http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on renewable energy and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/ Pakistan is unable to tap its renewable energy wealth for poor policies.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/pakistan-s-renewable-energy-awaits-tapping.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyWed, 23 May 2012 06:47:30 GMTA study finds that some developing countries may face significant food security impacts by 2020 if their ambitious biofuels targets are met.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/biofuels-goals-may-lead-to-food-shortages-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyMon, 21 May 2012 09:00:00 GMTEgypt has partnered with European nations to build a facility to test technology that can produce electricity and desalinate water.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/egypt-to-test-multi-purpose-power-units.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyFri, 11 May 2012 15:18:26 GMTCarbon reduction initiatives should be assessed on a country by country basis, according to a comparative study on alternative energy costs.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/wind-power-can-be-cheaper-than-photovoltaics-study-says.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyMon, 23 Apr 2012 17:45:22 GMTAs clean coal initiatives lag in many wealthy countries, China is moving to the forefront of global efforts to exploit coal resources without releasing carbon dioxide.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/china-leading-global-efforts-on-clean-coal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyWed, 18 Apr 2012 16:56:23 GMTCrispin Maslog says the region should follow the Philippines' lead and focus on renewable, not nuclear power.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/opinions/asia-pacific-analysis-go-green-not-nuclear-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyThu, 29 Mar 2012 17:33:14 GMTThe latest version of the 'zero draft' for the Rio+20 Summit has included an acknowledgement that the Earth's resources are limited.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/rio-20-zero-draft-accepts-planetary-boundaries-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyWed, 28 Mar 2012 16:26:40 GMTReforms in the Arab region should focus on transitioning to a green economy, argues award-winning environmental advocate Najib Saab.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/opinions/arab-countries-need-green-economies-rooted-in-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyWed, 28 Mar 2012 15:37:51 GMTA call for prospective lecturers and students has been issued by Algeria, host to the northern node of the Pan African University.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/northern-node-of-pan-african-university-launched-in-algeria.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyTue, 27 Mar 2012 15:54:47 GMTA detailed analysis of hydropower dams planned for tributaries of the Mekong River warns they could block key fish migration routes.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/dams-a-potential-catastrophe-for-mekong-fisheries.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyTue, 27 Mar 2012 13:14:08 GMTA new European–African wind energy association has been launched in principle at a conference in Morocco.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/new-european-african-wind-engineering-initiative-launched.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyMon, 26 Mar 2012 14:55:56 GMTPlans to channel more than a billion cubic metres of water each year from the Red to the Dead Sea have been challenged by environmentalists.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/environmental-concerns-for-red-sea-dead-sea-project.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyFri, 23 Mar 2012 15:41:29 GMTAmerican researchers say a waste product from crops like coconuts and mangos could help meet electricity needs in many Asian countries.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/coconut-and-mango-waste-could-help-power-asia.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyThu, 22 Mar 2012 17:39:30 GMTThe UN says if cross-border cooperation on hydropower is stepped up in Africa, the continent could meet its entire electricity needs.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/hydropower-could-supply-africa-s-entire-power-needs-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyTue, 20 Mar 2012 11:20:16 GMTScientists learn today whether efforts to have more attention paid to science and technology at the Rio+20 Summit in June have paid off.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/anxious-wait-for-scientists-on-rio-20-talks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyMon, 19 Mar 2012 12:36:42 GMTThe Rio+20 Secretariat's analysis of S&T trends and achievements since the 1992 Earth Summit points to ways of accelerating progress.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/policy-briefs/measuring-progress-on-technology-for-development-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyFri, 16 Mar 2012 17:19:48 GMTJeremy Rifkin says the developing world could leapfrog into a new energy era by merging communication and renewable energy technologies.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/opinions/creating-an-energy-internet-for-the-poor.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyTue, 13 Mar 2012 16:51:22 GMTResearchers in Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka say potato and plantain are both strong candidates for producing cheap, efficient batteries.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/potato-and-plantain-batteries-show-promise-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyThu, 08 Mar 2012 10:30:20 GMTAbu Dhabi scientists are working to develop a solar panel coating that requires less water to keep clean.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/abu-dhabi-bets-on-anti-dust-solar-panels.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyMon, 05 Mar 2012 16:47:28 GMTThe creation of a CDM Hub in Uganda will give companies training and advice in registering and selling carbon credits.http://www.scidev.net/en/renewable-energy/news/uganda-to-become-clean-development-mechanism-hub.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_renewableenergyFri, 02 Mar 2012 10:00:00 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/