In my last column, I rushed us through my take on 15 years of cleantech venture capital history. Because if we’re going to look at the path forward, we need to understand […]
Peak or Plateau Oil, Oil Prices and Economic Growth
There does seem to be a supply shortage in the oil markets at present. Well, of course, obviously there is, that’s why the price has risen. We’re all entirely out of $80 […]
What Will This Year’s Geothermal Industry Report Reveal?
For those who are counting, it’s March already, and Americans are struggling to make sense of the mood swings surrounding both the weather and the Republican primaries. The GEA’s U.S. Geothermal Power […]
Record U.S. ethanol exports in 2011 help offset Brazil’s production decline
U.S. ethanol exports in 2011 reached a record high partly due to Brazil’s need to import more ethanol after a poor harvest of sugarcane—the feedstock for most of Brazil’s ethanol—sharply decreased that […]
CERAWEEK: Total’s Upstream Chief Says Peak Oil Is Around The Corner
For the past couple of years executives from French oil giant Total have espoused a belief that the world is pretty close to a peak in oil supply. Today in a speech […]
Renewable Electricity Standards Have No Statistically Significant Impact on Rates
There’s a thriving cottage industry devoted to debunking Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Institute. Last October, Bryce said be believed a still-unproven experiment with neutrinos called our entire scientific understanding of global […]
Re-mapping Solar Grid Parity with incentives
Within a decade, 100 million Americans could get cheaper electricity from rooftop solar – without subsidies – than is provided by their utility. This finding from our new report – Rooftop Revolution: […]
More natural gas vehicles hitting the market
DETROIT (AP) — More natural gas-powered vehicles will hit the market soon, as rising gasoline prices, booming natural gas production and proposed tax credits make them a more attractive option. But they’re […]
German Solar Market Remains Attractive for Residential Investments
Despite the German government’s plan to reduce incentives for new solar installations, some market segments in the country will remain attractive for photovoltaics (PV) in 2012, with the return on investment (ROI) […]
Premier says China to curb ‘blind expansion’ in wind and solar
Opening the National People’s Congress – the annual meeting of China’s parliament – Wen says tackling the problems of “imbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable development” is the government’s most urgent task. Beijing cut […]
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