EUROSOLAR - Press Releases 2009

Press Releases Archive

Press Releases 2013

Press Releases 2012

Press Releases 2011

Search

Publications

NEW!!! CD-ROM: Presentations and Materials 7th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition IRES 2012, Berlin, Germany, November 12-14, 2012; Publishers EUROSOLAR + World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE), January 2013

100 % Renewable. Energy Autonomy in Action; London; edited by Professor Peter Droege; published by Routledge April 2012, 353 pages, ISBN: 978-1-84407-718-2

Urban Energy Transition. From Fossil Fuels to Renewable Power; edited by Professor Peter Droege;published by Elsevier March 2008, 664 pages, ISBN: 978-0-08045-341-5

The Energy Imperative: 100 Percent Renewable Now; by Dr. Hermann Scheer, published by earthscan from Routledge December 2011, 184 pages, ISBN: 978-1-84971-433-4

Energy Autonomy. The Economic, Social and Technological Case for Renewable Energy; by Dr. Hermann Scheer, published by Earthscan/James & James December 2006, 300 pages, ISBN 1-84407-355-6

Press Releases 2009

Learning from failure

Press release, Bonn, December 21, 2009

EUROSOLAR president Dr Hermann Scheer comments on the global summit on climate change in Copenhagen

The world’s climate is not a matter of one single government and not of the world organisation, but must be of national concern to every country!

What happened in Copenhagen was not truly surprising but pre-programmed. No use now singling out and blaming, in retrospect, governments – the United States or China – for the unsuccessful outcome. The underlying cause of the collective failure is the wrong premise in the climate negotiations of this 15th global summit during the past 15 years by now.

Pioneers for the future

Press release, Berlin, December 13, 2009

2009 European Solar Prize Awards recognized projects and initiatives in eight countries

EUROSOLAR, the registered European Association for Renewable Energy presented the 2009 European Solar Prize at a ceremony in Berlin. The recipients came from Austria, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Luxembourg and Germany, Switzerland and Turkey.

In the laudation, Erik Bettermann Director General of Deutsche Welle said: "The prize-winners are pioneering the future for all of us." Mr Bettermann pointed out that the media, too, had to be an active part of climate change solutions, joining those who are leading the way.

Storage technology on the move

Press release, Berlin, November 24, 2009

Experts from 22 countries discuss on storage of energy from the renewable source

EUROSOLAR and the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) hosted the fourth International Renewable Energy Storage Conference (IRES) on 24th and 25th November 2009. 400 experts from Germany and abroad came together at the Berlin Representation of the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia to discuss about available techniques and technological advancements made in the storage of energy generated from renewable sources. As in previous years, the conference was being held in association with EnergyAgency.NRW.

Press release, Bonn, 13 July 2009

Prof. Dr. Hermann Scheer, member of the German parliament, EUROSOLAR president and general chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy, on the presentation of the DESERTEC Industrial Initiative in Munich today:

The Desertec project "Power for Northern Europe from the Sahara" desert is a Fata Morgana. The initiators know: There is no prospect of success. But for all that Desertec could be a good idea indeed. If the aim were to enable the Sahara countries to make the transition to energy generation completely from renewable sources, I would fully agree to the Desertec plan. The EU would make both an essential contribution towards stable economic and social prospects for the southern Mediterranean countries and to fighting climate change. Given their solar and wind power potentials, these countries would even be able to completely move to renewable energy for their electricity supply within less than 20 years. The beneficial effect to their economies would be much stronger compared with exporting power to Europe.

IRENA hits the 100 mark

Press release, Bonn/Berlin, June 19, 2009

The number of member states of IRENA, the newly founded International Renewable Energy Agency, has jumped up to 100. The number of people living in its member states and thus directly impacted by IRENA, rose to more than 3,2 billion people. More countries are expected to join prior to the next meeting of IRENA’s signatory countries at the end of June in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt). The US and Australia are expected to join soon.

Press release, Bonn, 17 June 2009

Dr Hermann Scheer, member of the German parliament and EUROSOLAR president on the DESERTEC plan by German companies for solar power coming from North Africa, worth €400 billion:

Even though the project, as planned by German companies for solar power generation in North Africa, worth €400 billion - the so-called DESERTEC concept - is welcomed on every side (from the German federal government to Greenpeace) I warn against rash and overly high expectations of it and related decisions for subsidies. The anticipated actual project cost is underestimated, as are the timescales for its realization.

Press release, Bonn/Berlin, May 28, 2009

The German Parliament has unanimously adopted the statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Thursday. Hermann Scheer, member of the German Parliament and a driving force behind the establishment of IRENA, states in his Parliamentary speech: "It is immensely important that Germany, as initiator of the founding process of IRENA, swiftly advances the ratification. This is sending a clear signal of support for Germany's bid to host the headquarter of the agency in Bonn. With the ratification by the parliament we underline: IRENA has to start its work as early as possible. The number of states that signed the statute is growing constantly. The need for an international governmental agency promoting the worldwide introduction of renewable energy is unquestionable."

<< Start < Prev 1 2 Next > End >>

Results 1 - 7 of 11

[ Back ]