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EcoMotion Network News:
EcoMotion Network News is a biweekly e-newsletter that features good news about energy and the environment. Intended to be motivational, it draws from successes around the world -- from individual actions to international policies - that will lead us to a sustainable future. EcoMotion offers EcoMotion Network News at no charge. Use the box below to sign up today and become eligible for news and views and contests. Submissions are also welcomed. You can also access all past issues in the archive, and you can search the entire EcoMotion website by topic. Get a quick read on wind developments, plastics recycling, and solar program successes.
Results Center:
The Results Center was founded in 1990 by Ted Flanigan and with the generous support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Today, 127 case studies on the most successful energy efficiency and alternative energy programs in the world are presented. No-cost summaries are available by visiting the case study directory. Full 20-page case studies are available for all back issues.

   

ECOMOTION PROVIDES STUDY TOURS BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

Drawing on EcoMotion's extensive network of energy and environmental professionals, and its experience in over 24 foreign countries, International Study Tours provide highly informative experiences complete with interpretation, while all the travel details are handled by EcoMotion staff. Care is taken to provide highly substantive trips with ample free time. Recent EcoMotion tours have gone to Iceland, Germany, China and Spain.

If your organization could benefit from a custom research tour, don't hesitate to contact EcoMotion to discuss details.

Spain 2008 Solar Research Tour
In October, 2008, EcoMotion and Solar Energy International joined forces and headed to Spain!

After a highly successful 2007 trip to Germany, our team traveled to Spain, the country with highest solar insolation levels in all of Europe! This is one reason why Spain surged in 2008 to the number two position in the world in solar installations. The other, of course, is its Solar Feed-In Tariff.

The Spain 2008 Solar Research Tour started in Madrid on Sunday, October 5, then continued over the course of a week to Seville and Alicante to end in Barcelona.

Following EcoMotion tradition, the group travelled by train and public transportation. Days were full, with different guided tours, presentations by different professional industry groups and researchers.

Feed-In Tariff
Like Germany, Spain offers a "feed-in tariff" for solar installations. That is, it promises a fixed payment for 25 years for both solar photovoltaic and solar thermal electricity production. Now operating in 37 countries around the world, FITs are viewed by many people in the industry as the key to deployment of clean energies. High-level political figures are joining a number of FIT supporters who want to bring this policy to the U.S., where it is just appearing.

The Tours
Planned to meet the needs of busy professionals, EcoMotion Research Tours last one full week. Participants receive a pre-trip briefing to set them up for introductions to policy makers, scientists, trainers and investors. They tour manufacturing plants and notable solar installations. Travel tips are provided, and assistance is available for making travel arrangements.

If you would like to be on the list to receive details of upcoming trips, or would like to discuss a custom trip, contact EcoMotion now:

Ted Flanigan tflanigan@EcoMotion.us or Virginia Nicols vnicols@EcoMotion.us at (949) 450-7155
. . . our members are all over the world.                                            
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