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    • Sustainable Energy Blog - An Overview of May Posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Thu, 2007-05-31 08:39

    Popular posts this month on a novel application for street lighting, and an original action to demonstrate the passive concept - the ice challenge. A reference information source on solar troughs, and a technology with the prospect to halve the cost of solar energy. The carbon market is booming and carbon prices are expected to rise near year, but beware of the carbon cowboys! Finally, several island communities realise that renewable energy makes a lot of sense.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An overview of April posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Mon, 2007-04-30 17:54

    This month, solar power continues to remain popular with MIT's feature on quantum-dot solar power, and the announcement of yet another contender for the world's largest PV power station in Portugal. GreenNet published its findings on the grid integration of renewables, and in partnership with the new EU Ocean Energy Association, we launched a new eBook on ocean energy projects. ACEEE issued a report on the link between energy efficiency and peak demand reduction, and DSM is globally on the rise. A reader question on water use in thermo-electric power stations produces a surprising answer. And finally some hype as well as skepticism on BMW's hydrogen-powered vehicle.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An Overview of March Posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Fri, 2007-03-30 08:23

    Popular articles this month on renewable energy (semiconductor industry steps into PV, a new era for geothermal energy). In the technology field, nuclear energy could provide a solution for developing countries, and electric cars might finally break through. The IEA's Energy Technology Data Exchange is an fascinating but underrated resource. Finally a post on the lighter side about advertising (un)sustainable energy.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An Overview of January Posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Wed, 2007-01-31 13:45

    Popular posts this month included those on the effect of decreasing wind subsidies, and green power labels. Hans Nilsson opened the new blog year with a post on the promise of the Stern review. Also, Vattenfall seems to agree that there are free lunches in energy sustainability. Of course, January was the month of the European Commission's energy package, and Bruno De Wachter gave an overview of blue power, the new green.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An Overview of December Posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Fri, 2006-12-22 13:15

    Popular posts this month: an introduction to distributed generation, an energy quiz and a review of the energy year 2006.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An overview of November posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Thu, 2006-11-30 11:41

    Very popular posts this month on small hydro power and low energy houses. Furthermore, a review of 200 years of sustainability, fuel cell trains, and a push by 8 utilities for tougher transformer efficiency standards.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - an overview of October posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Tue, 2006-10-31 13:55

    Popular posts this month analysing the European Commission's Action Plan on Energy Efficiency and the launch of Leonardo ENERGY's new report on financing sustainable energy. A new wind power concept may improve economics of investment, while alleviating the intermittency problem. The power of the oceans continues to fascinate in osmotic power, while a subsea grid may be needed to harvest it. Finally, a number of considerations regarding tree offsets.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - an overview of September posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Sun, 2006-10-01 17:05

    Popular posts this month on combustible ice, and the energy yield of photovoltaics. Readers also liked the post on climate policy in the US, and the discussion on the direct or indirect use of solar energy. Reality dawns on the hydrogen economy as on solar power satellites. Finally, power and energy benchmarks are always useful for understanding energy units.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - an overview of August posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Fri, 2006-09-15 07:17

    A popular post this month on LEDs and other novel energy technologies. You liked a review of public opinion on nuclear energy around the globe, as well as a few posts on solar energy (organometallic solar cells, solar cells over the counter). Finally, a post on electric cars and a few comments about carbon neutrality merit attention.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - an overview of June posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Thu, 2006-07-27 16:07

    Popular posts this month on the amount of energy services that causes a kg of CO2 emissions, or the new Princess Elisabeth scientific station - the ultimate green building in the Antarctic pristine environment. Also, KEMA's report on improving electrical efficiency in public transport.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An overview of May posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Sun, 2006-06-18 16:48

    Popular posts this month on the future electricity system, and the role of electricity in the future energy system (can electricity save energy, the role of electricity in a carbon-constrained world). If you look for some summer reading, we propose 10 books on energy & environment. An overview article presents nine main systems for heating homes. 'Thinking outside the barrel' presents an upbeat view on ethanol, while the best way to recuding greenhouse gas emissions may be to burn them. Following the price collapse for CO2 allowances, the EU Emission Trading Scheme is presented as a play in 4 acts. And finally, Mikhail Gorbachev's proposal for a better use of fossil and nuclear subsidies: solar power.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An overview of April posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Sun, 2006-04-30 06:00

    This month, Leonardo ENERGY continues its series of tutorials, with minute lectures on reactive power and exergy. A new report from the UK demystifies intermittency, and gives an overview of current knowledge in this field. Hans Nilsson introduces another footprinting tool, and we run a survey on the most promising business opportunities for the electrical sector in the coming decade. A report from RAND defines the economic benefits of smart grids. On the lighter side, a 14th century 6-pulse bridge by Leonardo da Vinci.

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    Sustainable Energy Blog - An overview of March posts

    By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Fri, 2006-03-31 08:59

    Popular posts this month on renewables (fact sheets, employment effects), smart grids and energy storage.

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