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Please scroll down for lots of useful information. There are links to industry and environmental journals, relevant dates in the environmental and renewable energy calendar, current debates, a solar PV Feed-in Tariff calculator, green products websites, campaign groups and more. Some of this might be a bit outdated given time considerations and the fact that I don't get paid for doing this, but I do try and keep it as fresh and new as I can so it's still worth checking out.

Saturday, 28 April 2012

Solar Sector Contracted By 25%

http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/cem3_cut_dont_kill_campaign_claims_british_solar_industry_has_contracted_by

New figures obtained by the ‘Cut Don’t Kill Campaign’ show that the UK solar industry has contracted by 25 percent in the past nine months. As a result of the contraction in the market, 6000 jobs have been lost.
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Monday, 16 April 2012

Former US big oil exec expects importance of oil to decline

http://energy.aol.com/2012/04/11/former-big-oil-executive-expects-importance-of-oil-to-decline-a/?a_dgi=aolshare_twitter
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Cuba Prepares For Rising Sea Levels And Extreme Weather

http://climateandcapitalism.com/2012/04/14/cuba-prepares-for-rising-sea-levels-and-extreme-weather/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+climateandcapitalism%2FpEtD+%28Climate+and+Capitalism%29
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012

EU targets threatened by Biomass

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/apr/02/eu-renewable-energy-target-biomass?CMP=twt_gu

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Renewables generated 9.5% of UK energy in 2011

http://www.link2portal.com/renewables-generated-95-uk-electricity-2011
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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

How The New Feed-In Tariff Will Work

A summary of the position on FiTS so far:

http://www.solarenergyexperts.co.uk/new-uk-feed-in-tariff-1st-april-2012
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Energy & Environment Dates 2012

Current debates

The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)
Should the US government waive the Renewable Fuel Standard?

http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/27571/call-to-waive-renewable-fuels-standard-as-us-drought-crisis-hits-ethanol-and-livestock-producers-hard/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiCAl4ecd24

Solar PV Feed-in Tariff Calculator

 

This calculator is provided by Solar Guide, an online resource of professional solar PV and solar thermal installation companies.

Just one percent of land is all that is needed for solar to meet UK electricity demand

Just 1% - Solar Panels And Electricity In The UK [Infographic]
The Eco Experts - Solar Panel Specialists

The Renewable Energy Centre

TheRenewableEnergyCentre - saving money, saving energy and saving the planet.

Camden County (USA) wastewater solar project

Plains & Eastern Clean Line Project

AREVA Solar Salt Storage

EMEC wave test site Orkney

New Vestas low wind turbine

Los Alamos smart grid demonstration project

Renewable energy in Germany