Shipbuilder Harland and Wolff (right), famed for building the Titanic and for … – Belfast Telegraph

Shipbuilder Harland and Wolff (right), famed for building the Titanic and for the iconic yellow cranes which tower above Belfast, is now more well-known for being at the cutting edge of the renewable energy sector. The company, founded in 1861, launched a diversification strategy almost a decade

‘Institutional funding for renewable energy sector soon’ – The Hindu Business Line

Our Bureau Kolkata, Aug. 30 Institutional finance will soon flow into to the new and renewable energy sector in a big way to boost generation, according to Dr Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy. “Recently we held meetings with banks and financial institutions in this

Renewable energy: A success story – The Hindu Business Line

R. Balaji Tamil Nadu success in the field of wind energy is a given, with more than 5,000 MW of generation capacity in place and more in the pipeline, it is a success story that is oft repeated. But the point in renewable energy sector is that the State is set to repeat this success in other

Chinese industrial giant eyes Pounds 95m investment in province – Belfast Telegraph

A MAJOR Chinese generator manufacturer is in Northern Ireland to explore investment opportunities which could create over 600 jobs in the renewable energy sector. XEMC (Xiangtan Electrical Manufacturing Corporation), whose visit to the province is its first to the UK, said it was considering

Wave and tidal energy companies in UK receiving GBP 7 million in funding

UK wave and tidal energy developers have been awarded GBP 7 million in funding in order to boost their technology development efforts, and contribute to the development of this renewable energy sector in the UK, InnovateUK announced. More than 35 British businesses and universities have been included in this funding award, allocated through a research [...]

Renewable Energy Policy Update For China

As with the rest of the global renewable energy sector, China’s renewables policy has evolved considerably over recent years. Here are the latest major developments and market trends.

Shortage of talent leads to salary boom – Evening Times (Glasgow, Uk)

A shortage of talent in the renewable energy sector is inflating
salaries, according to a new study by global management consultancy Hay Group. Gavin Brown, reward information consultant at Hay Group, said: “The
relatively small talent pool and the competition to attract and retain
expertise

Green energy skills shortage – The Herald (Glasgow, Uk))

SCOTLAND’S skills base needs to be improved to cope with significant
growth in the renewable energy sector, the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils
in Scotland said. The group’s submission to the Scottish Government says
Scotland has the potential to create 26,000 new jobs in renewables by 2020,

Renewable Energy News, June 22, 2010

Bill seeks to expedite land leases to solar developers – Las Vegas Sun

Solar energy could finally directly contribute to government coffers in Nevada if legislation proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Rep. Dean Heller becomes law. But some solar companies are wary it could keep them from developing new energy plants if the same approach winds up applied to all Bureau of Land Management property.

The Nevada lawmakers this month introduced the American Solar Energy Pilot Leasing Act of 2010 in their respective houses. The legislation would designate two valleys in Lincoln County as solar pilot project areas where land leases would be auctioned to the highest-bidding solar developers. The legislation calls for Nevada and Lincoln to each get a quarter of the revenue from lease and royalty income from development on the land.

Australia Will Maintain 20% Renewable Energy Target, Wong Says – BusinessWeek

June 22 (Bloomberg) — The Australian government will keep a target of generating 20 percent of the nation’s energy from renewable sources by 2020 while amending planned legislation, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong said.

“The amendments will ensure the long-term, sustainable growth of both the small-scale and large-scale renewable energy sector and will support new jobs and investment,” Wong said in an e-mailed statement today after putting the amendments to the upper house Senate.

California Legislature to Reconsider Renewable Electricity Standard | Union of Concerned Scientists

The California Legislature and Gov. Schwarzenegger are expected to redouble their efforts to enact renewable energy legislation this year that would require California utilities to acquire 33 percent of their electricity from renewable energy like the wind and sun by 2020, up from the state’s current 20 percent requirement by the end of this year.

While the governor vetoed a package of renewable energy standard bills last year, citing concerns that they would unduly restrict out-of-state renewable energy from counting towards the requirement, there is renewed interest among both branches of government to find common ground on legislation sooner rather than later. The governor issued an executive order on the 33 percent renewables issue, but the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), state legislators, renewable energy companies and many other stakeholders assert that an executive order does not carry the force of law, which is what’s needed to send a clear market signal that California is prepared to invest in renewable energy.

Poll: Vast Majority say U.S. Energy Policy Needs Major Changes – CBS News

Nine in 10 Americans — including a majority of Republicans, Democrats and independents alike — think U.S. energy policy either needs fundamental changes or to be completely rebuilt, a new CBS/ New York Times poll shows.

Just 6 percent think only minor changes are needed to the nation’s energy policy, according to the poll, conducted June 16 – June 20.

Study Affirms Consensus on Climate Change- Green Blog – NYTimes.com

Many debates about global warming seem to boil down to appeals to authority, with one side or the other citing some famous scientist, or group of them, to buttress a particular argument. The tone is often, “My expert is better than yours!”

Against this backdrop, some analysts have been trying for several years to get a firm handle on where climate researchers come down, as a group, on the central issues in the global-warming debate: Is the earth warming up, and if so, are humans largely responsible?

Inquiry will see winds of change blow through our energy sector – Belfast Telegraph

STORMONT’s Enterprise Committee is to launch an inquiry into
advancing the renewable energy sector in Northern Ireland. The decision follows a workshop for small and medium sized businesses in the
industry and the committee’s visit to renewable energy plants in Europe at the
end of last