Biomass Wales is starting wood-pellet production. Thanks to the UK introducing the world's first feed-in tariff for renewable heat, the company can look forward to good sales.
The EU and the United States are pursuing ambitious goals in the use of CCS technology. But there are still almost no pilot projects, and cost-effectiveness remains a big question mark.
EREC and Greenpeace have revised their global scenario of a world with 100 percent renewables and no carbon emissions. Progress is being made faster than expected.
Forests as energy sources are now to help reduce carbon emissions. The search is on for land areas and suitable trees. Germany could have been a leader in this field, had it not squandered its head start.
The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) has launched its new major study RE-thinking 2050, outlining pathway of how the EU can switch to 100 percent renewable energy supply for electricity, heating and cooling, as well as for transport.
Scientists and companies around the world are working on microbiological processes to make bioethanol out of cellulose. They're also wondering whether butanol may not be even better.
Solar power has played practically no role in India up to now. But that may change soon. The government has introduced an ambitious program to expand the country's solar output to 20 gigawatt (GW) by 2020 and boost the local manufacturing market.
