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Scientifically speaking

The switch to renewables is at risk

Following the German government’s heroic decision to phase out all of the country’s nuclear power plants in the next ten years and to undertake a massive expansion of renewable energies, there was a surge of optimism among all those keen on pressing ahead with the switch to renewables. But now reality has brought everyone down to earth with a bump.

6 Mar 13, Jürgen Schmid 0
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Leitwind
Economy
Photovoltaics

Swedish innovation

In the field of concentrated photovoltaics (CPV), the parabolic trough technologies popular today could soon be facing some serious competition.
7 Mar 13, Sascha Rentzing 0
MIT
Politics
Cabinet reshuffle

Obama introduces new energy minister

US-President Obama has nominated nuclear physicist Ernest J. Moniz as the next secretary of energy. Moniz will replace Steven Chu, who announced his resignation as head of the US Energy Department at the beginning of February.
8 Mar 13, Isaac Bah 0
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Economy
Global Competiton

European cleantech revenue plummets

European cleantech companies are struggling with huge drops in revenue even as green technologies like renewable energy, electromobility, energy efficiency and environmental engineering are growing in importance.
7 Mar 13, Anne-Katrin Wehrmann 0
Knowledge
How it works

Proteins for wind turbines?

As part of our “How it works”-series we look at the problem of ice build-upon rotor blades. Researchers around the world are working on developing surfaces that prevent ice from forming.
8 Mar 13, Daniel Hautmann 2
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EU solar organisation:
Essential role of solar thermal electricity
Solar thermal electricity is currently going through a period of transition which will lead to a promising future. The European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) is taking this opportunity to broaden its geographical scope.
Economy »
Wind Energy
An ill wind in Spain
Spain’s wind industry is stagnating. Based on provisional figures, industry association AEE is assuming that the total capacity of turbines installed in 2012 amounted to 1,000 to 1,200 megawatts (MW). That means that wind energy has had another bad year.
Knowledge »
EU Directives
Fuelling the fire
The European Commission has unveiled the new direction of its biofuel policy. Biofuel manufacturers are up in arms about it.

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Issue 03 / 2013

Cities in danger - Climate change looms large

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Dates

  • 5 Jun 13 to 6 Jun 13

    WINDFORCE 2013 conference

    WAB Windenergie Agentur, Bremerhaven (Germany)
  • 12 Jun 13 to 13 Jun 13

    Offshore Wind 2013

    RenewableUK, Manchester (United Kingdom)
  • 13 Jun 13 to 14 Jun 13

    Weather Risk & Forecasting for the Energy Markets

    marcus evans Conferences, Nikosia (Cyprus)
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