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Geothermal: The most misunderstood renewable

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 27 October 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Although not technically “renewable” in the sense that resources may be depleted if not managed effectively, geothermal resources present a very clean, reliable and abundant source of energy, and its unique advantages make geothermal a particularly attractive clean energy option. Geothermal remains largely misunderstood as a power source. But it offers one of the cleanest [...]

Germany Sets Aside $130 Billion for Renewable Energy

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 20 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter all of its 17 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022, an extraordinary commitment, given that they currently produce about 28 percent of the country’s electricity.

GE, Greenko announce USD 115 mn wind energy venture in India

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 13 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

GE Energy Financial Services and clean energy developer Greenko Group Plc today announced a venture to develop wind energy projects with a combined investment of USD 115 million in the country.

Mena region targets three-fold increase in renewable energy capacity by 2020, says MEED Insight

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 26 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Despite having considerable solar and wind potential, renewable energy makes a minimal contribution to power generation across most of the MENA region, and in particular in the GCC where traditionally low cost oil and gas production has stifled its development.

20 percent of Germany’s power grid now from green energy

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 08 September 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

It doesn’t have Norway’s waterfalls or Spain’s sun-drenched plains. Nonetheless, Germany is inching its way up the list of renewable-energy producers: In the first six months of 2011, green energy for the first time accounted for more than 20 percent of the country’s electricity production.