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	Renewable Energy Scotland, HI energy, Renewable & Alternative Energy in Scotland
		HI-energy - Renewable Energy in the Highlands and Islands
		From local businesses supplying the sector to research, development and full scale test facilities, the region is at the forefront of renewable energy development.
		Explore now the richness of renewable energy and industry expertise to be found in the Highlands and Islands.
	www.hi-energy.org.uk (234 words)

	Securing Australia's Energy Future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI) - $100 million over seven years, comprising $50 million new funding and $50 million from the Commercial Ready Programme, will be allocated to promote strategic development of renewable energy technologies, systems and processes that have strong commercial potential.
		Important renewable energy technologies, including wind and solar, produce electricity intermittently, which can reduce their attractiveness and ability to contribute to the electricity system.
		Renewable energy will also continue to be an important focus of Australia 's general innovation effort, including through national research priorities and CSIRO's Energy Transformed flagship.
	www.dpmc.gov.au /publications/energy_future/factsheets/factsheet_3.htm (370 words)

	Renewable Energy
		Renewable energy is the term used to describe any source of energy that can be used without depleting its reserves.
		The use of renewable energy within WA is growing in significance due to a number of reasons, but mainly in response to concerns about greenhouse gas emissions.
		Renewable energy certificates are being used to demonstrate compliance with the MRET and can be acquired through contracts with renewable energy generators or by trading them at a price negotiated with individual parties.
	www1.sedo.energy.wa.gov.au /pages/renewable_energy.asp (380 words)

	Renewable energy development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Renewable energy development covers the advancement, capacity growth, and use of renewable energy sources by humans.
		Modern interest in renewable energy development is linked to concerns about exhaustion of fossil fuels and environmental, social and political risks of extensive use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
		Iceland is a world leader in renewable energy due to its abundant hydro- and geothermal energy sources.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Renewable_energy_development (3206 words)

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		The practice complies with the principle enshrined in the Renewable Energy Law (REL) that the extra costs of renewable energies should be shared by all end users of electricity across the country.
		According to the NDRC-prepared RE Medium- and Long-Term Development Program, renewable energies are expected to account for 16percent of the country's total energy mix by year 2020.
		It will rely on economic leverage to regulate the energy sector, making sure that extravagant users of energy pay a higher price, and encourage the prospecting and extraction of energy reserves and the development of renewable and new energies, said sources who were closely involved in the drafting work.
	www.climateark.org /shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkid=60536 (1304 words)

	WISE NC: ENERGY AND DEVELOPMENT; CUBA'S RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
		Moreover, this development includes the direct involvement of Cuban citizens in the management of local energy problems: local people have a working knowledge of the various energy technologies, such as biogas digesters, small-scale wind turbine generators and solar installations.
		In relation to energy, the most important measures are: reductions in the energy consumption of state installations; a massive cut, and in some cases a halt, of industrial production; rationalization of energy allocations in order to prioritize productive and social activities.
		To develop and extend the use of efficient stoves for the use of solid fuels of low density, increasing the efficiency by 5 and 10 times over traditional stoves.
	www.antenna.nl /wise/383/cuba.html (1685 words)

	China Speeds Up Renewable Energy Development \| Worldwatch Institute
		Although renewable energy may not yet be ready for prime time, it is expected to deliver sooner or later.
		According to the State Renewable Energy Medium- and Long-Term Development Program, renewable energy is expected to account for 16 percent of China’s total energy supply by 2020, up from 7 percent in 2005.
		China’s renewable energy development is guaranteed under the nation’s firstRenewable Energy Law, whichcame into force on January 1 of this year.
	worldwatch.org /node/4691 (1530 words)

	Energy Consumption and Renewable Energy Development Potential on Indian Lands
		Renewable energy projects are considered particularly appropriate on Indian lands because they are generally environmentally benign and harmonize well with nature, consistent with Indian culture.
		To this end, the Secretary of Energy directed the Energy Information Administration (EIA) to undertake a study of the cost and availability of electricity to Indian households on Indian lands, as well as the feasibility of using renewable energy there.
		renewable energy projects on Indian tribal lands would be awarded double credits in the Renewable Portfolio Standard credit trading program.
	www.eia.doe.gov /cneaf/solar.renewables/ilands/ilands_sum.html (1529 words)

	Offshore Renewable Energy Development
		Of course the advantage of ocean energy use is it is indepentent of any certain country, in that it could be used to isolate hydrogen and oxygen while seperating critical minerals out of the ocean water.
		Ocean energy development is an ideal area for many nations to share in the development of large scale commercial applications of many types.
		We must develop all different kinds of clean energies.We must not forget that very soon we have to use some other types of energy instead of fossil fuel.What is wrong with capturing energy from ocean,wind and so on.Economically it is beneficial to people and environment.
	www.renewableenergyaccess.com /rea/news/story?id=19528 (2376 words)

