Developers and some tax equity players in solar financing structures have recently raised the specter of securitizing their power purchase agreements (PPAs) or lease receivables in order to free up funds for […]
AB 327: The Dark Side for California Solar
Before AB 327 became the vehicle for a solution to California’s solar net metering impasse last week, it spent the summer as the target of attacks from the solar industry, as well […]
RE ‘could save Germany €54bn’
A swift build-up of renewables would help Germany save €54bn ($71bn) by 2030 due to the rapidly falling price of green power when compared to fossil sources, claims a new study. via […]
US solar capacity to total 50GW by end of 2016, says Deutsche Bank
A team led by Vishal Shah at Deutsche Bank has predicted there will be nearly 50GW of installed solar capacity in the USA by 2017. via News – PV-Tech http://www.pv-tech.org/news/us_installed_capacity_to_total_50gw_by_the_end_of_2016_including_20gw_to_30?utm_source=pvtech-feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-rss-feed
Africa Unplugged: Energy Access a Costly Barrier to Growth
Before the advent of the modern communication, humankind was limited to either word of mouth or protracted written communication sent over land or sea. It’s almost impossible to imagine in a digital […]
OTEC Can Be a Big Global Climate Influence
OTEC uses the temperature difference between cooler deep and warmer surface ocean waters to run a heat engine and produce electricity. Global warming needs to be put on a permanent hiatus at […]
Swan Song Wish List
I began posting on TOD in 2008 when I was a PhD student working with Charles Hall on basically everything energy but focusing specifically on the connections between EROI (energy return on […]
Why Ron Binz Is a Good Choice for Running FERC
Most people find it tough to get excited about regulators. But President Obama’s nomination of Ron Binz to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is reason to sit up and take […]
A Look at Unconventional Oil and Gas Regulations
This piece provides a basic insight into the way climate change in conjunction with environmental and public health concerns have triggered a regulatory response by National, State and Local Governments. It will […]
Renewables Account for Almost 50% of all New US Energy in 2012
In 2012 renewable energy — largely wind and solar — accounted for nearly 50 percent of all new electric generation put on the U.S. grid. According to a new Ernst & Young […]
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