According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower provided 55.7 percent of new installed U.S. electrical […]
Fifteen Clean Energy Yield Cos: Where’s The Yield?
In the first article of this survey of yield cos, I noted that many of the recent yield co IPOs have risen so far as to "lend the very term "yield co" […]
Global Renewable Energy Status Uncovered
More than a fifth of the world’s electrical power production now comes from renewable sources and in 2013 renewables accounted for more than 56 percent of all net additions to global power […]
Geothermal Visual: Comparing the Geothermal Permitting Process to Other Technologies
The visual below, prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), shows the average length of time for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process for geothermal projects as compared to […]
Disruptive Innovation Alert: Regulated Utilities Vie for a Piece of the DG Solar Pie
After gaining a reputation for being one of solar’s most outspoken naysayers, Arizona Public Service (APS) shocked the industry by announcing its intent to get into the residential solar market. This is […]
US should follow Australia’s lead in slashing PV soft costs – RMI
The US is lagging behind the likes of Australia and Germany in pushing down the labour costs associated with residential PV installation, a Rocky Mountain Institute study has revealed. via News – […]
Citigroup: Solar’s economics ensure it’s here to stay
The “pure economics” of solar in relation to increasingly costly fossil fuels will ensure a central future role for the technology in the world energy mix, according to Citigroup. via News – […]
Energy Storage Selection
This will be the last blog to deal directly with storage technologies. I listed the various technologies in the July 29th post, then followed that up last week, mainly focusing on estimates […]
Storage – the Technologies
A quick note: this week’s post is a bit of a science challenge and requires some further investigation by the reader. Please click through to the links and email me if you […]
Renewables Rising: Wind, Solar, Geothermal and Biomass Will Top Hydropower in 2014
Wind, solar, geothermal and biomass are surpassing hydropower as the dominant forms of renewable electricity. And according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, this new ranking is expected to last […]