THE MONEY IN SMART BLDG ENERGY MANAGEMENT

THE MONEY IN SMART BLDG ENERGY MANAGEMENT Building Energy Management Systems; IT-Based Monitoring and Control Systems for Smart Buildings: Global Market Analysis and Forecasts3Q 2013 (Navigant Research) “Driven by technology advances as well as growing familiarity among customers with the benefits they create, the market for building energy management systems (BEMSs) continues to grow. Digital controls continue to proliferate…While BEMSs have traditionally...

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CHINA WIND TO PANAMA VIA CHICAGO

Goldwind USA Closes Financing For Panama's First Wind FarmAugust 5, 2013 (North American Windpower) “[Chicago-based] Goldwind USA has closed a $71 million project financing deal for the 55 MW Penonome wind farm, the first in Panama…[T]he project represents the largest wind energy project using Goldwind wind turbines financed by Western lenders. Sponsors for the deal, Goldwind International Holdings Limited and Unión Eólica Panameña S.A. (UEP), were...

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EU SUN MARKET SHIFTING

European PV Demand to Depend More on Business Models than Trade DisputesTim Murphy, July 31, 2013 (SolarBuzz) “With the European market currently in a strongly transitional phase, the 2013 market is expected to reach 11.2 GW, down 33% Y/Y from calendar year 2012. Demand over the next four quarters (Q3’13 to Q2’14) is set to reach 10.6 GW, with the top 3 markets being Germany, the UK, and Italy…The transition is in large part due to a shift away from...

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WHY BRITS LIKE NEW ENERGY

New UKERC research defines values which determine public acceptance of energy system change17 July 2013 (UK Research Centre) “…[The study reveals] that people in Britain are fully supportive of the idea of energy system change...[and highlights] key factors that influence public assessment of proposed changes…[T]he research shows that the public favours changes that are: energy efficient rather than wasteful; protect the environment and nature; are...

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WORLD INVESTORS HAVE $14TRIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

Green policy failures are choking off billions in private investment; Fund managers are concerned that governments are not doing enough to mitigate effects of global warmingTom Bawden, August 6, 2013 (UK Independent) “…With global warming set to wreak accelerating devastation on the global economy, the world’s biggest fund managers – who between them control $14trillion of investments in everything from wind turbines and agriculture to property...

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BUILDING-INTEGRATED PV GETS BOOST

Austin’s Heliovolt to expand; Solar product producer raises another $9.5 million, laying groundwork for global expansion. Brian Gaar, August 6, 2013 (Austin American-Statesman) “…[S]olar energy company HelioVolt Corp. is continuing to lay the groundwork for a commercial expansion…SK Group, whose holdings include South Korea’s largest refiner, has invested another $9.5 million in HelioVolt, bringing its total recent investment in the company to $19...

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CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS GO COMMERCIAL SCALE

DOE Announces Biofuel MilestoneAugust 2, 2013 (SmartMeters) “The United States Department of Energy has recognized America’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol production at INEOS Bio’s Indian River BioEnergy Center in Vero Beach, Florida. The project uses a hybrid of gasification and fermentation technology to convert wood scraps, grass clippings, and other waste materials into transportation fuels as well as energy for heat and power…The...

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