	Renewable Resources Ocean Wave Energy Development
		Although most renewable energy technologies have been proven at a commercial scale and are imported into Oregon for development, the alternative still remains for Oregon to develop its own renewables that are manufactured, maintained, and utilized in Oregon.
		While some research and development is still required for wave energy to be economically competitive with traditional technologies, the state that leads this development stands to receive multi-layered benefits.
		As a result of these combined efforts, commercial wave energy developers have been attracted to Oregon and are exploring in more detail the potential to start a project.
	oregon.gov /ENERGY/RENEW/Hydro/Ocean_Wave.shtml (406 words)

	Renewable energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Renewable energy sources are fundamentally different from fossil fuels, because the Sun, Earth, or Moon power these 'power plants' (meaning sunlight, the wind, flowing water, etc.) for billions of years.
		If renewable and distributed generation were to become widespread, electric power transmission and electricity distribution systems might no longer be the main distributors of electrical energy but would operate to balance the electricity needs of local communities.
		Renewable heat is an application of renewable energy, namely the generation of heat from renewable sources.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Renewable_energy (5637 words)

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		Project development objective and key performance indicators (see Annex 1): The proposed project aims at: (a) reducing China’s heavy reliance on coal and resulting local, regional and global environmental damage; and, (b) supplying electricity to rural households and institutions that otherwise would not have access to modern energy.
		Development of renewable energy is regarded by the Government as an important means to reduce the power sector’s heavy reliance on coal, which is essential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emissions of TSP, NOx and SO2.
		Energy is the largest source of GHG emissions worldwide, and China accounts for 10% of global GHG emissions from energy use, behind the US (21%), the former Soviet Union (18%), and Europe (21%).
	www.gefweb.org /wprogram/mar98/worldbank/china/china1.doc (1097 words)

	Renewable Energy - Creating Energy Independence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The renewable energy transition will accelerate as governments discover how much better the renewable energy policies and applications are for economies than the present time- and resource- limited policies and outmoded and unreliable centralized systems for power production and distribution.
		And the energy from those clean resources will be converted to fuel for on-demand clean energy applications, fully decoupled from renewable energy source fluctuations.
		The production of hydrogen from electricity produced by geothermal energy is about to be undertaken on Hawaii as well as in Iceland, heralding a model in which hydrogen becomes the geothermal energy “carrier” transported from remote source locations to population centers and for multiple fueled end-uses.
	www.energycooperation.org /renewableenergy.htm (903 words)

	CESA Funds - Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund
		Xcel Energy was required to donate $500,000 annually for each dry cask containing spent nuclear fuel to a renewables development fund, amounting to about $9 million annually.
		Legislation passed in 2003 increased Xcel Energy's annual contribution to the RDF to $16 million, as long as the two Prairie Island nuclear reactors are in operation, and made several other changes to the RDF.
		Until 2018, up to $6 million must be devoted to renewable energy incentives, with $4.5 million for up to 100 MW of wind, and $1.5 million for on-farm anaerobic digester biogas systems.
	www.cleanenergystates.org /Funds/fund.php?fund_id=3 (426 words)

	Revitalizing The Farm Economy Via Renewable Energy Development
		Renewable Resource Assessment — Provide grants within the Fund for Rural America or other programs to state and local governments, universities, or the CES to do renewable resource assessments on agricultural lands.
		Renewable Portfolio Standard — Establish a national Renewable Portfolio Standard that will require 20 percent of power generated in the United States by the year 2020 to be derived from nonhydro renewable energy sources.
		Renewable Fuels Standard — Establish a national Renewable Fuels Standard that would require an increasing percentage of transportation fuel sold in the United States to be renewable biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel.
	www.jgpress.com /BCArticles/2001/100127.html (1910 words)

	Bush Administration Pushes Renewable Energy
		In February 2003, BLM and the Department of Energy produced a report, Assessing the Potential for Renewable Energy on Public Lands" that identified BLM lands with high potential for renewable-resource development.
		Energy Ombudsman to answer questions from the industry and public regarding renewable energy production on public lands; and initiated assessments of renewable energy resources on tribal lands.
		And as a result of increased interest in the development of wind on public lands, the agency is preparing a comprehensive Environmental Impact Statement, addressing wind development.
	www.doi.gov /news/05_News_Releases/050204b (526 words)

	AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION.
		The Renewable Energy Development Institution shall not be construed to be a department, institution or agency of the state.
		(b) Any notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the Renewable Energy Development Institution shall be in accordance with their terms of full force and effect, valid and binding upon the institution for the financing of any project or projects described in subsection (d) of this section.
		The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Development Institution that is apparently run by an 11-member board of directors.
	www.cga.ct.gov /2006/FC/2006HB-05728-R000467-FC.htm (1259 words)

