Geothermal Energy is thermal energy that comes directly from the heat of the earth. The word geothermal comes from the Greek word “γη”, which means earth and from the Greek word “θερμός”, which means hot. The heat from the earth is then used in the form of steam or hot water to heat buildings or produce electricity. Geothermal energy is considered a renewable green source of energy because the ‘fuel’ (i.e. the heat of the earth) that is used is practically unlimited. Continue reading
The Renewable Green Energy Community
The term Renewable Green energy community is an often misunderstood and/or misinterpreted term, which, for many of us, sounds like a buzzword of the future. While we are all familiar with renewable green energy and we all understand that this includes, solar, wind, biomass and hydro energy, we cannot associate and or understand how all these forms of energy can be integrated together and when combined with many other green energy saving ideas set the basis for a truly renewable Green energy community. Continue reading
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
There are two major types of wind turbines: the horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) and vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT). This article is about the less common vertical axis wind turbines.
VAWT are so called because they rotate around the vertical axis (the rotator shaft is perpendicular to the ground). The main advantage of these wind turbines is that they are omni-directional i.e they do not need to be pointed towards the direction of the wind in order to spin. Continue reading
8th South-East European Congress and Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
The 8th South-East European Congress and Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will be held in Sofia Bulgaria from the 28th until the 30th of March. The congress is considered as the most important opportunity for people of the sector in the South East Europe to meet and share knowledge and experiences. There will be 42 speakers from 23 countries and around 500 attendees are expected from Asia, Europe, Africa and America discussing the following burning issues: Continue reading
Solar Energy Education and Training
Education is a fundamental and a necessary component for every profession and professional engagement. Solar energy education and hands-on-training is an important, basic and necessary component and aspect of the professionals who would like to get involved in this form of renewable green energy, the solar energy. Continue reading
Renergy 2012 Conference & Expo
The RENERGY 2012 International Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy will be organized on March 12th until 13th (the Plenary will take place on the 11th) by TamilNadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) with an ambition to host around 500 participants. The event is an opportunity for organizations that are interested in entering the Indian renewable energy market to get together with professionals and policy makers to network and create new business partnerships with local companies in the area of renewable energy which will also participate at the expo. Continue reading
Biomass Fuels at a glance
Biomass is considered anything of organic origin (dead or alive). When biomass is used as fuel is essentially combusted to produce what we call biomass energy. Biomass fuels range from burning wood, wood pellets, biofuels (ethanol or biodiesel), animal manure, corn, municipal solid waste and landfill gases. Continue reading
3rd Annual Renewable Energy Finance & Infrastructure Summit
The 3rd Annual Renewable Energy Finance & Infrastructure Summit (REFIS) will be organized by Flemming Europe in Vienna Austria from the 22nd until the 23th of February 2012. The summit is aimed towards Senior Representatives from EU, Government & Regulatory Bodies, EPC Contractors, Institutional Investors and Financial Institutions, Power Producers, RE Companies, TSOs, Project Developers, Consultancies and Law Firms. There will be 29 speakers, 2 Ministerial/Regulatory Panel Discussions and focused Financing Sessions (Debt, Equity, PPP, M&A, Development Banks) and 4 case studies (Hydro, Solar, Geothermal, Wind). Hot topics to be covered are: Continue reading
11th Annual Wind Power Investment & Finance Summit 2012

The 11th Annual Wind Power Investment & Finance Summit 2012 will be held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn Resort in San Diego California from the 8th until the 10th of February. The summit attracts financiers, lenders, leading project developers, investors, and other key players in an effort to discuss the latest developments regarding wind power investment and financing. Hot topics to be covered are: Continue reading
Principles of Emissions Trading Systems (ETS)
A number of emissions trading scheme/ systems (ETS) exist worldwide for several pollutants. Most schemes entail market mechanisms used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. These schemes or markets exist both under compliance schemes, such as the European Union ETS, the European Economic Area ETS, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in the USA, the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) in Australia, and under voluntary programs, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). Unlike the compliance schemes, there are no established rules and regulations in the voluntary schemes. Continue reading