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Renewable Energy/Carbon Monthly examined global markets and industry trends in this all-important energy sector. Our regular coverage includes solar, wind, hydro and the full range of biofuels. Each month we keep a close watch on carbon trading as well as the political backdrop it operates against. With authoritative features on trends in each sector, complemented with succinct news coverage and analysis of the most important events each month, the Fortis Bank Nederland Renewable Energy/Carbon Monthly offers clear and unbiased coverage of controversial themes around the world. In an increasingly crowded energy industry, the Fortis Bank Nederland Renewable Energy/Carbon Monthly is like a breath of fresh air.
2010
- February - Europe goes it alone | Press release
- January - UK loses out in third round of wind licensing | Press release
In the February 2010 edition of The Renewable Energy/Carbon Monthly, produced by the VM Group in partnership Fortis Bank Nederland and published today, we consider the implications of this major joint venture in the world of ethanol. We also argue that, although the climate change summit in Copenhagen in December has been widely panned as a failure, it may go down in history as an important stepping stone to a much more successful outcome in another climate forum, scheduled to be staged in Mexico in December this year. And we forecast a continued stagnation in carbon prices in the short term, rising to €15/t when industrial activity picks up later this year. The report also contains a detailed roundup and analysis of all the most important events in renewable energy matters and carbon markets in the past month.
VM Group in partnership Fortis Bank Nederland today publishes the January 2010 edition of The Renewable Energy/Carbon Monthly, which reports on and analyses key developments in the global markets for renewable energy and carbon trading. As well as keeping readers up to date with news and views on these growing markets, the report each month carries a feature that gives an incisive in-depth analysis of a particular event. In January we look at the latest round of licensing for offshore wind power in the UK, in which although around $122bn is likely to be invested during the construction phase of the world's biggest wind power scheme, the bulk of these licenses are going to non-UK companies.
2009
- December: Windfarms and property prices.
- November: Native American Indians and renewable energy.
- October: Wind energy's hi-tech future
- September: Charging ahead
- August: Super cool - the next generation of power
- July: Blueprint for the future
- June: Renewable energy and household efficiency
- May: Green propaganda
- April: The curse of intermittency
- March: Grid and off-grid - the future of renewable energy in Africa
- February: Doing the Japanese one-step
- January: Water, water everywhere
The December issue of the BNP Paribas Fortis/VM Group Renewable Energy Monthly is published today. In this final edition for 2009, we publish our forecasts for the year ahead and conclude that 2010 will be tumultuous period for energy prices but also that renewables will stand out as a very profitable sector. Plus we take a look at the impact of windfarms on adjacent property prices. And of course, we include all our regular coverage of renewables worldwide.
The November issue of the BNP Paribas Fortis/VM Group Renewable Energy Monthly is published today. As well as the regular round-up of news and analysis of key events in the renewable energy world, we have two features. The first examines how Native American Indians may control the key to expansion of renewable energy projects in the US - the White House is going out of its way to build good relations with the tribes. We also take a look at 'vampire energy' - a sinister term and a nasty waste of resources. The explosion in consumer electronics is the guilty party, but the war on wasted standby power is gathering pace.
Carbon taxes - new kid on the block. Suddenly, carbon taxes are in vogue, but what do either French President Sarkozy and the head of ExxonMobil see in them? We also look at the economics of offshore windfarm technology and see what future developments are unfolding. Plus the usual worldwide roundup of all the important renewable energy news.
Intractable bystanders become paragons of forward-thinking in the climate change debate. In the September edition of the BNP Paribas Fortis Renewable Energy Monthly we look at the green revolution in China and then at the increasing role governments are playing in pushing advances in electric vehicles. Plus all the latest renewable energy news from around the world.
Zero-carbon race hots up. Who wants to be the first zero-carbon country? In the August edition of the BNP Paribas Fortis Renewable Energy Monthly we look at the competitors in this unique race and assess their chances of winning a place in the history books. Also, we highlight the next generation of superconductors and how they will revolutionise the power industry. Plus all the latest renewable energy news from around the world.
The July edition of the BNP Paribas/Fortis Renewable Energy report contains the regular round-up of news and analysis of events from around the world, plus two focus features. In the first, we demonstrate that, despite continued gloom in traditional investment areas, some countries are poised to experience a boom in renewable energy projects. And in the second part of our series on zero-carbon, we look at Masdar City and other examples of renewable energy scaled up to urban living.
The first of our two features looks at ethical investing, and asks: is renewable energy poised on the bring of an investment boom? The second studies energy efficiency drives in the US and Europe - where some of the worst culprits are the homes we live in and the offices where we work.
2008
- December: Inevitable compromise by Brussels
- November: Australia starts to tackle climate change
- October: Carbon capture - Europe leads the way
- September: New President-new biofuels' strategy?
- August: The future is green, but not as you think
- July: UK pours cold water on biofuels' promise
- June: Food versus fuel - the battle rages on
- May: Food versus fuel . crisis point for the politicians
- April: Terminal decline for German biodiesel
- March: Brazil attempts the double, with biodiesel
- February: Jatropha - how big a saviour for the biofuels industry?
- January: Sustainable palm oil: myth or reality?