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CSR Minute: Germany to Lead World in Offshore Wind Power, Says Enventi Research;

New research shows that Germany will become the world leader in offshore generated wind power as early as 2015. Enventi, a UK consultancy company, reports that German projects have ordered 2000 kilometers of wind farm-related, submarine power cables. Germany has plans for the installation of an integrated High-voltage Direct-Current—HVDC— network that will allow clusters of offshore of wind farms to be developed in northwest Europe. A group of global organizations has launched a practical guide to help companies maintain operational security while respecting human rights. The Implementation Guidance Tools are targeted especially at companies operating in geographical areas of conflict and weak governance, and address such issues as stakeholder engagement and risk assessment. The Tools are an outgrowth of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, a program developed in 2000 by governments, companies in the extractive and energy sector, and NGOs. The group of sponsors includes the International Council on Mining and Metals, the International Finance Corporation, and the Global Oil and Gas Industry Association for Environmental and Social Issues, with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross. For more information on these and other stories, go to thecsrminute.com

Poland catches up with wind energy targets

Poland lags behind the rest of Europe in its use of renewable energy. But now the country is rapidly building wind farms in an effort to catch up with its neighbours and meet European Union standards by 2020.Duration: 01:42

Solar Energy (Freiburg, Germany)

Solar Energy Village in Germany (Freiburg). en.wikipedia.org www.tve.org

Made in Germany | Offshore Energy: Germany Plans Wind Parks on the Open Sea

As more and more windy areas on land fill with rotors to convert wind power to electricity, manufacturers are pushing to move their facilities offshore, where the wind is stronger and steadier. Germany has plans to generate 25000 megawatts of power from offshore wind energy by 2030. That corresponds to 15 percent of electricity use. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency has given the green light for six wind turbines for commercial use to be built 45 kilometers off the North Sea island of Borkum. The operator will be Alpha Ventus. Ironically, the wind has delayed construction until 2009. But a model plant is being built off the mainland town of Hooksiel. Three pipes, three meters in diameter are being rammed 45 meters deep into the Wadden Sea. Then come the tower, the gondola and the 60 meter long rotor blades. Made in Germany was there to see the giant wind energy plant put together.

Mexico Solar Panels for Climate Protection | Global 3000

The inhabitants of the barrio of Heroes de Tecamec do not have much money. But the people in this workers quarter of Mexico City are doing their part for climate protection.They use the energy of the sun to heat their water. There are sixty thousand houses in the barrio, a good one thousand have solar panels on their roofs. For the past two years Mexico has been running a cheap loan scheme to finance the installation of solar panels.