On 15 February 2011 Mercer’s Responsible Investment (RI) team launched Climate Change Scenarios – Implications for Strategic Asset Allocation, a free public report. In the months following its release, Mercer held discussions with […]
What Do Falling Natural Gas Prices Mean for Renewables?
With a glut of shale gas on the market, natural gas prices continue to tumble in the U.S. And they’ll only fall more throughout the year. According to the U.S. Energy Information […]
Electric Car Battery Prices on Track to Drop 70% by 2015, Says Energy Secretary
Battery Price & Performance = BottleneckThere is a common thread to how new technologies are developed and then commercialized. They dont just emerge low-priced and 100% finished. They typically begin at low […]
Ethanol Subsidy Ends; Will it Raise or Lower Prices at the Pump?
A major part of the United States’ misguided policy on ethanol usage came to an end as the $6 billion-a-year ethanol subsidy dies via The Oil Drum | Ethanol Subsidy Ends; Will […]
Solar lamps replace toxic kerosene in poorest countries
When the sun goes down over large swathes of the developing world, the 1.3 billion people currently living without access to an electricity connection are plunged into darkness. According to figures from […]
The Nanosolar Efficiency and Cost Roadmap
“Nanosolar’s progress – or lack thereof – revealed at 4th Thin Film Summit USA” by Matthew Feinstein at Lux Populi, the Lux Research analyst blog, was released around the same time as […]
GM Volt Battery Fix Part of an Industry Evolution
General Motors just announced a quasi-recall of the 8,000 Volt plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) made to-date in order to address the battery fire issue. Technically, it is a “Customer Satisfaction Program,” done proactively […]
Clean Energy Investment Hits Record in 2011 As U.S. Reclaims Lead From China
Despite a tumultuous year for the renewable energy industry, global investment reached a record $260 billion in 2011 while the United States reclaimed the top spot from China, according to a report […]
The perils of cleantech investing: KiOR & the long term, high risk view — Cleantech News and Analysis
One of the difficulties with investing in early stage cleantech startups is that oftentimes the investors need to take a very long term view of the companies they back — many startups […]
Which Are Better: Electric Cars or Natural Gas Vehicles?
EVs or CNGs?The debate has raged for years in alternative transportation. Electric vehicle EV advocates claim that the steady improvement in battery technology, the pervasiveness of the grid, and software and services […]
