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Bioenergy now the main heat source for Swedish houses
Bioenergy is now the main source of heat for semi-detached and detached houses in Sweden. In 2008 more than half the energy used for heating and hot water came from bioenergy.
Dutch ‘Energy factory’ awarded with ‘Green Pearl’
The Dutch project ‘Energy factory’ was awarded the Green Pearl Award 2009. The project is an initiatieve of the water controlling gouvernmental bodies in The Netherlands.
Financial support for clean technology in developing countries
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a five-year, $350 million international plan to distribute clean technology in developing countries. Chu maid his remarks in Copenhagen at the Climate Conference.
‘Phototropic aquaculture’ keyword at International Algae Congress
Small versatile water plants, micro algae and micro crops, were capable of drawing 150 scientists from all over the world to the second International Algae Congress held on 1 and 2 December 2009.
Largest bioenergy event in the world
The interest in commercially viable and environmentally sustainable bioenergy solutions is growing rapidly worldwide. World Bioenergy is the international forum that most substantially facilitates the transfer of bioenergy technology, know-how and experience.
Joint venture realizes wind parks in Northsea
Airtricity, the sustainable energy divisions of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), and DONG Energy have closed a joint venture, for the development of three wind parks in the Dutch part of the Northsea. The expectation is that this cooperation will lead to an even bigger impact pressure.
Blue energy seems feasible and offers considerable benefits
Generating energy on a large scale by mixing salt and fresh water is both technically possible and practical. The worldwide potential for this clean form of energy – ‘blue energy’ or ‘blue electricity’ – is enormous, according to Wageningen UR.
Isobutene, building block for tranportation fuel
Global Bioenergies, located on the Genopole campus close to Paris, has today announced the proof-of-concept of a synthetic metabolic pathway for producing isobutene, a key building block that can be converted into transportation fuels, polymers and various commodity chemicals.
WELtec BioPower: Construction begins in England
WELtec BioPower started building another 500-kW biogas plant in Gnossall, Stafford. The plant in Staffordshire, West Midlands,England, will be commissioned in January 2010.
Achieving an energy revolution in challenging times
The 6th European Conference on Green Power Marketing 2009 in Geneva attempted to index the different approaches and contributions to green power marketing. Participants agreed that the transition to a new energy era is well under way.
