Desertec Solar Project 'an Encouraging Economic Sign'

With the planned Desertec project, Europe wants to build a giant solar power plant to convert the endless sun in the Sahara Desert into CO2-free electricity. The mega project isn’t without its critics, but most German commentators are welcoming Tuesday’s announcement that the ambitious solar plans may soon move forward.

New insurance solutions for a low-carbon energy supply

Converting our power supply systems to make greater use of renewable energies and climate-friendly technologies will be one of the central tasks facing the global economy as it combats climate change in the coming years.

Germany first country to ratify IRENA's Statute

Sigmar Gabriel: Bonn is the ideal location to host the International Renewable Energy Agency

Germany will be the first country to ratify the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Bundestag and Bundesrat have concluded the necessary national legislative procedure in record time. Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel has welcomed this and stressed the merits of Bonn as the site for the IRENA Secretariat. The German government has applied to host this new Agency in the UN city of Bonn.

MED-CSD Project

Background

Potable water for every human being will be the most precious commodity of the 21st century. At the same time, the current oil crisis with crude oil prices is only the herald of a dramatic energy crisis.

EuroMED 2008

Euromed 2008 conference - Desalination Cooperation among Mediterranean Countries of Europe and the MENA Region

On November 9–13, 2008 kernenergien will present, together with INVEN and the DLR a study called “Integrated solar power, water and chill production: SOLWATER” on the EuroMED Confrence 2008 in Dead See, Jordan.