Clean-energy markets continued to expand rapidly in 2011, even against a tough economic and political climate, increased industry consolidation, and downward pricing pressures on manufacturers. Combined global revenue for solar PV, wind […]
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Idling Volt Was Easy for GM; Now Comes the Hard Decision
General Motors’ decision to stop making Chevy Volts for the time being was an easy one. February’s sales uptick was only a dead-cat bounce for its controversial near-EV, and GM still needs […]
Fraunhofer ISE Debuts Hydrogen Filling Station
Solar and water will power cars that fill up at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems’ first solar hydrogen filling station. Using electricity generated from solar or wind power, hydrogen is produced […]
The Six Ways to Create Venture Capital Returns in Cleantech
In my last column, I rushed us through my take on 15 years of cleantech venture capital history. Because if we’re going to look at the path forward, we need to understand […]
Peak or Plateau Oil, Oil Prices and Economic Growth
There does seem to be a supply shortage in the oil markets at present. Well, of course, obviously there is, that’s why the price has risen. We’re all entirely out of $80 […]
What Will This Year’s Geothermal Industry Report Reveal?
For those who are counting, it’s March already, and Americans are struggling to make sense of the mood swings surrounding both the weather and the Republican primaries. The GEA’s U.S. Geothermal Power […]
Record U.S. ethanol exports in 2011 help offset Brazil’s production decline
U.S. ethanol exports in 2011 reached a record high partly due to Brazil’s need to import more ethanol after a poor harvest of sugarcane—the feedstock for most of Brazil’s ethanol—sharply decreased that […]
CERAWEEK: Total’s Upstream Chief Says Peak Oil Is Around The Corner
For the past couple of years executives from French oil giant Total have espoused a belief that the world is pretty close to a peak in oil supply. Today in a speech […]
Renewable Electricity Standards Have No Statistically Significant Impact on Rates
There’s a thriving cottage industry devoted to debunking Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Institute. Last October, Bryce said be believed a still-unproven experiment with neutrinos called our entire scientific understanding of global […]
Re-mapping Solar Grid Parity with incentives
Within a decade, 100 million Americans could get cheaper electricity from rooftop solar – without subsidies – than is provided by their utility. This finding from our new report – Rooftop Revolution: […]
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