Energy efficiency, not the falling price of solar, has done the heavy lifting when it comes to unlocking the economics of distributed clean energy for the poor. The reduced demand from LEDs […]

After decades of struggle, the American fuel cell business may finally have its day in the sun — and then provide critical grid support when the sun goes down. Greentech Media’s Eric […]

Utilities have a new ally inside the solar industry amidst the battle over net metering and the true value of solar power. First Solar has defended changes to net energy metering (NEM) […]

What will the world economy be like ten years from now? Or fifty years from now? Is it something that we can forecast by looking at the past, assuming that past tends […]

(Reuters) – Airlines on Monday urged a U.N. aviation group to back a mandatory global framework to curb airline emissions, saying failure to reach a deal would revive threats of a trade […]

Where is electricity expensive and where is it cheap? Compare the average $/kWh electricity prices from 17 different countries – including Australia. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/graph-of-the-day-average-electricity-prices-around-the-world-24207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graph-of-the-day-average-electricity-prices-around-the-world-24207

Beijing took an important step towards rejuvenating the global solar panel sector last week when it announced new steps that will strictly limit new plant construction. This kind of government-led approach is […]

The Obama administration on Friday unveiled the first-ever national limits for carbon emissions from new power plants in the United States–a step that seeks to reshape the debate on climate change in […]

Climate scientists are now more than 95% certain that human activity – largely the combustion of fossil fuels – is causing temperatures and sea levels to rise. But, as climate-change skepticism is […]

As the country’s leader in solar power, and as its soon-to-be leader in energy storage, California is shaping up to be a battleground over policies that could shape the future growth of […]