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Washington DC (SPX) Mar 04, 2008 With oil prices exceeding US$100 a barrel, the United States, and the world, is being forced to recognize that fossil fuels may not only be damaging the environment, but also losing their competitive edge regarding price. Germany is pioneering solutions to this problem. It has demonstrated that renewable energies can play an important role in a sustainable industrial policy - providing jobs, returns to investors, and carbon emission reductions. Results from Germany and how to benefit from them will be presented to investors at WIREC 2008, the Washington International Renewable Energy Congress from March 4-6. Smart legislation has helped make Germany a renewable energies leader. Its Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG in German) states that owners of renewable energies systems, such as solar panels, receive a "feed-in tariff" when energy from their systems is sold back to the local utility. This price is guaranteed for twenty years and, depending on the type of energy and system, can be twice the price paid for energy by private households, making it profitable to produce renewable energy. Germany wants to be the world leader in all renewable energies by 2020. This will mean a worldwide market share of over 20%, EUR20 billion in domestic investments, and over EUR80 billion in exports. Furthermore, networks of research institutes and universities work with industry to develop new technologies. For example, the Fraunhofer Institute in Freiburg, Germany is a leading location for the study of photovoltaic technologies. The German government has pledged EUR15 billion through 2009 to aid advanced R and D projects. Germany's favorable legal regime, strong workforce, and network of scientific experts all contribute to the renewable energy industry's impressive statistics: EUR23 billion in revenue in 2006 plus EUR6 billion in exports and EUR9 billion in domestic investments. Many American firms are taking advantage of Germany's leading position. General Electric, First Solar, and Nanosolar have all made major new investments in Germany within the past two years. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links All About Solar Energy at SolarDaily.com
Ocean Tomo Auctioning Patent For Revolutionary Solar Power Technology
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 04, 2008Ocean Tomo Auctions has announced the sale of a patent and pending applications directed to high volume semiconductor production platform technology for very low cost solar cell, LED, and other valuable commercial applications. Lot 30A, comprised of U.S. Patent No. 5,725,659; U.S. Application Serial Nos. 08/322,292, 11/559,893, and 11/740,286; and PCT/US2007/82310, will be offered at the Ocean Tomo Spring 2008 Live IP Auction on April 2nd at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. |
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