	ScienceDaily: Help Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		'Trojan Horse' Agent Halts Bone Metastasis In Mice (November 15, 2006) -- A novel vascular targeting agent completely prevented the development of bone tumors in 50 percent of the mice tested in a preclinical study, providing early evidence that it could treat, or thwart,...
		Wireless Energy Could Power Consumer, Industrial Electronics (November 14, 2006) -- Recharging your laptop computer, your cell phone and a variety of other gadgets may one day be as convenient as surfing the web -- wirelessly.
		Adult Pig Stem Cells Show Promise In Repairing Animals' Heart Attack Damage (November 14, 2006) -- Johns Hopkins scientists have successfully grown large numbers of stem cells taken from adult pigs' healthy heart tissue and used the cells to repair some of the tissue damage done to those organs by...
	www.sciencedaily.com /articles/earth_climate/renewable_energy (1165 words)

	Energy Plug: Energy Consumption and Renewable Energy Development Potential on Indian Lands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In support of the Department of Energy's policy to raise the quality of life on Indian lands by increasing access to energy, the Energy Information Administration studied electricity consumption and prices and the potential for renewable energy development on Federally Recognized Indian Reservations and Tribal Jurisdictional Statistical Areas in the continental United States (see map).
		The renewable energy potential of Indian lands is significant.
		Questions about renewable energy potential should be directed to Louise Guey-Lee, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels, at louise.guey-lee@eia.doe.gov or 202-426-1143.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/plugs/plindian.html (463 words)

	Renewable Energy Industry Development Programme
		Grown from the Industry Development Component of the Renewable Energy Commercialisation Programme, REID had funding of $6 million.
		Nine major renewable energy projects have been backed with almost $1 million in Australian Government funding, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp and Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources Ian Macfarlane announced on 25 March 2003.
		Australian Wind Energy Association and Environment Victoria - $200,000 to create a series of protocols for the assessment of wind turbine impacts on birds and bats and develop and disseminate a range of educational material on Australian wind farms.
	www.greenhouse.gov.au /renewable/reid/index.html (543 words)

	China's Renewable Energy Development Strategy
		China is at a critical stage in its renewable energy (RE) development.
		The country is experiencing a rapid increase in energy demand and serious environmental pollution, and there is a growing awareness that RE can play an important role in meeting energy demand, enhancing energy security, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and, as a result, contributing to sustainable development.
		China will also pay considerable attention to the development of RE heat sources and to liquid biofuels, etc. Overall, China's use of renewable energy is expected to increase to 20,000 PJ/year by 2020 - 17 percent of the country's projected total energy consumption.
	www.renewableenergyaccess.com /rea/news/story?id=19483 (1952 words)

	Renewable Energy Development Plan
		The main aim of the Renewable Energy Development Programme (REDP) of the Department of Energy (DOE) is to investigate Fiji's renewable energy resources both in terms of quantity and quality.
		These indigenous renewable energy resources are wind, solar, hydropower, biomass, biogas energy resources that have been commercially viable whilst geothermal, wave and ocean thermal energy resources are still in research stages.
		The DOE has also commenced on the implementation of hybrid systems, which include one or more of the energy resources and/or diesel generating plants for electrification in rural communities.
	www.fdoe.gov.fj /REDP.html (144 words)

	Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology Development in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Through the EPA's Wind Technology Partnership, NREL and the Energy Research Institute organized a capacity building workshop for Chinese wind developers and manufacturers that included a tour to the Dan Nan wind farm on Nan'ao Island.
		Between 1995 and 2000, NREL worked with Chinese partners to install pilot projects on the ground to demonstrate that renewable energy technologies provide a reliable source of electricity in stand-alone, hybrid, and mini-grid situations.
		Now that renewable energy technologies have a proven track record, NREL focuses on technical capacity building, training, sustainability issues, and policy to ensure a sound infrastructure for renewable energy development in China.
	www.nrel.gov /international/china (210 words)

	BillingsGazette.com :: Renewable energy development urged (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		If tribes move toward sustainable energy development, "all of us and our generations ahead will be in much better shape," she said.
		Questions about development of coal and coalbed methane resources on the reservation are ballot issues Northern Cheyenne tribal members will be deciding on in the Nov. 7 general election.
		Responsible energy development on the Crow would make every member of that tribe a millionaire and the tribe would have the funds to repurchase all of the checkerboard lands within the reservation.
	www.billingsgazette.net /articles/2006/10/19/news/local/50-energy.txt (1328 words)

	ESA - Observing the Earth - Benefiting Our Economy - Renewable energy development
		Solar, wind and wave energy are all renewable sources of power, and interest in this energy sector is on the rise.
		Europe is already the world leader in renewable energy, and the European Commission has pledged that renewable sources will make up 22% of the continent's energy supply by the end of this decade, up from a baseline of 14% in 1997.
		The energy is free but its efficient exploitation requires careful planning.
	www.esa.int /esaEO/SEMXIL3VQUD_economy_0.html (433 words)

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