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	Energy & Renewables Newsletter March 22, 2012

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	Alternate energy sources still a far-off dream The annual global energy outlook released by the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) is a timely, if sobering, reminder of the enduring place of fossil fuels in the overall energy mix.Energy demand and supply patterns change only slowly, and despite the earnest wishes of politicians and environmentalists, shifting away from existing carbon-intensive energy systems will take generations, not years.The main fossil fuel-based energy sources that largely satisfy the consumption needs of the world`s population have a bright future.Blame it all on economic growthAccording ...
	Hydropower `could supply Africa`s entire power needs` Hydropower could supply all of Africa`s electricity needs if cross-border cooperation was stepped up, according to a UN report launched last week (12 March) at the World Water Forum in Marseilles, France.Africa currently generates just one third of its electricity from hydropower, but could learn from cooperation and training programmes between India and some Western countries, according to Ulcay Unver, coordinator of the UN World Water Assessment Programme, which produced its fourth edition of the World Water Development Report.The report said African governments have begun to recognise the importance ...
SPP Energy SPP Energy calls on the company’s considerable expertise in pumping technology to increase operational efficiency of installed pumping systems and to offer support in future system design.By implementing SPP Energy recommendations you can realistically expect reductions in energy consumption and system running costs in excess of 30%.Additional benefits include reduced inventory, reduced logistic, reduced maintenance and reduced administration.SPP Energy offers Energy Audits to accredited standards for installed populations of pumping systems no matter what configuration or manufacture.
Freesen & Partner takes over `waste to energy+recycling` Trade show will stay in Bremen, new dates for 2013Private trade show organiser Freesen & Partner GmbH takes over the "waste to energy+recycling" exhibition ... Net-zero energy buildings on the rise across U.S. A report from the New Buildings Institute (NBI) and the Zero Energy Commercial Building Consortium reveal that zero-energy commercial buildings are cropping ... Environment: Act now or face costly consequences, warns OECD As countries struggle with the immediate challenges of stretched public finances and high unemployment, they must not neglect the longer term. Action ... Hydropower to Maintain Majority Share of Global Renewable Power Capacity Through 2020 FARMINGTON, Conn., March 14, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of a new renewable energy market ... First ever PV Plants Map South Africa unveiled today DNI and GHI data, plus the size and location of 18 PV projects detailed in the PV Plants Map South Africa 2012By Jack Ahearne, PV InsiderResearchers at ...   View More News       Submit your News