New ETU report shows gross energy feed-in tariff would create 22,500jobs Greens call on government to act now Launching a report commissioned by the Electrical Trades Union ofVictoria in Melbourne, the Australian Greens today called on the Ruddgovernment to introduce a gross national feed-in tariff for renewableenergy as community support for this measure grows. Australian Continue Reading →
While significant progress has been made in government funding and support of solar power in the United States, the most effective renewable energy policy and solar incentive available — the feed-in tariff — has yet to receive major attention outside of the Europe Union.
Photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion is based on semiconductor technology, and the experience of the last decades has shown that the cost of PV electricity is reduced by 20% with each doubling of the total installed volume. Thus, it is necessary to design market incentives that allow for a rapid increase of the market size in order to quickly reach production volumes with the accompanying cost reductions to first reach parity with household electricity rates, and later with production costs of fossil and nuclear energy.
Posted on August 26, 2009 Biomass: Another Renewable Energy Source Today’s posting comes from AltaTerra Research’s principal analyst in “green data centers.” Data centers are responsible not only for giving you your email, web browsing, credit card transactions and views of your friends’ photos, but also a growing amount of energy use–on a par with Continue Reading →
1,300 Chinese children near smelter suffer lead poisoning • Officials close ‘unapproved’ manganese plant in Hunan• Second case in a month involving mass poisoning of pupils阅读中文 | Read this in Chinese Buzz up! Digg it Jonathan Watts, Asia environment correspondent guardian.co.uk, Thursday 20 August 2009 13.06 BST Article history A child who lives near Wugang Continue Reading →
Wind farms and polluted skies: the great paradox of China China is on its way to becoming the world’s largest producer of renewable energy, yet it remains one of the most polluted countries on earth. From Yale Environment 360, part of the Guardian Environment Network From Yale Environment 360, part of the Guardian Environment Network Continue Reading →
Blocked rivers threaten livelihood of Brazilian tribes Plans to build more than 200 hydroelectric dams bring prospect of cheap electricity but destruction of Amazon habitats Tom Phillips in Pavuru, Xingu national park guardian.co.uk, Sunday 23 August 2009 22.11 BST Article history Activists say government plans for up to 16 new hydroelectric plants pose an Continue Reading →