Full Coverage: Renewable energy

28.05.2006 from the BBC:
Could dancing save the planet? Not quite, but here's a possible new sustainable energy source. Get stomping!

26.05.2006 The government’s plan to make blending of 5% ethanol with petrol mandatory from October 2006 is a welcome step. But for a steady supply, we need a long-term, comprehensive policy on biofuels with clear targets, a well-defined pricing policy and a road-map to develop a variety of feedstock options for biofuel production.

22.05.2006 The Indian government's Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources and the UNDP/GEF hold a demonstration on biomethanation technologies which can be easily replicated and can help in cutting down on green house gases. The Indian government is considering mainstreaming these technologies for its waste-to-energy programmes.

19.05.2006 Un plafond di due milioni di euro per finanziare la diffusione di impianti termici a biomasse legnose di media taglia, che utilizzano combustibili rinnovabili come legna da ardere, cippato di origine agroforestale, pellet o briquettes. È questa la nuova proposta di Banca popolare Etica, rivolta a soggetti sia pubblici che privati, singoli o associati, su tutto il territorio nazionale. L’iniziativa è realizzata in collaborazione con Aiel, l’Associazione italiana energie agroforestali, attiva dal 2001 su iniziativa della Confederazione italiana agricoltori. Per accedere ai finanziamenti, che verranno erogati da Banca Etica a condizioni vantaggiose, sarà necessario partecipare al bando di selezione inviando il proprio progetto entro il termine ultimo, fissato per il 18 luglio prossimo.

19.05.2006 from Treehugger:
'Every time they do a demonstration [zero energy house], they run out and they hire some brilliant architect and they go off and they build this one-off amazing house that sticks out of the neighborhood like a prairie chicken, and it costs a million dollars.' Not any more.

18.05.2006 from Gristmill:
'Solar and wind can't be anything more than add-ons to a more reliable coal-based grid.' That is the orthodox view. But there are solutions in sight.

15.05.2006 The Care International in SCG and the Democratic Association of the Roma started the first educational programme for collectors of materials for recycling. The programme consists of three-month series of trainings in the fields of occupational protection, traffick regulations education, sorting of waste, technology for recycling of waste plastics and paper and environmental protection.

15.05.2006 The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) - a grouping of seven south Asian neighbours - held a meeting with the World Energy Council (WEC) in India recently over the unrealised potential of renewable energy and to discuss a role for public-private partnerships.

12.05.2006 UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (OneWorld) - With growing concerns over high prices of oil and its adverse impact on the world's poor and the environment, the United Nations is urging policy makers to explore the use of alternative sources for energy.

12.05.2006 from EcoStreet blog:
Mackie's, the Scottish ice cream manufacturer, is on course to become Britain's greenest company.

10.05.2006 Nigeria is set to officially launch its first solar energy project, estimated to cost N10 million. It is located at Kodji village in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area. Commissioner for Science and Technology Dr Hamzat Kadiri,has announced.

08.05.2006 from Navel Contemplation blog:
"I have been looking into renewable energy sources for the home lately. What I have found looks good on the surface, but in the end it definitely makes you question whether it is really worth it...," ponders Craig.

05.05.2006 from WattHead blog:
"I believe there are better alternatives to nearly all of the potential applications of hydrogen," says Jesse Jenkins who then explains why.

04.05.2006 from sustainablog:
Solar power is transforming the lives of rural Bangladeshi communities. "How much more appropriate can you get?" asks Jeff McIntire.