BEIJING (Reuters) – China unveiled comprehensive new measures to tackle air pollution on Thursday, with plans to slash coal consumption and close polluting mills, factories and smelters, but experts said implementing the […]

As state governments and developers scream for approval to dig up their fossil fuel reserves, and mainstream analysts warn about an impending market crunch, the focus is turning to financiers and fund […]

California has become the largest solar energy market in the country thanks in part to its incentives for putting solar panels on the roofs of homes and businesses. Now it’s also leading […]

Development banks have achieved record levels of investment in the clean energy sector breaking through the US$100 billion a year mark for the first time, according to a new report. via News […]

Solar thermal water heating is a temperamental thing. Water weighs a lot, it expands when it freezes, and it can cause scaling damage to pipes when it boils. Solar thermal systems are […]

This is the second article in a two-part series on solar securitization. For additional background information on how securitization works, see part one.  When to securitize In most cases, the parties who […]

For the first time on an industrial scale, hydrogen produced using wind power is being injected into the natural gas grid in Germany. It’s a development that could enhance the value of wind power […]

Grid-scale batteries — are they worth it? That seemingly simple question is in fact incredibly hard to answer. To be sure, batteries can serve a whole variety of functions with value to […]

In my view, oil and gas resource limits are major contributors to the conflict in Syria. This is happening in several ways: 1. Syria is an oil exporter that is in increasingly […]

Carnige Melon University’s Climate and Energy Decision Making Center’s recent study, “Regional variations in the health, environmental, and climate benefits of wind and solar generation,” is a testimony to the difficulty of […]