Unlike previous research, scientists at Harvard University demonstrated that increasing CO2 levels at the end of the last ice age have indeed caused global warming.
The covariation of carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and temperature in Antarctic ice-core records suggests a close link between CO2 and climate during the Pleistocene ice ages. The role and relative importance of CO2 in producing these climate changes remains unclear, however, in part because the ice-core deuterium record reflects local rather than global temperature. Here we construct a record of global surface temperature from 80 proxy records and show that temperature is correlated with and generally lags CO2during the last (that is, the most recent) deglaciation. Differences between the respective temperature changes of the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere parallel variations in the strength of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation recorded in marine sediments. These observations, together with transient global climate model simulations, support the conclusion that an antiphased hemispheric temperature response to ocean circulation changes superimposed on globally in-phase warming driven by increasing CO2 concentrations is an explanation for much of the temperature change at the end of the most recent ice age.

See recent article in Nature: www.nature.com/nature/journal/v484/n7392/full/nature10915.html
 

Today, 19 March 2012, BGP Engineers and Sütas Group has reached an agreement for the construction of a large biogas project in Karacabey (near Bursa) in Turkey. The plant will be the first large scale biogas plant for the processing of cow manure in Turkey. The wastes from the 18000 cows at the farms of Sütas Group will be converted into biogas. This biogas will be fed to Combined Heat & Power engines that convert the biogas into renewable energy. Due to the feed-in tariff scheme, developed by the Turkish Government, the production of renewable energy is very attractive. Besides, it contributes to Turkish growing energy demand.
The project will be realized during 2012 and it is expected that electricity will be produced by the beginning of 2013.
BGP Engineers realizes the project in cooperation with Dutch and Turkish sub-contractors, including BiogasPlus, a well known suppliers of biogas technology.
 

De komende decennia zullen jaren zijn waarover achteraf gesproken zal worden als de energierevolutie. Inmiddels zijn we bijna allemaal wel op de hoogte van zorgwekkende globale trends zoals  de stijgende wereldbevolking en vraag naar energie, en de alsmaar toenemende CO2-uitstoot en vervuiling. Gelukkig biedt deze energietransitie ook kansen. Kansen voor bedrijven om nieuwe duurzame technologieën te exploiteren, kansen voor overheden om voorop te lopen in de nieuwe ontwikkelingen, maar vooral ook kansen voor de jonge generatie om het verschil te maken. BGP Engineers staat achter deze visie en zal deelnemen aan de All Energy Day. Met haar expertise op het gebied van klimaatverandering, hernieuwbare energie en duurzame ontwikkeling, streeft zij ernaar om op innovatie wijze in te spelen op de groeiende vraag naar duurzame oplossingen in samenwerking met betrokken partijen.  BGP Engineers kijkt uit naar een interactieve, inspirerende en vernieuwende dag.  Wij  spreken u dan ook graag op vrijdag 23 Maart in de Fokker Terminal in Den Haag. Voor meer informatie zie: www.allenergyday.nl 

Next month, the Orites wind park on Cyprus will be audited under the Clean Development Mechanisms. In July 2011, BGP Engineers managed to register a large scale, up to 144 MW, wind farm on Cyprus under the CDM at the UNFCCC. This registration enables the project to convert the emission reductions due to clean electricity production into Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) which can be traded. The project can generate up to 175.000 CERs per year.
Orites wind farm is the first operational wind farm on Cyprus, with 82 MW installed capacity up to now. The farm will generate 8% of the electricity on Cyprus.