One of the world’s largest banks, London-based HSBC (NYSE: HBC) issued last September a very interesting research report entitled “Sizing the Climate Economy”. At less than 60 pages, it’s an excellent read for those […]
Federal Tax Credits May Handcuff Clean Energy Development
Clean energy advocates should cast aside their worries about increasing Republican scrutiny of energy subsidies. The clean energy industry’s foolish reliance on tax incentives has already handcuffed its expansion. Unlike the leading […]
Germany’s Solar Installs Break Record Amid Race for Subsidy
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) — Germany added a record amount of solar panels last year as developers raced to beat a subsidy cut in the world’s biggest photovoltaic market.December installations reached 3 gigawatts, […]
GE’s smart grid services highlight a move to the cloud — Cleantech News and Analysis
Two recent wins for General Electric’s Grid IQ offering signal not just where GE is headed. They also suggest two important trends for 2012. First, the move to “cloud-based” hosted services is […]
Energy Efficiency: Cheapest Power Around, but Getting More Expensive
It costs 3.5 cents to save a kilowatt-hour in energy efficiency. That’s really cheap—as long as the low-hanging fruit holds out. Two things you should know about energy efficiency: it’s still the […]
Why Chevy Volt sales matter less than you think
If anyone thought the Chevy Volt would “save” General Motors, take a look at the first-year sales figures. The auto giant yesterday reported that it sold 1,139 Chevy Volts in November, bringing […]
Expiry of US grant programme to spur innovative renewables financing, say experts
Competition for financing for US renewable energy projects will become fiercer following the expiration of the cash grant programme, but its absence will see alternative financing mechanisms take hold and new tax […]
EIA: Current natural gas forward prices signal rising—but still low—prices in 2012
Natural gas forward market prices (as of December 28, 2011) signal a continuation of low natural gas prices into 2012. Winter 2011-2012 forward prices were recently the lowest in over ten years, […]
While 2011 cleantech investing grew, later stage dominated
Cleantech venture capital and corporate investing for the full 2011 year was up in terms of overall dollar amounts compared to 2010, according to the research firm The Cleantech Group, but large […]
Better Place will go where gasoline is expensive
The U.S. has no shortage of government and private funding for electric car innovations and charging networks. But it’s missing one thing that can really make it a big electric car market: […]
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