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Bloomberg New Energy Finance released their global trends for investment in renewables in 2011, here it is digested for you: Global investment in renewables jumped 32% in 2010, to a record $211 billion. It was boosted especially by wind farm development in China as well as small-scale solar PV installation on rooftops in Europe. Noteworthy [...]
The Future of Transportation
03 Mar 2011
by Jennifer Ronk (Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center) - Category: Contributed News
Development and transportation have been intertwined since wheels were first attached to carts over 6000 years ago. Efficient methods to move goods and people are largely responsible for the quality of life many of us enjoy today. However, these societal benefits also have a cost. Transportation accounts for about 13% of global carbon emissions. In [...]
A new report from The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) proves again what many in the line of green businesses already expect: a rapid growth of renewable energy technologies. In fact, the report concludes that such sources of energy are right on track to stir up our conventional energy-mix, and faster than it was anticipated.
Finally, a year-long project has come to end: I have established the bioenergy potentials for 32 European countries for implementation into the reegle map! I have calculated the technical and theoretical potentials for these countries in regard to solid biomass, liquid biofuel and biogas. The study ‘Bioenergy Potentials in Europe’ is my diploma thesis marking [...]
The global pulp and paper industry has substantially increased its use of woody biomass for energy in recent years, and was able to reduce its demand for fossil energy. The increased use of bioenergy by the pulp and paper industry now accounts for 18% of the total energy consumption by this industry sector. In fact, [...]
GVEP International investigates the potential of Jatropha to improve livelihoods in Zambia where 96% of rural households survive on less than 1 USD per day. The Jatropha Curcas is a useful shrub. It is drought-resistant, requires less intensive management and can live for 50 years. It grows up to 5 metres in height and its [...]
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