The deployment of PV/diesel hybrid systems in developing countries is being held back by poorly planned management and inadequate service regimes, a study claims. via News – PV-Tech http://www.pv-tech.org/news/iea_report_lack_of_local_expertise_holding_back_pv_diesel_hybrid_deployment?utm_source=pvtech-feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-rss-feed

Are renewable energy technologies really less competitive than non-renewables? And, given the recent uptake of renewables, is there still a business case for other forms of power generation? via Solar Energy News […]

In 2011, the U.N. announced that the world population had reached 7 billion. This year’s new projections for future population growth are higher than previously expected. Projects like Millennium Cities hope to […]

The World Bank’s proposal to end coal financing should help pave the way for a decentralised clean energy ‘grid’ to eradicate fuel poverty. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/world-bank-coal-and-the-right-side-of-history-59247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-bank-coal-and-the-right-side-of-history-59247

Are microgrids the key to climate resiliency? It’s a question being asked with a new sense of urgency since Hurricane Sandy. I recently attended a forum on microgrids and storage held by NY-Best and […]

Many European countries could see a decrease in electricity generating capacity and an increase in electricity prices thanks to climate change. That’s the overall finding from a new study out of the […]

A fragmented system, with conflicting interests, poses hurdles for improvements that the past three presidents have called a priority.      via NYT > Environment http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/us/ideas-to-bolster-power-grid-run-up-against-the-systems-many-owners.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Only 1.2GW of nuclear generation capacity was installed last year globally compared to 32GW of solar, according to a report proclaiming the end of the “nuclear renaissance”. via News – PV-Tech http://www.pv-tech.org/news/solar_overtakes_nuclear_in_global_energy_output?utm_source=pvtech-feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-rss-feed

OPEC has, for years, insisted that it is an economic organization and not a political one. But few observers would disagree with the suggestion that pretty much everything in OPEC is political. […]