Day: 17 October 2005

Renewables: The way forward

At a time when oil prices have risen dramatically, Jonathan Johns, head of renewable energy at Ernst & Young looks at whether or not the Renewables Obligation Review (RO) is fulfilling its role as part of the UK's climate change strategy, and opportunities to improve its effectiveness.

Where Next for Solar in the UK?

by Seb Berry Head of External Affairs at Solarcentury
Here in the UK, we should be living in encouraging times for renewable technologies such as solar PV. Given the backdrop of Prime Ministerial warnings of the dire consequences of the "do nothing" approach to climate change it ought to be boom time for solar PV and other renewables.

Biofuels: the Commercial Reality

James Beal is managing director of Renewables East, an organisation that is driving forward the full range of low carbon energy solutions into the East of England and bringing economic and employment benefits to the region. Here he takes a look at the commercial reality of biofuels.

Can Africa, India and Asia Relieve the EU’s Biofuel Famine?

Karl Watkin, Chairman of D1 Oils certainly thinks so. Here he sets out the case for energy crops from the developing world.

Meeting our energy needs for the 21st Century

Roger Higman, Environmental Limits Co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth, argues that nuclear is not the answer.

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