For first time, the rise in global greenhouse gas emissions has stopped, even as global economic growth continues. The IEA credits the impact of solar and wind energy, as well as hydro. […]

Even with an early start, nuclear power is surpassed by wind power in China and India, and will soon be overtaken in Brazil, South Africa. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1Cln6qR

We covered how California utility regulators and grid operators are rewriting the rules for demand response, the practice of reducing energy use in homes and businesses to meet grid needs. Now the […]

New Oxford University report identifies world’s coal-fired power stations most at risk of becoming ‘stranded assets’. The result not good news for Australia. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1EEJGuL

The Obama administration has big expectations for the American wind industry. According to a new report by the Department of Energy, with continued technological advancements, cost reductions and improvements in siting and […]

According to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report, released this week, solar PV system installation prices dropped between 9 percent and 12 percent in 2014, depending on market segment. Residential The […]

Despite the popular narrative that we keep hearing, the U.S is not running out of crude oil storage. Yet there are those who are predicting that oil prices are going to fall […]

As oil prices have fallen, so has the margin export projects hope to capture by selling cheaper U.S. gas onto the global markets. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1C5XRXM

China may be the world’s biggest emerging market for renewable energy and smart grid technology. But to date, it has lagged behind North America and Europe on implementing another important technology to […]

Most people who look into going solar know about the 30 percent federal Investment Tax Credit. But many don’t know that there are more than 100 different solar tax credits, rebates and […]