ATHENS – By focusing on the recent hardships and the inherent problems of the Greek economy we tend to overlook the fact that in the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. Indeed Greece has the obvious potential to base its rejuvenation efforts on the application of a wide range of green technologies leading to the creation of jobs and the development of domestic knowhow. The application of large-scale concentrating solar power projects (CSP) in Greece is a strong bet in that direction.

Murmurs from high places in the Kremlin and the Russian government suggest that the new administration of Dmitry Medvedev is at least intending to give the appearance of suggesting changes in Russia’s hobbled environmental legislation.

UNITED NATIONS - For some reason people are always sceptical about simple and small mechanisms while blindly believing in mega-projects, whether they be the Dnepr Dam or a nuclear power plant. Yet, in the sphere of energy, powerful and environmentally damaging installations are more frequently exchanged all around us for seemingly tiny aggregates that use energy in a simple and understandable way: For instance – solar ovens.