link http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,550544,00.html A tiny fraction of the sun's energy that shines upon the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East could meet all of Europe's electricity demands. The technology to harness the energy...

link http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,664842,00.html Some say it's a foolish fantasy, others believe it has the potential to save the world from the effects of climate change. The German-led Desertec initiative to build a massive solar...

link http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,667015,00.html Danish statistician Bjørn Lomborg argued in SPIEGEL last week that efforts to halt global warming should be postponed. Fritz Vahrenholt, head of the renewable energy operations at German...

link http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,667443,00.html The last 10 years have seen massive amounts of taxpayer money invested in renewable energies in Germany. Growth in the industry has been rapid. But has the development been universally...

link http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,670429,00.html An international power grid for green energy planned in Northern Europe could usher in a new era in both carbon-free power and cross-border competition among the continent's energy...

A photovoltaic cell, also called a PV or solar cell, is a device that converts light (radiant) energy directly into electrical energy. PV cells are usually made from silicon. The first PV cells were very inefficient, converting less than 1% of radiant...

Solar Timeline Solar technology isn't new. It probably started some time in the 7th Century B.C., when people learned how to use glass and sunlight to light a fire. But today's sophisticated solar technologies include everything from solar-powered lights...

CASHFLOW MANAGEMENT : THE BASICS . INTRODUCTION Cash is the oxygen that enables a business to survive and prosper and is the primary indicator of business health. While a business can survive for a short time without sales or profits, without cash it...

link http://www.cicero.uio.no/fulltext/index.aspx?id=2722&lang=NO A worst-case scenario is that a green certificate market could have the opposite effect of what was intended and actually result in a reduced production of green electricity, points out...

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