The Philippines is a geographically dispersed country posing a major bottleneck in the economic distribution of grid power to its more than 7,000 islands. To this inherent problem, on site power generation is a practical alternative.

Marine renewable energies offer alternatives to fossil and nuclear energies. Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) is one of these alternatives, which also provides a range of additional products - food, air conditioning, water, pharmacheuticals included - hence the term deep ocean water...

A computer-based decision support system, EnTrack, has been established for use by planners and energy managers engaged in the development of renewable energy resources at the regional level. To this end, the project has involved a mix of local authority and academic staff from three European...

Two opposing trends threaten the architect and engineer. The first is concern for global pollution. Not only energy use but also energy sources will be defined in terms of atmospheric contamination. Annual carbon dioxide targets will be established. Architects will have to become more energy...

The UK electricity market is a liberalised market where price should reflect cost and value. How true is this for renewable energy?

Market objectives based on private value judgments will conflict with social policy objectives toward environmental quality in an emerging restructured electricity industry. This might affect the choice of renewables in the future generation mix. The US electricity industry's long-range capacity...

A methodology for quantitative and objective Renewable Energy Market Competence Index is developed. The proposed index includes 18 different quantitative indicators; among them 13 are general indicators covering the political, economical situation of the country, and the energy sector, and 5 are...

The focus of the world's attention on environmental issues in recent years has stimulated responses in many countries which have led to a closer examination of energy conservation strategies for conventional fossil fuels. Buildings are important consumers of energy and thus important...