RENEWABLE ENERGY 2006 Edited by David Flin Consultant Editor - Richard Knox C.Eng; MIEE; FRAS

CONTENTS

Foreword

• Energy Matters Cynic or swim?
  By David Flin, Editor
• Meeting the Energy Challenge
  Shell Renewables, Hydrogen and CO2

Awards

• World Renewable Energy Trophy Awarded
  for the First Time

Congress Report

• WREC IX - Final Report
  World Renewable Energy Congress Florence, Italy 19-25 August 2006
  Final Congress Report
  Prof Ali Sayigh - Chairman of WREC

Policy

• Why Has There Been a Relative Failure of Renewable Energy Systems in the USA?
  Benjamin Sovacool, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University.
• Did you also panic before April Fool’s day 2006?
  SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA
• Renewables in the Electricity Economy
  With rapidly escalating energy costs being felt across all sectors of the economy, the role of renewables in the energy economy is receiving increased interest.
  By Graham Sinden (Oxford University) and David Milborrow (consultant).
• Planned Maintenance
  The importance of machinery maintenance and the option of outsourcing.
  Claire Willis, Sales & MarketingManager, Wyndham UK Limited

Finance

• Support for Renewable Energy Will Level the Playing Field
  Energy prices do not tell the whole truth, but considerations of sustainability are also part of the equation.
  By Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes, German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE).
• May Day for Emissions
  How well has the first year of operation of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme worked?
  By Jeremy Wilcox, Infascan.
• Renewable Energy - A New Impetus
  Fortis Bank
• Funding Renewable Projects
  What mechanisms exist for funding renewable energy projects?
  By the UK Department of Trade and Industry.
• Renewable Energy - Sustainable Economy?
  PB Power has produced a report reviewing the differing costs of generating electricity by different sources.
  By Dominic Cook, PB Power

Wind Power

• Wind Energy Research Progress in the USA
  Most of the easiest improvements in wind turbine technology have been implemented. What does the future hold for wind energy research and development?
  By Robert Thresher, Alan Laxson, and Robert Noun, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA.
• The Solution to Industry’s Rising Electricity Costs
  Wind Direct
• Introduction of the Project Z and the Airdolphin Wind Turbine
  Zephyr Corporation
• Deep-sea Oil Rigs Inspire Wind Turbine Design
  How do you site large numbers of offshore wind turbines cost-effectively and without involving aesthetic problems to people living on the coast? By Professor
  Sclavounos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Shifting to the Age of Renewables
  By Paul B. Manson, President and CEO, Sea Breeze Power Corporation
• Wind Energy On a Human Scale
  Fortis Wind Energy

Marine Power

• Developments in Wave and Tidal systems
  L J Duckers, Coventry University, UK.
• The History of Wave Energy Utilisation
  António F. de O. Falcão, Instituto Superior Técnico.

Solar Power

• WACOM, A Specialist of Light Source and Lighting Device
  A leading Solar Simulator Manufacturer
• CDM Potential of Solar Energy Technologies in India
  The Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol provides industrialised countries with an incentive to invest in emission reduction projects in developing countries to achieve a reduction in CO2 emissions at lowest cost that also promotes sustainable development in the host country. This study assesses the maximum theoretical as well as the realistically achievable CDM potential of these selected solar energy technologies in India.
  By Pallav Purohit and Axel Michaelowa, Hamburg Institute of International Economics
• Still a long way to the sunny side - so let’s go!
  Q-Cells AG
• The Case for Central Station Solar Power in Southwestern USA
  This article is a summary of a recent report by the Western Governors’ Association (WGA) Solar Task Force.
  By Frederick H. Morse, Morse Associates.
• Experts in Solar Radiation Measurement
  Kipp & Zonen B.V.
• EPC Contractor of Renewable Power Plants
  Iberdrola Ingeniería y Construcción (Iberinco)

Biogas

• A Breakthrough Alternative to Landfilll
  By Catherine Frys, ENER•G

Low Energy Architecture

• House of the Rising Sun
  University of Colorado
• A Global Player With German Roots
  AXITEC GmbH

Mini Hydropower

• Back To The Future
  Water power was one of the earliest sources of energy harnessed by humanity in a controlled manner, being used to drive mills. Water power is still used to power mills, and the techniques and technologies have been brought into the 21st century.

New Technology

• Ideas From Outside the Boxx
  What new renewable energy technologies are on the horizon?
• Breakthrough in Photovoltaics
  Oerlikon Solar
• Solar Power Innovations
  SOLARC Innovative Solarprodukte GmbH

Transport

• Biofuels for Transport - Not Quite so Easy
  What are the Prospects for Biofuel Use in the Transport Sector?
  By Ralph Sims, Professor of Sustainable Energy, Massey University, New Zealand

National Review

• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency R&D in the United States
  Energy has taken greater prominence as a national issue in the USA.
  By Stanley Bull, National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

 

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