Solar PV and batteries will be part of the grid of the future. But what part? And what sort of grid? via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1NxVYGI

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union’s carbon market is still failing to be managed properly and more improvements are needed to protect it from abuse, the EU’s auditor said on Thursday. via […]

Yieldcos in the US are unlikely to be severely impacted by the reduction in the investment tax credit (ITC) from 30% to 10%, according to a Deutsche Bank research note. via News […]

3 of the world’s top greenhouse gas emitters — all released major commitments to reduce or at least slow their greenhouse gas emissions. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1KphNbf

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The 5 stages of grief for coal. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1KphOfi

With the right regulatory environment and sufficient financing, renewable-energy technologies could transform Africa’s energy sector, bringing power to millions of the region’s citizens. Given the extent to which a lack of access […]

Earlier this month, BP’s latest Statistical Review unintentionally reopened a debate into whether the US has regained the crown as the world’s top oil producer after decades of being out-gunned by Saudi […]

Renewable energy’s share of our overall energy mix is at the highest level in over 70 years — even with the drought-induced decline in Western hydropower output. In California, increasing solar power generation made […]

A lot more cheap solar is coming for Austin, Texas. The city’s utility, Austin Energy, just released new data on developer bids for PV projects as part of a 600-megawatt procurement. The numbers […]

The Supreme Court didn’t actually "strike down" the EPA’s regulations of mercury pollution from power plants on Monday. The post What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About The Supreme Court’s Mercury Pollution Ruling […]