Visuals an...
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/26/1332-integrating-anaerobic-digestion-into-our-culture-part-1-language-visuals-and-values.jpg" / North America is at an inflection point in managing organic materials. Just as paper, metal and plastics were the darlings of the recycling industry a few decades ago, our society is defining a new relationship with organic materials ? one that harnesses the full carbon, energy and nutrient potential of organics. In order to help shape that new relationship, industry leaders are cultivating North America's awareness and understanding of anaerobic digestion's features, benefits and potential role in society. This two-part article explores the ways the waste, energy and agricultural industries are integrating this technology into our culture.
- Dark Clouds Threaten German Clean Energy Ambitions
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/26/1332-dark-clouds-threaten-german-clean-energy-ambitions.jpg" / During the fourteen years that I've lived in Switzerland, the Germans have been the world's staunchest supporters of green power and alternative energy. Their aggressive development of wind power was breathtaking, as was their warm embrace of photovoltaic power.