Onshore wind power is in a good place, at least through the end of 2012. Wind power has made up 35 percent of all new generating capacity added to the U.S. grid since 2007. That’s twice what coal and nuclear combined have added in the last five years,…
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First Atlantic Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Deployed
The offshore wind industry passed a milestone recently with the installation of the world’s first floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. The WindFloat project consists of a 2-MW semi-submersible wind turbine that can be …
Billionaire Buffett Bets on Solar Energy
The “Oracle of Omaha,” who made his fortune by betting on technologies that appear underpriced, is now putting his money into solar.
The Innovation Imperative Part 2: ICT Companies as Electric Utilities Means Opportunity for India
In my previous article in REW on the innovation imperative, I argued that ICT companies are well positioned to be next generation electric utilities, especially in the renewable energy space, should they show leadership and vision. This is due to an i…
Latin America Report: U.S. Bill Would Extend Tax on Brazilian Ethanol
There are new accusations of protectionism being levied against the United States, but this time it’s coming from Brazil’s sugarcane industry.
New Lab to Help Utilities "See" Grid of the Future
With the simple flick of a light switch, you are connected to “the machine.” The North American electric grid — the world’s most complex transmission and distribution system — also is referred to as the world’s largest machine. That same machine h…
The Interview: How SolarCity Is Moving Forward
Aaron Gillmore, vice president of development with SolarCity, talks about the company’s solar lease program, plans to power military homes across the U.S. and why the company was unable to close on a federal loan guarantee.
Is It Time for California to Phase Out Nuclear Power?
Italy recently became the fourth nation to pledge to phase out nuclear power since Japan’s Fukushima disaster. Italy accomplished this feat by a popular referendum, soon after Germany did the same in its legislature (Bundestag). Switzerland has also a…
New Website Launched To ‘SaveUSAWindJobs’
Wind power is creating one of America’s fastest-growing manufacturing sectors, providing 75,000 jobs in the U.S. currently and the promise of 500,000 jobs less than 20 years from now. But these jobs are in jeopardy without stable tax policy for the wi…
GOP Strategy on Renewables: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Arnold Schwarzenegger has always held an uncomfortable place in the Republican Party. His ascent from the silver screen to the Sacramento hot seat at first seemed Regeanesque. But these days, he’s seen by many in his party as a traitor, as much for hi…
Colorado PUC: More Wind Means Better Rates for Consumers
Noting that the contract would be cost effective for consumers, even in an environment of low natural gas prices, the Colorado Public Utility Commission (CPUC) approved a 25-year, 200-MW power purchase agreement (PPA) between Xcel Energy subsidiary Pu…
Navigating the Clean and Bloody Streets of Europe
Baron Rothschild was an 18th century British nobleman who supposedly originated the phrase “Buy when there’s blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own.” Although accounts differ, Rothschild was a successful banker, and supposedly made a for…
Asia Report: Mixed Signals Over Emissions
Even as renewable capacity surges ahead despite a down global economy, this past weekend brought a sobering reminder that market forces continue to pull the world toward carbon emissions — and not away from them.
Renewable Energy Solutions
The world is moving slowly on the energy crisis, much-dreaded, it is important that we reduce our dependency on non-renewable energy sources. A non-renewable sources being renewable are about to get extinct. Renewable energy refers to energy solutions solutions that…