Dec 2001

How a crisis of confidence in Enron led to a total meltdown

Fuel cell technology offers far more than a 'green' gesture for developed countries. It could also give hope to millions of impoverished people

With recession looming, potential investors in the Asian energy sector may consider retiring to the home ground, but do opportunities still exist?

While hydropower is considered an established and reliable technology, financial models supported by complete regulatory and power purchase mechanisms to assist the thousands of projects underway in foreign markets are few By Debby Stone US Hydropower

A market-based procurement strategy aligns purchasing processes with current and expected market conditions by relying on market signals for decision-making guidance By James S. Peters JSP Associates

In the wake of the attacks of 11 September, one can plausibly expect a sustained, pervasive global commitment against terrorism By Richard T. Stuebi Nextwave energy

For a while it seemed like everybody was getting into the business of developing all types of plants to generate electricity. But throughout this blizzard of activity, one type of plant design was missing - nuclear By Corbin A. McNeill exelon

Despite international efforts, increases in atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases look set to rise further, given the threefold increase in world energy demand expected over the twenty-first century By Dr Gareth Harrison and Professor Bert Whittington Dept. Electronics & Electrical Engineering, University of Edinburgh

The liberalisation of electricity markets is opening the door for distributed generation. Fuel cell technologies are ideally suited to this application

Three drivers are profoundly changing the electricity industry: the liberalisation of electricity markets, advances in small scale, modular, economic power generation technologies, and growing demand for customer choice

It seemed a good idea: affording flexibility in the race to meet stringent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. But does the market for permits to pollute really adhere to the spirit of the Kyoto summit