RENEWABLE ENERGY 2005 Edited by David Flin Consultant Editor - Richard Knox C.Eng; MIEE; FRAS

CONTENTS

Foreword

• Energy Matters Supping with the devil
  By David Flin, Editor
• Q8: a Quantum Transition
  A dedication on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s pioneering work on the photoelectric
  effect
  by Paul Grunow, Q-Cells AG

Introduction

• Renewable Energy and the Environment
  An overview of the state of renewable energy.
  By Professor Ali Sayigh, Chairman of WREC & Director General of WREN.

Energy Policy

• New Planning Guidance Issued for Renewable Energy
  Slow progress is being made towards government targets.
  By Jillian Hastings, Arup
• Renewable Energy: How Are We Doing?
  The need to meet increasing energy demand through sustainable means is a huge challenge. How successful has the world been in meeting this challenge so far?
  By Michael Jefferson, Global Energy & Environmental Consultants.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Locking CO2 Emissions Away
  By David Flin

Impact of the EU ETS

• Validation and Verification of GHG emissions
  SGS S.A.

Economics and Finance

• Renewable Energy at the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme
  Dominique Lallement and Xiaodong Wang, ESMAP, the World Bank
• Financing Wind Farms
  Fortis Bank
• The Economics Of Wind Energy
  The price of wind energy is now close to the price of electricity from conventional fuel sources.
  By David Milborrow.
• Innovative Financing for Renewable Energy Technology
  Grameen Shakti is pioneering micro financing of renewable energy technologies in Bangladesh.
  By Dipal Barua, Grameen Shakti.

Wind Power

• Sea Wind Europe
  Greenpeace commissioned Garrad Hassan to produce a report into the prospects for European offshore wind power development
  By Helen Snoddin, Garrad Hassan
• Small Scale Wind Energy for Farm, Industry and Community "An Exciting Opportunity"
  Entegrity Wind Systems Inc. ("EWSI") Charlottetown, PE, Canada
• Dispelling The Myths Of Wind Farms And EMI
  The potential for interference with electromagnetic transmissions is frequently cited as a concern during public consultations for wind farms.
  By Steven Buckley, Sinclair Knight Merz.
• Rigged For When The Wind Blows
  Beatrice Wind Farm project.
  By Allan MacAskill, Talisman Energy (UK) Limited

Photovoltaic

• European Photovoltaics Research
  By David Andersoni, European Commission, Directorate General Research
• Futuristic Photovoltaics
  The search for a third generation of high-performance, low-cost solar cell.
  By Martin Green, Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics, University of New South Wales.
• Growth Markets for PV
  Most growth in the PV market has been in Japan, Germany and California. Will this change?
  By Mike Eckhart.
• Encapsulated Power - the in-built solution
  PV cells encapsulated in glass is giving architects many new options in building design.

Solar Cooking

• Creating a Sustainable Renewables Business
  BP
• Solar Power Innovations
  SOLARC Innovative Solarprodukte GmbH
• Cooking With The Sun In Indonesia, a lot of fossil fuel is used for cooking. Developing solar cooking technology will reduce this.
  By Herliyani Suharta and Ali Sayigh.

Biomass

• EPC Contractor of Renewable Power Plants
  IBERDROLA Ingeniería y Consultoría S.A.U.
• Operating Biomass Power Plants
  Attila Drotos and Sylvia Levai, AES
• Power From Waste - a Mountain of Opportunity
  Capture and Utilisation of Landfill Gas
  What is the potential for additional utilisation of landfill gas in the USA and around the world?
  By Nickolas Themelis and Priscilla Ulloa, Columbia University.
• Fruits of the Forest
  Recovering mill and forestry residues for use as fuel to drive paper mills is a productive and environmentally sound
  option.
  By Heli Anttila, Communications Officer, UPM.

Marine Renewables

• Making Waves
  EPRI has carried out a study into the feasibility of offshore wave power.
  By Roger Bedard, George Hagerman, Mirko Previsic, Omar Siddiqui, Robert Thresher, and Bonnie Ram.
• Shell Renewables: Generating a Sustainable Energy Future
  Pressure under the sea: Progress and Opportunities v. Challenges and Drawbacks for Tidal Stream Generation
  By Tom McKay, Renewable Energy Systems Engineer, PB Power
• Buoy Power
  Ocean Power Technologies has been building PowerBuoy systems for nearly a decade.
  By George Taylor and Mark Draper, Ocean Power Technologies.

Geothermal

• Renewable Energy Island
  Iceland produces 100% of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources, making ideal circumstances for it to develop a hydrogen energy economy.
  By Thorsteinn Sigfusson, CoChair of the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy.

Fuel Cells

• A Powerful Technology: The fuel cell is gaining ground in Germany.
  By Dr. Michael Fübi, RWE Fuel Cells.
• Fuel Cells For The Real World Fuel cells have promised a great deal, but have yet to deliver. Is this about to
  change?
  By Stephen Voller, Voller Energy.

Mini Hydropower

• Recent Developments in Small Hydropower
  What are the current barriers and incentives to development of mini, micro and pico hydropower schemes?
  By A A Williams and R G Simpson, School of the Built Environment, Nottingham Trent University.
• Hydroelectric Upgrades the Most Economical Renewable
  Donald A. Erpenbeck, Vice President, MWH Americas, Inc.
• Hydrodemolition Uses A High Pressure Water Jet To Remove Concrete
  Conjet
• Micro Hydro Power for Community Development - Case of Nyamarimbira
  Water Project in Zimbabwe
  By Tinashe Nhete and Alison Doig, Practical Action

Low Energy Architecture

• The Polish Experience of Energy Conservation in Buildings
  New buildings in Poland are constructed in accordance with new energy efficiency standards.
  By D Chwieduk, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Science.

Transport

• Sun Roofs - Progress in Solar-Powered Cars
  The solar car concept was first developed in the 1970s. How have they developed?
  By Professor Ali Sayigh and Professor K Sopian
• Driving Forward - Biofuels for Transport
  Biofuels can replace a substantial amount of petroleum use in transport.
  By Lew Fulton, International Energy Agency
• Carbon Recycling to Order
  Kwikpower International
• Power For A Changing World
  Wärtsilä Corporation

National Reviews

• Entering the EU Brings Lithuania Obligations
  Lithuania took on a number of renewable energy and greenhouse gas emission targets under the terms of the EU accession treaty.
  By Kestutis Navickas, Regional Environmental Centre of Lithuania.
• Energy Conservation Prospects in Iran
  There are potentially huge savings to be made in Iran through some fairly basic energy conservation measures.
  By S Sattari, Vice President, Iranian Fuel Conservation Organisation.
• Present Situation and Future Trends of Renewable Energy in Cuba
  David Pérez and Ileana López

 

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