China doubled the pace of adding renewable energy capacity in the first 10 months of the year as the government worked to cut pollution in its largest cities. Including nuclear power, the nation […]
CA Regulators May Challenge Utilities for Blocking Hybrid Solar-Storage Systems
In California, state regulators are getting ready to resolve a long-running conflict between the state’s big three investor-owned utilities, their customers, and companies that want to add batteries to solar PV systems. […]
Has Concentrated Solar Power Run Out of Steam in the US?
Planning for new concentrated solar power (CSP) development in the U.S. almost disappeared in 2013 as developers turned to smaller, more achievable PV installations. “The 2013 trend in CSP is that not […]
Big Oil anticipates 10-fold surge in carbon cost
International oil producers are girding for carbon emission costs that may surge to almost 10 times the current prices in Europe, the world’s largest greenhouse gas market, as governments around the world […]
Graph of the Day: The inevitable decline of coal-fired generation : Renew Economy
On Monday, the Union of Concerned Scientists released an update of our 2012 ground-breaking analysis, Ripe for Retirement, examining the economic viability of US coal generators compared with modern, cleaner alternatives. Our […]
Latest CPUC Report on Cost of Renewables in California
The California Public Utilities Commission prepares quarterly reports on the status of the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. The latest was released in November. You can read the whole thing here (pdf). Some […]
Renewables and Natural Gas and Demonstration
In Germany a test has been successfully conducted of a 100% renewable energy power plant using wind, solar and biogas to provide round the clock electric power. The Kombikraftwerk 2 is a […]
California and Carbon Reduction Schemes
California’s cap and trade market will expand in 2014 after a successful first year of operations that quelled fears of a European Union-style carbon allowance glut while powering a clean energy economic […]
Oil and gas spending to hit record in 2014
Oil and gas companies will spend more money in 2014 than ever to explore for and produce oil and gas, with $723 billion expected to fund the global effort, according to projections from […]
Energy Taxes and Tax Code Legislation
Congress has spent much of this year debating budget matters and the fate of the nation’s tax policy. A central theme of any tax policy debate raised by just about everyone is […]
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