When it comes to hiring, the biggest issue renewable energy employers face today is finding the right engineers with the right skills for their businesses. This can be identified as “talent mismatch,” or an imbalance in the labor market between the p…
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Innovation and Diversification Are Key for Kenya’s Renewable Energy Industry
Decentralizing and diversifying renewable energy power generation technologies could be the panacea to save Kenyans from unreliable and expensive power supplied by hydro and thermal power generation, a recent study has found.
Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards Winners: Project of the Year and Readers’ Choice
Winners of the Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards for Project of the Year Award represent facilities that signified excellence in five technologies: Solar, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal and Hydro.
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Renewable Energy Tax Credits Left out of Payroll Tax Extension
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) and other renewable energy associations are no doubt disappointed with the outcome of the U.S. House and Senate negotiations over the payroll tax cut extension, which…
Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards Winners: Leadership
Great industry achievements happen when dynamic visionaries step up and spearhead efforts to bring about the changes they envision. Whether it is pioneering the development of solar power training networks, creating a financial vehicle that will vastl…
More than 1.1 Million People Employed in EU’s Renewable Energy Sector
More than 1.1 million people have jobs in Europe’s renewable energy sector, according to new figures released from EurObserv’ER, a renewable energy tracking project supported by the European Commission.
California PUC on RPS: Renewable Energy Procurement Up in 2011, Costs Falling
In a report to the state legislature released Feb. 3, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said that in 2011, the state recorded its largest increase in renewable generation since the beginning of its ambitious Renewable Portfolio Standar…
Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards Winners: Innovation
The nominations have been reviewed; the editors votes are in and we are now pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards. Over the next three days, we’ll be announcing the winners in the Innovation, Leadership, Pro…
Clean Tech’s Challenge of "The Disconnect"
Who’s harder to educate, investors or politicians?
U.S. President Stands Firm on Clean Energy Agenda
Yesterday, President Obama released his 2013 Energy budget, which, according to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, makes critical investments in innovation, clean energy and national security, while emphasizing the President’s commitment to an all-of-the…
Coal Plants Switch to Bioenergy in the UK
To describe the British town of Tilbury as a green beacon would require a stretch of the imagination. Home to London’s main container port and an unsightly 1960s concrete-slab power plant, with a curious smell emanating from the nearby sewage works, T…
Where the Renewables Are
If you were looking for a good reason to head to sunny California in February, I’ve got one. Come to the Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo, co-located with Solar Power-Gen Conference and Exhibition and get all jazzed up about renewable energy.
Cradle of Innovation: A Golden State of Mind
California was long ago picked clean of its gold, but the state continues to foster a prospector’s mentality and a willingness to sift through the swift current of ideas for one more discovery that will further cement its place as the world’s center f…
Aviation and Military Biofuels: New Thinking on Finance, Fuels
While most of the United States was focused on the 2012 Super Bowl, the CSPAN television network snuck a revealing interview from Brian Lamb with Secretary of the Navy, former Mississippi governor (and ambassador to Saudi Arabia) Ray Mabus, onto the a…
BP: Too Big to Fail?
BP issued its Energy Outlook for 2030, and the coverage and commentary it generated suggests it’s an authoritative voice on medium-term energy trends, and as such will have some influence on policy and investment decisions. Leaving aside that one of t…
Germany Invests in Hydrogen Technology for Renewable Storage, Vehicles
The tanks look like they could hold propane, gasoline or any other form of conventional energy.
Asia Report: India Sees 52 Percent Rise in Investments
The year 2011 may be remembered in clean energy circles as the moment when India became a major player across several industries.
Executive Roundtable: The Future of Utility-Scale Renewables
Renewable energy in the United States is at a crossroads. With several federal tax grants set to expire by the end of 2012, utilities are trying to decide if the falling prices of solar and wind technology makes renewable energy competitive enough to …
Latin America Report: Energy Summit Headed to Rio
Twenty years ago, international leaders descended on Brazil to lay the groundwork for what would eventually become the Kyoto Protocol. This summer, a 20-member United Nations panel will once again head to Rio de Janeiro with an even more ambitious age…