DIREC (Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference 27-29 October 2010) will focus on several sectors of renewable energy: solar, wind, biomass & cogeneration, hydro, geothermal and energy efficiency. India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) consists of eight key National Missions; one of them is the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. Its ambitious aim is [...]
22 Aug 2010
by REN21 - Category: Contributed News
On 15 July 2010, the ’Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century’ (REN21), which aims at facilitating policy development for the rapid expansion of renewable energies in developing and industrialised economies, released the ‘Renewables 2010 Global Status Report’, the 5th edition of its annual flagship publication. What is the purpose of the REN21 Renewables [...]
02 Mar 2010
by Florian Bauer - Category: News
In the last decade hundreds of policies promoting renewable energies have been created worldwide. One of the greatest RE success stories is the worldwide deployment of feed-in-tariffs (FiTs) for electricity from renewable sources. Only ten years ago not more than 13 countries had enacted FiTs (see REN21 Global Status Report 2007) while today at least [...]
Electricity market reform is an ever-lasting issue. Most countries of the world are involved in processes of liberalization of their electricity markets. We all hear about promoting competition, natural monopolies that need to be regulated, incentives to reduce costs and energy losses, infrastructure expansion, security and quality of supply, grid access tariffs… Electricity market becomes [...]
Renewable energy provision in the developing world could receive a vital boost after the announcement of a new initiative which will look at how to stimulate investment in a low-carbon future for the world’s poorest people. Gareth Thomas, International Development Minister, announced the initiative on Wednesday 16 September in a speech at the Renewable Energy [...]
NERSA, the National Energy Regulator for South Africa, has released a proposal for the introduction of feed-in tariffs for the country. If implemented, this would be a milestone for South Africa’s renewables sector, as the establishment of support mechanisms are critical to attracting finance into the sector. The ongoing public consultation process ends on January 15th [...]