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Flemish couple receives a fine for equivalent to 400 euro per tonne CO2 27 Feb 2009 | 01:06 am
Is this fine by the Flemish government appropriate? As of January 2009, all new residential houses in Flanders must be audited by the Flemish Energy Agency (VEA). This is to ensure that energy use is...
A view on nuclear energy! 29 Sep 2008 | 08:32 pm
One year ago, Commissioner Piebalgs stated: “Nuclear is here to stay!“. The trends, indeed, point in that direction: several European countries are withdrawing their nuclear embargoes and planning n...
Concentrating photovoltaics – Industry views 25 Sep 2008 | 07:06 am
Concentration photovoltaics (CPV) offers one of the most promising utility-scale, renewable energy technology options. Many companies are testing their CPV products and some have already launched comm...
The environmental impact of a kWh of electricity 23 Sep 2008 | 08:59 pm
How sustainable is electricity? What is the best technology to produce it? These questions are often asked and the answers are not clear-cut. Leonardo ENERGY has produced this eco-sheet to help cl....
Webinar – Concentration Photovoltaics (CPV): technical & commercial opportunities 12 Sep 2008 | 06:05 am
Next week Friday (September 19), Leonardo ENERGY organises a webinar on CPV technology, where Pedro Banda and Paqui Rubio from ISFOC will give an overview of this exciting new technology and respond t...
New growth factors for wind industry 3 Jul 2008 | 05:53 pm
Improving technology, expansion off-shore, and exploring the building sector potential The wind sector has been growing spectacularly over the past decade. However, to sustain these impressive gro...
40+ interviews with opinion leaders on energy 13 Jun 2008 | 08:46 pm
Visit the Virtual Energy Forum and listen to interviews with senior energy executives from Marriott, Raytheon, the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as Dick Munson, author of such books as “From Edis...
Webinar – Bulk Solar Electricity Production 3 Jun 2008 | 12:14 am
Date & Time: June 6, 2008 15h00 – 16h00 Speaker: Fernando Nuno, Leonardo ENERGY Register: http://snipurl.com/bulksolar Summary Thin film, silicon, concentrated solar power (CSP), concentrated phot...
Emissions from photovoltaic manufacturing 29 May 2008 | 07:42 pm
Environmental impact of the PV life-cycle All means of electricity generation, including photovoltaic (PV) systems, create polluting emissions when the entire life-cycle is taken into account. In ...
The invisible good –that you can’t be without 26 May 2008 | 06:44 pm
ACEEE argues in a new report that Energy Efficiency must be more visible and it is easy to agree. Energy Efficiency is in most policy debates discussed as the counterbalance to more supply but in real...
