CARLOS F. COIMBRA knew from the outset that he would have to crack the code of clouds. As an engineering professor new to the University of California’s campus in Merced, he led […]
Why Solar Panels are Cheaper in Germany
The Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) has recently published a study that looks at the price differences in the solar panel industry in Germany and the U.S. By looking at pre-incentivized prices […]
Connecticut’s Solar Lease Program Demonstrates High Borrower Fidelity
Third-party financing has become the mechanism for funding solar at the residential level in many markets. For example, third-party financed systems—which can include solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) and solar leases—are reported […]
Wis. nuclear plant to close next year
CARLTON, Wis. â?? Kewaunee Power Station nuclear plant will close in six months because a buyer could not be found, a spokesman for the owner Dominion Resources said Monday. The cost of […]
U.S. Coal Exports On Pace To Hit All-Time High
Here’s an energy-related foreign policy issue that isn’t getting any campaign attention: Coal exports are booming, fueling a surge in global warming pollution — and American taxpayers are picking up a good […]
Hot air over wind power
It must be odd to be in the renewable energy business at the tail-end of 2012. In the US, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wants to kill off wind subsidies. In Scotland, Donald […]
Saudi Arabia reveals plans to be powered entirely by renewable energy
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil producer, has plans to become 100% powered by renewable and low-carbon forms of energy, according to an influential member of the royal family. But the process […]
In a Natural Gas Glut, Big Winners and Losers
THE crew of workers fought off the blistering Louisiana sun, jerking their wrenches to tighten the fat hoses that would connect their cement trucks to the Chesapeake Energy drill rig — one […]
Solar REITs: A Better Way to Invest in Solar
Solar panel prices have continued to drop this year, but solar project development remains a capital-intensive business. The 1603 program allowed solar developers to monetize the solar investment tax credit (ITC) much […]
Impact of U.S. ethanol waiver would arrive year later: think tank
If the Obama administration relaxes the requirement to use corn-based ethanol in gasoline, the benefits would arrive a year later, with more corn available at lower cost for livestock feed and lower […]
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