Indonesia ranks right behind the United States and China in the lineup of the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters. It’s not because of smokestacks or freeways, but massive deforestation starting in […]
U.S. coal is on the decline, and utility execs know it
Every week brings a new story about coal’s decline in America. Here are two from last week. One is about American Electric Power, the nation’s largest electric utility, based in Ohio but […]
Buttonwood: Feeling peaky
AS THE developed-world economy tries to gain momentum, it faces a persistent headwind. The oil price remains stubbornly over $100 a barrel, acting like a tax on Western consumers. Some blame the […]
US subsidy boom and bust is ‘a threat to green sector’
US federal support for clean energy in 2014 will fall 75% from its peak just three years ago and the sector may falter unless the policies behind this boom-and-bust cycle are reformed, […]
And the greentech VC exodus continues
It’s no secret that it’s been a rocky road for many venture capitalists that have invested in greentech — their greentech investments haven’t made very many of them money. Now according to […]
Former TVA chief says nuclear program too costly
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Former Tennessee Valley Authority chairman S. David Freeman says the federal utility should “just stop” its nuclear reactor building program. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Freeman’s comment […]
China’s dream of electric car domination elusive
China’s leaders are finding it a lot tougher to create a world-beating electric car industry than they hoped. In 2009, they announced bold plans to cash in on demand for clean vehicles […]
Arizona’s Solar Market Could be Incentive-Free Next Year and Still Thrive
Arizona finished 2011 with 273 megawatts of installed solar capacity, third best in the U.S., driven by an ambitious renewable energy standard (RES). “The numbers speak for themselves,” said Lon Huber, Southwest […]
US Grid Has $107B in Investment “Gaps” by 2020
The American Society of Civil Engineers finds that failing to spend on grid upgrades will end up costing U.S. homes and businesses nearly $200 billion by 2020. Here’s another grim reminder that […]
Solar Banking, Part 2: Five Key Considerations in Large-Scale Solar Financing
Bank money remains available for utility scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) projects, bank officers from CITI and Deutsche Bank agree, but not all the banks that participated in […]
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