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greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/13/2009
In Europe, Wind and Solar Feel Financial Crisis
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As bank lending has slowed, European wind and solar developers are feeling the impacts of the financial crisis.
Pedreres de s'Hostal
pruned.blogspot.com - 2/10/2009
Pedreres de s'Hostal
— pruned.blogspot.com — (Pedreres de s'Hostal, Minorca, Spain. Photo by Lluis Bertran.) Pedreres de s'Hostal is a disused stone quarry... on the island of Minorca, Spain. In 1994, the quarry saw its last stonecutters, and since then, the non-profit organization Líthica has ... (more) Pedreres de s'Hostal

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Spain: How to Use Solar Energy at Night
sciam.com - 2/19/2009
Spain: How to Use Solar Energy at Night
— sciam.com — Scientific American: Near Granada, Spain, more than 28,000 metric tons of salt is now coursing through pipes... at the Andasol 1 power plant. That salt will be used to solve a pressing if obvious problem for solar power: What do you do when the sun is ... (more) Spain: How to Use Solar Energy at Night

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samsungmwc.com - 2/13/2009
Samsung Mobile World Congress 2009
— samsungmwc.com — [FEB. 16. 2009] Get In Touch With Samsung Mobile at Mobile World Congress 2009 Barcelona, Spain, February... 16, 2009 - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today revealed its vision to support its robust business strategy to be ... (more) Samsung Mobile World Congress 2009

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Peak Oil News:  In Europe, Wind and Solar Feel Financial Crisis

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In Europe, Wind and Solar Feel Financial Crisis
Peak Oil News — ... in Europe, and that the broader concern is financing. “What slows the whole process down are the banks,” said Andrea Zepf, a spokeswoman for Phoenix Solar, a German company, in an e-mail message. The banks are getting more choosy, she said, and taking longer to finance projects. Ms. Zepf also said that until last year, banks and financial institutions in Germany covered 75 percent to 90 percent of the funding for big solar projects; now they pick up only 60 percent to 75 percent. New York Times

DrumBeat: February 13, 2009
The Oil Drum — ... for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), the most active militant group in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta region, on Friday threatened to attack targets operated by Italian companies in Nigeria. MEND stated this in an e-mailed statement receiving here on Friday, saying that it would not reverse decision to attack Italian interests in Nigeria, especial Italian oil firm Agip, who is one of the major oil companies operating in Niger Delta region. In Europe, Wind and Solar Feel Financial Crisis Last week I wrote about the ...

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