By Hans De Keulenaer / Published on Fri, 2010-03-12 16:05
The Leonardo ENERGY team deeply regrets the loss of our friend and colleague Jonathan Manson who unexpectedly passed away yesterday.
Jonathan worked with us since the beginning of the Leonardo ENERGY Initiative. His many contributions have been invaluable. He will be greatly missed as a mentor, friend and colleague.
Our deepest sympathies go to his family.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Wed, 2010-03-10 15:48
Developing economic well-being and preserving a healthy environment are not opposed forces but do, on the contrary, have a primary relationship and require a similar way of thinking: maximising the efficiency of a product over its life cycle will minimise its total financial cost as well as the total environmental impact over its life cycle.
The case studies below were developed to substantiate this Life-Cycle-Thinking by delivering high-level messages supporting decision making on the sustainable energy arena.
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By Fernando Nuno / Published on Thu, 2010-03-04 18:21
Now in its fourth year, the Spanish Solar Industry conference will take place on 7-8 October 2010 in Madrid. This annual event will, among other topics, cover legislative developments, national and international market trends, look at how close Spain is to grid parity and bring in finance experts to show how to reduce costs for PV installations.
Solarpraxis invites all companies, associations, institutes, public-sector bodies and professionals to submit contributions related to the broad field of solar energy.
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By Fernando Nuno / Published on Thu, 2010-03-04 12:54
Following the training course on electricity markets regulation, a set of support papers is being delivered to complete the didactic set.
This paper explains the various concepts about the regulationof the power quality: quality regulation, commercial quality, reliability, performance publication, standards and quality incentives schemes.
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By Fernando Nuno / Published on Thu, 2010-03-04 12:44
Following the training course on electricity markets regulation, a set of support papers is being delivered to complete the didactic set.
This paper explains the various price regulation methods: Rate of Return Regulation, Cap Regulation, Yardstick Competition, Sliding Scale and Profit Sharing Regulation.
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By Guy Kasier / Published on Mon, 2010-03-01 18:43
Istanbul is a city with many names (Byzantium, Constantinople) but also many satellite dishes. How many do you count on this picture?
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Mon, 2010-02-22 17:19
This analysis builds on the previously released Qualitative Analysis of Power Distribution Configurations For Data Centres. It takes a quantitative look at one aspect of the previous paper: efficiency.
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By Sergio Ferreira / Published on Mon, 2010-02-22 17:08
This paper is courtesy of The Green Grid - Get connected to Efficient IT.
Many different power distribution configurations exist today that can be used to power a data centre. Each of these configurations has its own advantages and disadvantages, which can have a major impact on all aspects of the facility.
This paper discusses the qualitative differences between seven possible configurations that can either be found in the United States or Canada today, or could be used in the future.
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By Fernando Nuno / Published on Fri, 2010-02-19 12:08
Following the training course on electricity markets regulation, a set of support papers is being delivered to complete the didactic set.
This paper explains the various market design possibilities: Single Buyer or Electricity Markets with Wholesale Competition. Additionally, it provides a view about Pool versus Bilateral Trading, Intra-day Trading and Balancing Mechanisms and Supplementary Capacity Schemes.
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