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Kerala lags behind other states in wind power generation. However, the state which relies heavily on hydroelectric power, is now gearing up to generate power from its wind energy resource. According to the data available (December 2008) with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), the gross wind potential for Kerala is 1,171 MW.

The use of solar energy is now moving into new frontiers, some as varied as illuminating the billboards. Perhaps the sun is becoming brighter as the day progresses more so in the rural landscapes and lately within the urban ambiences too. The moot question that remains is whether there is a compulsive need to use solar energy for urban uses like advertising?

While eco-protection and energy efficiency measures played only a minor role in the oil producing countries of the Gulf region in the past, such issues are meanwhile receiving an increasing interest. The region is expected to carry on with an enormous market potential.

It keeps on growing and growing - the installed capacity for renewable energy sources. Some regions in Europe are doing especially well out of the renewable energy industry.

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Speakers at the Renewable Energy Technology (RETECH) Conference and Expo 2009 painted a rosy picture for the renewable energy industry. Some said that 50% of the US electricity could come from renewable energy by 2050.

The biggest challenge facing humankind is to reconcile the impact of humans with the ability of our planet Earth to provide resources and absorb waste. This "crisis" presents a potentially pivotal opportunity for architects, who have a crucial role to play in addressing this challenge. Sustainable cities are the building blocks of a peaceful and sustainable world.

The current economic downturn consitutes an opportunity for a sustainable future. But there is a risk that the EU member states free themselves of their responsibilities laid down by the renewable energy directive.

Clean-energy investments target eastern Europe, but it remains to be seen whether they will create as many new jobs as hoped.

Power lines stretching across continents would allow us to ditch fossil fuels for good