Insurance for Crossing the Valley of Death
To achieve a modest reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions, global investment in renewable energy assets would need to increase from current levels of about $100 billion per year to $500 billion per year. Some of this increase can be accomplished by investment in existing, commercially proven technologies; but to meet the challenge of rapidly scaling renewable energy, we also need to roll out cutting-edge technologies.
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Insurance for Crossing the Valley of Death
Smart Grid Will Raise Ceiling for Use of Renewables
The EU wants electricity distribution systems that can utilize more solar and wind energy – and sixteen European partners from ten countries are now playing a key role in preparing for them.
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Spring Growth for Wind Turbines
A trend towards larger capacity turbines with longer blades and larger rotor diameters has been long established, with OEMs continuing to offer existing machines with a range of rotor diameters. But now, a new generation of still larger machines has been unveiled.
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