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Read the Digital Issue: Renewable Energy World, November/December 2008

From the Editor
by Jackie Jones, Editorial Director

The few weeks since our last issue have been something of a rollercoaster ride for all of us. The banking 'bagatelle' had immediate consequences, and the renewables business was not immune. Quickly, contractors were finding that the usual 'working credit' from the banks, which routinely eases them through the cashflow troughs of project development, was no longer there.

Some businesses were finding that customers were holding off, waiting to see what the price would look like 'next month'. And thus the wheels started to turn more slowly on existing plans. Spending on new projects seems set to be slower in 2009 in Europe and the USA, though development in China may maintain momentum. And the new involvement by the UAE's Masdar and Qatar in UK renewables could signal a future trend for more renewable energy investment by these and other 'oil-wealthy' nations.

Yet of course the renewables sector is not an island – its fortunes are connected with those of the energy sector as a whole. In a blog last month (for the online coverage of the Solar Power International event by RenewableEnergyWorld.com) I suggested that the speed of construction, and the modular nature of many renewables projects might put them at an advantage when investment decisions are being made. ...

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