I’ve been privileged to be an editor of TOD over the past several years, and am glad to have been invited to do a final post as the site moves to an […]

Production scale rather than low labour costs has driven China’s boom in manufacturing PV modules, according to a joint report released today by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute […]

Capacity markets are increasingly being considered as a way to head off the utility “death spiral” we have discussed at Greentech Media over the past several months. Paying power generators to maintain […]

In the 70s, Sweden got more than three-quarters of its energy from fossil fuels, but gets more power from renewable sources than any other country in the European Union.      via ThinkProgress […]

A new UNSW study says 100 per cent renewables offers a cheaper alternative in a climate constrained world than fossil fuels such as coal and gas. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/unsw-study-says-coal-economic-future-australia-12795?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unsw-study-says-coal-economic-future-australia-12795

Increased domestic oil and natural gas production is something “to celebrate,” as it helps pare the U.S. trade deficit and beef up the country’s economic output. Although that may sound like a […]

Developers and some tax equity players in solar financing structures have recently raised the specter of securitizing their power purchase agreements (PPAs) or lease receivables in order to free up funds for […]

Before AB 327 became the vehicle for a solution to California’s solar net metering impasse last week, it spent the summer as the target of attacks from the solar industry, as well […]

A swift build-up of renewables would help Germany save €54bn ($71bn) by 2030 due to the rapidly falling price of green power when compared to fossil sources, claims a new study. via […]