Way cleared for IRENA Centre of Innovation in Bonn
With its decisions on the 2010 work programme and budget, the third meeting of the Preparatory Commission for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi has cleared the way for setting up the IRENA Secretariat in Abu Dhabi and the IRENA Centre of Innovation and Technology in Bonn. [
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Gabriel welcomes business initiative on solar thermal power plants
Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel has welcomed the business initiative for the construction of solar thermal power plants in desert regions. Gabriel said, "Renewable energy sources in Africa and the Middle Eastern countries represent an immense potential which can be tapped by means of solar thermal power plants. ..." [ more]
Federal Environment Ministry promotes capacity building for sustainable energy supply
The Federal Environment Ministry is promoting the transfer of knowledge on renewable energies in developing and newly industrialising countries through its "Transfer Renewable Energy and Efficiency" (TREE) project. [ more]
A milestone for future-oriented energy supply
On 26 January 2009 an official ceremony for the signing of the Statute will mark the birth of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). IRENA is a milestone on the road towards a future-oriented energy supply. Climate change and the growing scarcity of fossil resources demand a fundamental transformation of our energy systems. More than 100 government delegations from all over the world are taking part in the Conference. [ more]
Internet database on renewable energy law in the EU now available in English
The Federal Environment Ministry has launched the English version of the Internet database "Legal sources on the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES LEGAL)". It allows interested parties from the political sector, administrations, associations, companies and the scientific sector to research fundamental legal aspects concerning the promotion of and grid access for electricity from renewables from the EU Member States.
Germany leads in the export of environmental goods
German companies occupy the lead position on the global market for environmental goods. With a share of 16 % in the international trade volume and an export volume of 56 billion euros, in 2006 Germany again ranked at the top of the international trade league, ahead of the United States (15%) and Japan (9%). [ more]
State Secretary Machnig: We need international sustainability criteria for bioenergy
At the annual meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, Matthias Machnig, State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, spoke out in favour of introducing sustainability criteria for bioenergy worldwide. "We will do all we can to get such criteria recognized. Only sustainable bioenergy effectively contributes to climate protection", Machnig declared in New York. [ more]
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