In the run-up to the 11 March anniversary of the Fukushima reactor meltdown, the steady drip of anti renewables articles in the mainstream media was becoming a torrent as the nuclear lobby cranked up its public relations machine. And they're taking aim at European feed-in tariffs, no doubt because of their success. Germany is particularly in their cross-hairs because of its massive development of renewable energy over the past two decades and Germany's plan to close all its reactors for good.
12 March 2012
A big year is in store for the U.S. wind power industry in 2012, both in the policy arena and out in the field...
30 December 2011
By signing SB X 1-2 into law, Governor Jerry Brown has marked a new milestone in California’s electricity history, turning the state into a deeper shade of green.
12 July 2011
Although renewable energy is usually seen as benefiting the environment, project developers must plan ahead to manage risks and environmental challenges.
11 July 2011
Newly installed solar photovoltaic (solar PV) projects in Californian were paid an average of approximately US$0.34/kWh last year, according to a privately-commissioned study, substantially more than Germans paid.
07 July 2011
California reached a landmark achievement last year by hitting a keystone renewable energy target just before the Holidays, raising hopes of a prosperous new year for investors, project developers and manufacturers.
05 July 2011
Developers, investors and clean energy companies are on tenterhooks over the future of the American renewable industry as Republican politicians train their sights on environmental legislation in the US.
01 July 2011
The argument about who wins – PV, CSP, or CPV – is currently all the rage. But is this just an unnecessary distraction?
17 June 2011
With the backdrop of the COP15 failure in Copenhagen, did COP16 in Cancún fare any better? Expectations going into COP16 in Cancún, Mexico, were extremely low, with few believing there would be a significant outcome.
14 June 2011
The US and China could fall out over China’s domestic wind turbine market as the US files a complaint with the WTO due to frustrations with Chinese subsidies and non-transparency.
13 June 2011
Despite the toll of the financial crisis and lower wholesale electricity prices, the US wind power industry is expected to continue growing until 2012, but after that the future is uncertain, according to a report from Berkeley Lab.
06 June 2011
The renewable energy industry is one of innovation, but who does your invention really belong to at the end of the day? Carey C. Jordan, Partner at law firm McDermott Will & Emergy looks at the danger of unclear intellectual property assignment.
03 June 2011
At first impression, it is difficult not to conclude that the Democrats’ electoral “shellacking,” as President Barack Obama characterized it following the November mid-term election, will signal the death kneel for American progress on renewable energy. Don C. Smith assesses the outcome.
02 June 2011
Like many of its counterparts in the USA, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) is increasing the amount of renewables generation within its portfolio. We look at how the company is making efforts to source cleaner energy and give customers incentives to choose renewables.
10 May 2011
District heating is not a new concept, but it is still not as widely used as it could be. Kevin Hagerty at Veolia Energy North America explores the different options for district heating, hot water and cooling.
06 May 2011
American jobs will stay a lighter shade of green unless Congress acts, say business leaders, environmentalists and labor unions.
21 January 2011
Modern society is dependent on flexible electrical energy, available on demand and at an affordable cost. Most of our electrical energy is produced by converting the carbon stored in coal or natural gas into heat energy and then via a turbine into mechanical energy. But as we increase the amount of less-dispatchable renewable energy into our electrical systems we have to be much smarter about the way we use energy.
19 January 2011
Expected interest in Hawaii's feed-in tariff program has not materialized says a report by the program's independent observer.
06 January 2011
In an undated posting on Governor Jerry Brown's campaign website, the then candidate called for building 12 GW of distributed generation out of 20 GW of new renewable generation.
04 January 2011
In a ruling 21 October 2010, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) effectively cleared the way for multi-tiered feed-in tariffs for various renewable energy technologies, like the programs found in Ontario, Canada and across Europe. FERC's ruling ‘clarified’ an earlier decision that had roiled proposed feed-in tariff policies at the state level in the USA.
25 October 2010