Electricity generation from renewable energy in Germany is reducing power prices and has left the country with a market whose design no longer works, according to Stadtwerke Leipzig GmbH. Renewable generation, such […]
Gearing Up: Proposed Auto Efficiency Standards Will Create 570,000 Jobs By 2030
New fuel economy standards proposed in 2011 by the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation could create 570,000 jobs between 2017 and 2030, according to a report released today by the […]
Photovoltaic Systems Share Characteristics of “Real Property”
Photovoltaic (PV) systems may meet many of the important criteria to be considered real property — a status that could make them eligible for easier financing — a new report by the […]
Negative wholesale electricity prices: possible, but rare
Under certain conditions, electric generators in regional transmission organizations (RTOs) actually pay to produce power as reflected in a price below zero. This situation can arise because some types of generators, such […]
Analysis: CO2 market has failed to promote cleaner energy
Europe’s emissions trading scheme has failed to create incentives for utilities to use cleaner energy fuels, meaning that governments will have to switch to simpler tools, such as subsidies and regulation, to […]
IEA Report: Natural Gas Is Not The Answer To Climate Problem, Existing Cleantech Is — And It Could Save $100 Trillion By 2050
The once staid International Energy Agency continues its string of blunt, must-read reports laying bare the reality of our climate and energy system. While so many “experts” and politicians make hand-waving pronouncements […]
Coal down, cleantech up in electric utility survey
Utilities in the United States are shifting away from coal toward sustainability initiatives, electric vehicles, and clean technology — but uncertainty about pending regulation continues to loom large, and environmental efforts may […]
German Power Grids Increasingly Strained
With a steep growth of power generation from photovoltaic (PV) and wind power and with 8 GW base load capacity suddenly taken out of service the situation in Germany has developed into […]
Building Wind Energy Can Save Midwestern Consumers $200 Per Year
We’ve all heard that wind energy is too expensive, and that massive investments in wind will drive up electricity rates for consumers. This argument is based on the belief that wind energy […]
Obama’s Biggest Climate Decision Of The Year May Be … Palm Oil?
The Obama administration is poised to make one of the biggest climate policy decisions of its entire administration – and it’s not about coal, oil, or gas, but rainforests. EPA is deciding […]
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