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 Daidalos Forum

Hedging your bets
by David R. Jones
26 September 2008 - As renewable energy has moved from the margins to the mainstream of power production, the arguments over its value are becoming increasingly familiar. These are both pro (low-carbon or carbon-neutral electricity production from home-grown resources, free fuel from wind, solar, geothermal and hydropower) and con (wind and solar energy's intermittency and renewables' power-generation costs typically exceeding those of conventional fuels). Now a new factor in the equation is emerging in favor of renewable energy: Power from renewable resources can provide a hedge against volatile o ...

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Even ''green'' energy needs lower oil price
by Gerard Wynn and Nichola Groom
27 August 2008 - As a lengthening economic slowdown bites, the antidote for the renewable energy sector may come as a surprise - a lower oil price. Government subsidies and record prices for competing fossil fuels have underpinned the alternative energy boom, but now they are now starting to work against the sector. Reliance on subsidies exposes the likes of wind and solar power to the whim of governments grappling with wider voter priorities during a global economic slowdown. As oil and energy bills have soared, consumers have become less tolerant of the extra costs passed on to them by uti ...

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29 Sept 2008
IEA urges governments to adopt effective policies  to help renewable energy reach its huge potential
The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that nearly 50% of global electricity supplies will have to come from renewable energy sources if we want to halve CO2 emissions by 2050 in order to minimise significant and irreversible climate change impacts.

19 Aug 2008
World's largest economies have enormous renewable energy potentials
New REN21 assessment points to crucial role of policies to make renewables work for climate change mitigation, energy security, and economic and social developments.
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22 Jul 2008
Washington International Renewable Energy Conference report highlights three-day conference
National Renewable Energy Lab gives preliminary impact assessment of Washington International Action Plan Pledges.
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22 Jul 2008
Washington International Renewable Energy Conference report highlights three-day conference
National Renewable Energy Lab gives preliminary impact assessment of Washington International Action Plan Pledges.
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02 Jul 2008
CO2 Impact Analysis of WIREC 2008 Pledges
NREL has produced a draft analysis to estimate the CO2 impact of the WIREC 2008 pledges. Participants' feedback is welcome.
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1 Jul 2008
Clean Energy Investments Charge Forward Despite Financial Market Turmoil
With end of cheap oil, renewables and energy efficiency attracts fast-growing interest; New investment surpasses USD 148 billion in 2007, a 60% rise from 2006; Growth continues in 2008, UNEP study says.
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18 Apr 2008
Renewable Energy Conference in Dakar, Senegal
Side event: Potential, markets and strategies for renewable energy in Africa. Presentation of forthcoming report.
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28 Mar 2008
WIREC Pledge Count
The United States has announced that it will continue collecting pledges for the Washington International Action Program through April 4, 2008.
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27 Feb 2008
2007 Global Status Report Shows Perceptions Lag Reality
The renewable energy industry is stepping up its meteoric rise into the mainstream of the energy sector, according to the REN21 Renewables 2007 Global Status Report.
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