Turning from 1st generation biofuels produced from food crops to 2nd generation biofuels produced from ligno-cellulosic feedstocks has been praised by many, but 2nd generation has a long way to go to reach full commercialization.
18 July 2011
Bioenergy has the potential to provide renewable heat, electricity and transport fuel the world over, but controversy has dogged the technology’s development, especially in recent times. So what is the industry doing to redress this? Sarah Robertson talks to international bioenergy expert Ralph Sims.
30 June 2011
District heating is not a new concept, but it is still not as widely used as it could be. Kevin Hagerty at Veolia Energy North America explores the different options for district heating, hot water and cooling.
06 May 2011
Lyn Corum profiles a number of innovative projects that are at the heart of sustainable development, including a subtropical rain forest that thrives on CO2 and waste heat on a college campus…
26 April 2011
This week saw the very sad death of Dr Hermann Scheer, in many ways the father figure of German renewable energy, and a hugely influential figure worldwide. He was a fighter who seemed to relish his battles, and an inspirational, irreplaceable character.
18 October 2010
The USA is seeing a shift in attitudes to renewable energy at Federal level. Bush-era oil-dominated policies are giving way to positive encouragement of sustainable energy. But, to what extent can the US capitalize on the ensuing manufacturing opportunities, enhanced by recession-induced stimulus funding? George Marsh reports.
22 April 2010
As issues of carbon mitigation and climate change take centre stage, interest in energy production from sustainable biomass is increasing. Jill Stuckley at the Georgia Center of Innovation for Energy reports…
10 February 2010
Representative Matt Pierce (D-61st, Bloomington) introduced AB 1190 into the Indiana General Assembly January 7, 2010. The bill is the first comprehensive proposal for a system of feed-in tariffs for renewable energy in the current legislative sessions that have begun in states across the US.
22 January 2010
One of the hot topics for debate at the forthcoming Windpower 08 event in Houston, Texas, will be transmission. Following Texas' lead, four states possessing the wealthiest renewable resources in the Western USA have enacted their own laws to create Renewable Energy Zones, and define the transmission infrastructure that needs to be built to connect those resources to main transmission highways. Lyn Corum reviews the progress made to date in these states.
01 June 2008