Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) — Germany added a record amount of solar panels last year as developers raced to beat a subsidy cut in the world’s biggest photovoltaic market.December installations reached 3 gigawatts, […]
GE’s smart grid services highlight a move to the cloud — Cleantech News and Analysis
Two recent wins for General Electric’s Grid IQ offering signal not just where GE is headed. They also suggest two important trends for 2012. First, the move to “cloud-based” hosted services is […]
Energy Efficiency: Cheapest Power Around, but Getting More Expensive
It costs 3.5 cents to save a kilowatt-hour in energy efficiency. That’s really cheap—as long as the low-hanging fruit holds out. Two things you should know about energy efficiency: it’s still the […]
Why Chevy Volt sales matter less than you think
If anyone thought the Chevy Volt would “save” General Motors, take a look at the first-year sales figures. The auto giant yesterday reported that it sold 1,139 Chevy Volts in November, bringing […]
Expiry of US grant programme to spur innovative renewables financing, say experts
Competition for financing for US renewable energy projects will become fiercer following the expiration of the cash grant programme, but its absence will see alternative financing mechanisms take hold and new tax […]
EIA: Current natural gas forward prices signal rising—but still low—prices in 2012
Natural gas forward market prices (as of December 28, 2011) signal a continuation of low natural gas prices into 2012. Winter 2011-2012 forward prices were recently the lowest in over ten years, […]
While 2011 cleantech investing grew, later stage dominated
Cleantech venture capital and corporate investing for the full 2011 year was up in terms of overall dollar amounts compared to 2010, according to the research firm The Cleantech Group, but large […]
Better Place will go where gasoline is expensive
The U.S. has no shortage of government and private funding for electric car innovations and charging networks. But it’s missing one thing that can really make it a big electric car market: […]
Solar pushes back on natural gas in NJ
via Solar pushes back on natural gas in NJ : Clean Energy Authority. There’s an ambiguous perception in New Jersey that ratepayers are carrying the solar industry with subsidies. By nudging the decoupling […]
The 2011 Climate B.S.* of the Year Awards
via The 2011 Climate B.S.* of the Year Awards | ThinkProgress [*B.S. means “Bad Science.” What did you think it meant?] by Peter Gleick The Earth’s climate continued to change during 2011 – […]
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