DAILY RENEWABLE ENERGY NEWS:AFRICA

View Original Article Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:01:05 GMT+00:00

New York Times (blog)

California solar startup Ausra acquired by French nuclear energy giant Areva Los Angeles Times (blog) Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times French nuclear energy giant Areva has jumped into the US renewable energy market with the acquisition of Ausra, ... French multinational AREVA buying CSP player AusraRecharge Nuclear giant Areva buys solar company AusraReuters all 70 news articles »

View Original Article Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:41:29 GMT+00:00

Blue Diamond Ventures Identifies Key Funding Sources and Energy Markets in ... MarketWatch Blue Diamond said it is also proceeding with its proposed renewable energy projects in the Caribbean and Africa. Blue Diamond Ventures, Inc. is an ... and more »

View Original Article Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:54:45 GMT+00:00

Making Solar Power Portable New York Times In fact, Mr. Smith is one of a growing number of business travelers who, out of practicality or concern for the environment, use portable renewable energy ...

View Original Article Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:29:42 GMT+00:00

Politico

President Obama's budget will hurt job creation in West Politico And finally, the more renewable energy assets we put on the ground, primarily wind and solar, the more natural gas power plants we need to construct to ... and more »

View Original Article Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:39:08 GMT+00:00

Emirates Business 24/7

Arab states may become solar energy exporters Emirates Business 24/7 "The development of solar energy is rapidly becoming a priority of energy policies pursued by most countries in the Middle East and North Africa, ... In clean energy, US needs more steel in groundCNET A switch will keep the lights onElectronics Manufacture & Test all 51 news articles »

View Original Article Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:40:15 GMT+00:00

Reuters South Africa

Soccer-Green boost for World Cup with first Chinese sponsor Reuters Also the first renewable energy company to back soccer's showpiece event, Yingli becomes the seventh event-specific sponsor of South Africa 2010, ... FIFA Announces First Chinese Global SponsorWorld Football Insider Yingli Green Energy Announces Global Sponsorship of 2010 FIFA World Cup(TM)PR Newswire (press release) Chinese solar player Yingli looks to score at World CupEthiopian Review EcoSeed (blog) -TransWorldNews (press release) -Marketing all 64 news articles »

View Original Article Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:12:37 GMT+00:00

Power price hike could shock consumers, business BuaNews Online (press release) Last year, the first IRP was published but it did not make provision for private power producers other than the use of renewable energy. ... and more »

View Original Article Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:01:03 GMT+00:00

Palm oil deal 'a threat to the rainforest' Independent The European Commission is planning to increase the amount of palm oil used in cars and power stations under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED), ... and more »

View Original Article Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:33:32 GMT+00:00

Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription)

The Philanthropy 50: A Slow Year for Big Gifts Spurs Creativity by Wealthy Donors Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription) ?Every time the price of oil would spike, people would go to work on different forms of renewable energy, and when it dropped, everyone would stop,? says ... and more »

View Original Article Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:28:49 GMT+00:00

How to get a green job Fin24 As one of the top 10 contributors to global warning, South Africa has a particularly pressing need for renewable energy. In addition, the Eskom saga has ... and more »

View Original Article Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:01:12 GMT
Cape Town ? South Africa and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to increase their trade relations, especially in the sector of renewable energy.

View Original Article Sun, 07 Jun 2009 03:22:48 GMT
Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report says. Of this $13.5 billion of new private investment went into companies developing and scaling-up new technologies alongside $117 billion of investment in renewable energy projects from geothermal and wind to solar and biofuels.

View Original Article Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:35:45 GMT
Think of the renewable-energy market as an oligarchy, with a handful of countries making up by far a super majority. The top 10 wind countries, for example, represented a whopping 87.8 percent of the wind market last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). And in solar, even just the top two markets -- Spain and Germany -- accounted for 72.9 percent of the total world market, ...

View Original Article Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:53:59 GMT
Johannesburg ? The recent power supply problems in SA and the need to limit the country's historical reliance on coal and imported oil have put the spotlight on renewable energy sources.

View Original Article Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:09:17 GMT
Cape Town ? South Africa is slowly moving towards exploring renewable energy sources, having set itself a target of three percent of energy being generated from renewable sources by 2013.

View Original Article Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:07:06 GMT
Local architect/project manager Martin Sell, AIA, the president of MSA Integrated Project Delivery in Beaver Dam, will be interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio on June 19 at 10 a.m.

View Original Article Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:38:25 GMT
Peter Gutman of Standard Chartered's renewable energy and environmental finance group explains how the bank is expanding to cover the broader clean-tech sectors.

View Original Article Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:32:18 GMT
Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched today says.Of this $13.5 billion of new private investment went into companies developing and scaling-up new technologies alongside $117 billion of investment in renewable energy projects from geothermal and wind to solar and biofuels.The 2008 investment is ...

View Original Article Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:55:30 GMT
Washington, D.C., June 3, 2009-- IFC IFC , a member of the World Bank Group, is investing up to $50 million in Creative Energy Resources, which will make investments in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia to address the growing demand for electricity and improve energy reliability.

View Original Article Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:09:22 GMT
( UNEP Division of Technology Industry and Economics ) Some $155 billion was invested in 2008 in clean energy companies and projects worldwide, not including large hydro, a new report launched today says. Of this $13.5 billion of new private investment went into companies developing and scaling-up new technologies alongside $117 billion of investment in renewable energy projects from geothermal ...