Energy & Renewables E-Zine December 2012

This Month´s Featured Articles, Papers & Reports

	What stops banks from lending to energy efficiency projects? Four years after the US credit market crashed, energy efficiency projects continue to struggle to secure financing. What’s the problem? A slow economy, of course. But when it comes to energy efficiency – and on-site renewable energy – the problem runs deeper. It’s not lack of interest in green energy. To the contrary, says Angela Ferrante, director of alternative energy solutions at Energi, a Massachusetts reinsurance company that provides  insurance and risk management ...
	Using biogas for combined heat and power An integral part of the majority of anaerobic digestion facilities across the world is the CHP combined heat and power (CHP) engine. For the first time builder of a biogas plant, it is often neglected as the focus is on reducing the capital costs of the installation. However, the engine is integral to the plant, and is the key component in the production of renewable electricity, hence the realisation of revenues for the plant. There are a number of technical factors that must be considered when ...
Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd is a subsidiary of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, one of Europe’s oldest and largest trade fair organisers. With a portfolio of 28 trade fairs in eight major cities, Messe Frankfurt (HK) is committed to providing high-quality platforms for companies wishing to expand or improve their business in China and Asia. Retaining a focus on the core industry sectors of automotive technology, building technology & lighting, consumer goods, textiles, andcommunications & leisure, the company has started to diversify its business scope, and is now organising fairs in otherindustry sectors such as environmental awareness and industrial automation.
Learning curve proving steep for the Indian CSP industry Phase 1 of the National Solar Mission aimed to provide India with a learning curve for its first steps into CSP, with recent developments suggesting that ... New global assessment reveals nearly 1,200 proposed coal-fired power plants Coal-fired power plants are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions—one that could be increasing significantly globally, according to new analysis ... Worldwide energy savings, no magic required Is all this effort to save energy worth it? Consider this. Had we neglected energy efficiency from 1980 to 2010, worldwide energy use would be 35 percent ... Interview with E. Caglan Kumbur, Ph.D., Asst. Professor, Electrochemical Energy Systems Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University Energy storage technologies have the potential to improve grid efficiency and reliability by optimizing power flows and supporting variable power supplies. ... Delivering on the Clean Energy Economy: The role of policy in developing successful domestic solar and wind industries The renewable energy industry is expanding to meet the needs of a large and growing global market for clean and secure energy. This growth is likely to ... Ireland`s growing potential in Wind Energy For a nation battling double digit unemployment and near total dependency on imported fossil fuels to meet its energy needs, the growing job creation ... Talking Point: Geothermal systems and the value of maintenance programmes Mike Deed, Managing Director of Geoquip Water Solutions, is the author of Talking Point in the October issue of Groundwater Engineering. He focuses on ... Bankable Data and Interoperability Standards Solar generation looks to be a promising energy sector for the future. However, prior to fully embracing solar production utility companies, independent ... So why is it essential to utilize energy management systems? First of all, let’s define, what the phrase of energy-management system means. An energy-management system includes measurement device sub-systems ...