April 2009

News you might have missed: 30 April 2009

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SolarWatch for week of 30 April

All the latest solar-energy-related news from around the globe: Environmental Leader reports that a proposed 10-megawatt photovoltaic installation in Chicago could become the

Neural networks can improve wind farm forecasts

Researchers from the University of Alcala and the Complutense University in Madrid have invented a new method for predicting the wind speed of wind

Study to assess coastline for marine energy potential

The Department of Energy and Climate Change plans to conduct a first-ever study to assess English and Welsh waters for their potential to host

Ruling upholds decision against National Grid

Ofgem (PDF) says it welcomes this week’s decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), which upheld Ofgem’s finding that National Grid was in breach

Latest Insight

Smarter energy markets: Another benefit of smart grids

One challenge in connecting more renewables to the grid is how to balance

What is the smart grid?

Governments, energy companies and tech firms all talk about the “smart grid” a

Clean-energy incentives: Here … then gone

Call it penny-wise, pound-foolish (or Euro-foolish) … although “cutting off your nose to

New buildings – even the ‘green’ ones – aren’t so green

The sustainable-living mantra of “reduce, reuse, recycle” is usually

There will be energy … or trade wars … or something

The year 2012 might not see the fulfillment of

Forget the politicians: Vote for your favorite energy innovations

You can’t turn an energy-technology dream into reality by

LATEST REPORTS

Who’s the leading smart-city brand?

More than half of the world’s nearly seven billion people now live in urban areas, and that proportion is expected to reach almost 69 per cent by 2050. To avoid pushing local and global systems to the point of collapse, cities will need to become much smarter and more efficient Read more ...

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Managing the smart-grid data overload

Developing the UK’s smart-grid infrastructure will require communications and data technologies that can manage far more information than utilities must handle today. That’s the focus of a strategy report from Greenbang Research: “Enabling the UK’s smart-grid future: The wireless spectrum debate.” The report answers such questions as: Should dedicated Read more ...

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Incentives fire up UK solar market

The introduction of the feed-in tariff (FIT) incentive policy on 1 April has sparked an explosive reaction in the UK renewable energy market with solar leading the way in installations, according to a new Greenbang research report titled, “The UK’s Feed-in Tariff: Impact, response and market trends for the decade Read more ...

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