Alternative Energy News Archives
Sunday 1st of January, 2006
Promoting alternative energy sources for the UK ★★★
British Embassy, OsloA report from the Energy Saving Trust, set up by the British Government after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, suggests that mini wind turbines, solar panels and other small scale technologies could provide a substantial portion of the UK's energy needs by 2050 and that that microgeneration technologies could deliver significant household carbon reductions in future.
The article goes on to breifly talk about microgeneration strategy and increasing energy efficiency.
NEDA pursues measure to step up use of alternative fuels ★★
The Manila Times ReporterThe board of the National Economic Development Authority in the Philippines (NEDA) is looking to grant zero-duty (currently 1-3%) on the importation of parts, components and accessories used for the assembly of vehicles running on alternative fuels, this as part of its efforts to promote alternative fuels such as bio-ethanol, bio-diesel and compressed natural gas.
The Department of Energy has been promoting the use of of indigenous alternative fuels (coco-biodiesel and fuel ethanol), hoping to reduce the Philippines dependence on fossil fuels, to clean up its air, and finally to help its economy.
Alternative energy turns big business ★
Quoting a report from the New York Times, this short article hilites a significant quote from Rhone Resch, president of the Solar Energy Industries Association:
In 2005, we saw a tripling of venture capital money going into the solar industry compared to 2004
