GP News: July 2012

Posted on July 28th, 2012

IEA report predicts renewables to continue steady growth

A recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has determined that over the next five years, in spite of economic uncertainty, global power generation from hydropower, solar, wind and other renewable resources will increase by over 40% to 6,400TWh. The report’s release comes amid profound changes and the uncertainties associated with a cautious macroeconomic…
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Posted on July 23rd, 2012

WindMade among world’s most innovative green initiatives

A new book titled “The Zeronauts” highlights Vestas’ initiative WindMade as one of the world’s 50 most ground-breaking and innovative green initiatives. Morten Albaek of Vestas is recognised in the book for his role in WindMade’s inception alongside other global leaders within sustainability. WindMade is a non-profit organisation that aims to increase the use of…
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Posted on July 15th, 2012

Energy efficiency league table shows eight economies lead the way

Energy efficiency is crucial to how a country, or a company, manages its energy costs and carbon footprint. Eight economies are now over half way towards eliminating all waste in energy usage: China; the whole EU, led by France, Italy, Germany and the UK; Australia and Japan. The UK scored 67 out of 100 points,…
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Posted on July 5th, 2012

World leader taking big steps in clean energy – with Green Peninsula’s help

IKEA’s latest wind project is a big one at 30 turbines and 90MW showing the company’s commitment to using only energy from renewable sources in its global operations. This is one of the largest land-based wind power projects that work has started on so far in Europe in 2012. Why is IKEA moving so fast? …
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Posted on July 4th, 2012

Green Peninsula at Green Corporate Energy 2012 – A retrospective

Joining with the worlds’ leading corporates, utilities and service companies, Green Peninsula has been debating the future of green corporate energy. As exhibitors at the City of London event, the Green Peninsula team engaged in lively debate over the funding and implementation of clean energy with O2 Telefónica, Diageo, BT and Deutsche Bank. The highlight…
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