The European Union should scrap fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies and set a target to cut oil imports to remain the leader in the fight against global warming, according to Poland’s environment minister.
Fracking and Solar: Friends, Foes or the Bridge to Clean Energy Adoption?
Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” has been widely criticized by environmentalists who cite concerns with water pollution and methane leakage from this high-volume method of extracting natural gas. However, the burning of natural gas is undoubtedly better for the planet than the burning of coal. Some experts are now saying that — toxic chemicals an
Solar Under Assault Again in Louisiana
A slew of bills introduced in Louisiana’s legislature this year were challenging the state’s solar incentives. At least one of which, House Bill 705 to gradually phase out the state’s solar and wind tax credits by 2020, has moved forward. While that bill might make some sense, other bills, like a bill to eliminate tax credits immediately, seem to b
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May 17
Senate Committee Passes Geothermal Leasing Measure
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met Thursday, May 16th, to vote on a series of measures that included S. 363, The Geothermal Expansion and Production Act. The legislation was sponsored by Senator Wyden (D-OR), and co-sponsored by Senators Murkowski (R-AK), Begich (D-AK), Crapo (R-ID), Risch (R-ID) and Merkley (D-OR).
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May 17
Fracking and Solar: Friends, Foes or the Bridge to Clean Energy Adoption?
Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” has been widely criticized by environmentalists who cite concerns with water pollution and methane leakage from this high-volume method of extracting natural gas. However, the burning of natural gas is undoubtedly better for the planet than the burning of coal. Some experts are now saying that — toxic chemicals an
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May 17
Solar Under Assault Again in Louisiana
A slew of bills introduced in Louisiana’s legislature this year were challenging the state’s solar incentives. At least one of which, House Bill 705 to gradually phase out the state’s solar and wind tax credits by 2020, has moved forward. While that bill might make some sense, other bills, like a bill to eliminate tax credits immediately, seem to b
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May 17
No Easy Fix for Broken Wind Turbine at US High School
It’s status quo for the Portsmouth High School wind turbine. On Monday night, town planner Gary Crosby informed the Town Council that negotiations ceased with two possible developers interested in fixing or replacing the 336-foot-high turbine, which has been broken since June 2012.
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May 17
Breakdown: Penetration of Renewable Energy in Selected Markets
The penetration of renewable energy into the electricity supply mix has been much in the news recently. During the first quarter, Portugal generated three-quarters of its electricity with renewable energy. Meanwhile, in Germany, one-fifth of all electricity was generated with renewables, most of that from new sources of renewable energy, such as wind and solar. And recently, at a conference in San Francisco, attendees heard calls for generating not just 100 percent of electricity supply with renewable energy, but far more — 200 percent to 300 percent of generation — in order to meet the need for heating, cooling, and transportation as well.
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May 17
Brazil Auction Rules May Boost Price of Wind Power 15%
Prices for wind energy in Brazil, currently the lowest in the world, may rise at least 15 percent due to government policies designed to make the nation’s power grid more reliable.
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May 16
Moniz Unanimously Confirmed As New DOE Chief
Ernie Moniz has been unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Secretary of Energy, in a 97-0 vote (with three nonvoters). He succeeds Stephen Chu who held the position for four years.
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May 16
SolarCity Scores $500 Million from Goldman Sachs for Solar Leasing
SolarCity Corp. (SCTY), a solar-energy developer chaired by billionaire Elon Musk, won financing from Goldman Sachs (GS) Group Inc. for more than $500 million in rooftop solar systems that the company will complete this year.
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May 16
China Solar Update: Trina Improves, Suntech Scores Extension, Beijing Awaits EU Tariff Decision
Several news bits from the solar sector show more signs of stabilization after a 2-year-old downturn, even as an ongoing trade war looks set to escalate. The big picture in these news bits does seem to reflect some cautious optimism returning to the sector after the prolonged downturn due to massive oversupply. But that turnaround remains very tent
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May 16
US Solar 2013 Halftime Update: Victories and Ongoing Initiatives
2013 is nearly halfway through, so we’d like to share an update of Vote Solar initiatives and notable industry happenings from net metering to innovative financing.
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May 16
Are Run-of-River Hydroelectric Systems Ready to Ride US Currents?
Reaping renewable energy from un-dammed portions of great American rivers like the Mississippi, Ohio, or even the Columbia is an idea that has been bandied about for decades.
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May 16
SunPower To Launch Solar Leases Overseas
Distributed generation and international markets will be the twin focus for SunPower over the next few years as the company makes a big push for using its concentrating PV technology and selling residential leases abroad, SunPower executives said during its analyst day presentations Wednesday.
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May 16
U.K. Delays Smart Meter Rollout by a Year on ‘Challenge’
The U.K. postponed its mass installation of “smart” energy meters by a year as suppliers struggle with design glitches and testing is delayed.
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May 15
Solar PV Inverter Giant SMA Cutting Workforce Amid Sales Slide
Global inverter leader SMA AG cast a downward glance in its fiscal 1Q13 results today, and is preparing for what could be major layoffs in the face of the global PV market’s first decline in many years.
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May 15
Efficiency New Brunswick Cuts Geothermal Energy Incentives
Throughout Canada, energy efficiency retrofit grants have helped stimulate the geothermal industry and have made geothermal heat pumps more popular than ever before. The introduction of these substantial financial incentives on both a provincial and federal level have been a boon for the geothermal industry and the energy efficiency retrofit indust
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May 15
Ireland Keen to Hit 2030 Renewable Targets, Says EU Ambassador
Irish Ambassador to the European Union Tom Hanney is in the throes of a six month stint at the heart of decision making in Brussels, as Ireland currently holds the EU Presidency. The Deputy Permanent Representative says holding the Presidency is “a marathon, from January to June.”
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May 15
Ontario Loses WTO Appeal: What Happens Next?
After a lengthy appeal process, the WTO recently ruled in favour of Japan and the European Union in a case over Ontario’s domestic content requirements (DCR) for renewable energy projects under the province’s FIT Program. In light of this decision, the DCR, which mandate that project developers procure 50-60 percent of the value of their installations from equipment assembled or manufactured in Ontario, are now effectively illegal under the multilateral WTO agreement. As a result, Ontario’s provincial government, which oversees the administration of the FIT Program, is now in a position in which it must make a policy choice which will likely have far reaching political and economic consequences as well as a significant impact on the province’s renewable energy industry.
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May 15
The Economic Case for Divesting from Fossil Fuels
Securities of fossil fuels firms, as an economic sector, may soon be on the decline.
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May 15
SolarCity Earnings: Mixed Results, Good Prospects
SolarCity (SCTY) has been one of the hottest alternative energy stocks since its Initial Public Offering five short months ago. Yesterday it shot up 24% in one day, on the largest one-day volume since it opened, in anticipation of its quarterly earnings release. It is up 95% in the past three months, and has more than tripled from its initial trading price. As of this writing SCTY has given back about a third of yesterday’s stratospheric gains.
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