Renewable energy news
'Wind at work: wind energy and employment in the EU' report
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/14/2009 - 16:48.
RE-thinking 2050: Making the EU 100% renewables-based
Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 09:27.The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC), outlines in its new report RE-thinking 2050 a pathway on how the European Union can switch to a 100% renewable energy supply for electricity, heating and cooling as well as transport, examining the effects on Europe’s energy supply system and on CO2 emissions.
"Green Talents' Competition 2010
Submitted by admin on Thu, 04/29/2010 - 11:30.The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is calling for talented young scientists from around the world specializing in the area of sustainable development to apply for the competition “Green Talents – The International Forum for High Potentials in Sustainable Development”.Application documents should be submitted to greentalents@dlr.de by 20 June 2010.
Post graduate course Sustainable Hydropower
Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 10:44.The course Sustainable Hydropower lasts for eleven weeks, from 1 March 2010 to 15 May 2010. The lectures will be held in Vienna (Austria).
Renewable Energy Research conference
Submitted by mazzucchelli on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 15:01.The topics to be discussed during the conference include:
- Solar cells
- Zero-emission buildings
- Social studies of renewable energy
- Biofuels, hydrogen and electricity for transportation
- Ocean energy
- Hydropower
- Bioenergy
- Wind energy
Dr. Keith Melton, EUREC Agency's President, is going to present EUREC's latest brochure on "Research Priorities for Renewable Energy Technology by 2020 and Beyond".
First PPRE Biogas workshop
Submitted by mazzucchelli on Mon, 01/11/2010 - 12:01.The workshop will cover the following topics:
- Technical aspects
- Environmental aspects
- Large scale dissemination and economics
- Technical instrumentation and financing
More information can be found in the attached programme.
EUREC Agency workshop on "Ocean energy technologies"
Submitted by mazzucchelli on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 11:09.On 3rd December 2009, EUREC Agency organised a workshop on "Ocean energy technologies" at the premises of one of its members, Tecnalia Energia, in Bilbao (Spain).
More information on the workshop and presentations can be downloaded from: http://www.eurec.be/content/view/304/1/
Green sector 'bigger employer than polluting industries'
Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 11:20.Lack of qualified employees in RE sector detected
Submitted by admin on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 19:30.As renewable energies sector keeps growing, green industries are noticing shortages of qualified employees hindering their development.
A recent landmark report has reviewed the emergency of a 'green economy'. It predicts that adaptation to climate change and emissions reduction schemes will create employment opportunities on a large scale.
