Business Edition
nr 95
April 10, 2008
Special:
"Two parallel systems for green power certificates"
Traders all over Europe are utterly confused about the trade paragraphs in the new Directive for renewable energy, proposed in January. Despite some clarifications from the Commission during the Rexchange event yesterday, the green power trading community still is convinced that the voluntary market is in great danger. Read more
'Feed-in tariff may lead to market distortion'
With the increase of the renewable share in the power supply, authorities will have to re-consider their instruments for supporting renewable energy. This is the view of Paul van Son, manager of Deutsche Essent and chairman of the European Federation of Energy Traders. Read more
Concerns about legal status of trade paragraphs in Directive
At present, many parties doubt if the paragraphs concerning the trade of Guarantees of Origin in the new proposal for a renewable energy Directive will hold against the EU Treaty. The Commission confirms that the paragraphs are legally sound, but both Member States and organisations are criticising that view. Read more
Member States queuing up with CCS plans
The demonstration of the commercial and technological viability of carbon capture, transport and storage (CCS) is rapidly gaining the attention of many governments and companies in the EU. “But now we are entering the Cost Discovery Zone,” explains Nick Otter of Alstom. The search for the right financial incentives is intensifying. Read more
Editorial: Clever marketing
Within just a few years, carbon capture and storage has gained a similar level of attention as the renewable energy sector achieved over twenty years. Clever marketing and the passionate support from large utilities have done a great job in its promotion.
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Overview 2007 emissions: 1% increase
According to the latest overview of verified emissions, submitted by the companies that are participating in the European Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), the total CO2 emissions in 2007 have increased by over 1% on average since 2006. An overview by Carbon Market Data shows that the total emissions are still a little below the total number of allowances for CO2 emissions. Read more
'Bangkok' sets timetable for climate negotiations
At the end of last week's climate talks in Bangkok, Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer of the UN Climate office (UNFCCC) explained that most critical points in the climate policy negotiations shall be addressed in a future agenda. "The train to Copenhagen has left the station," he concluded, referring to the capital where the negotiations should result in a new global agreement in 2009. Read more
In Brief
- Vestas to provide 128 MW of wind turbines for Spain
- US: Siemens to add 325 MW of wind capacity
- US solar: SunEdison acquires Portland’s Renewable NRG
- The future is for plug-in cars: WWF
- Sweden’s largest onshore wind farm starts construction
- Spain: $318 million new investment in photovoltaic
- 84 MW of wind projects in France
- Portugal’s EDP expands its US wind activities
- Iberdrola world leader in Wind Power Ownership
- E.ON invests 10 M€ in Dutch R&D for CCS
- E.ON target for 2030: ‘expand share of renewables to 24%’
- Dell headquarters go 100% green
- Credit Suisse to invest $300 million in renewable energy sector
- First fuel cell plane flies on hydrogen
- $20 million clean energy prize
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