We’ve all heard that wind energy is too expensive, and that massive investments in wind will drive up electricity rates for consumers. This argument is based on the belief that wind energy […]
OPEC Has Lost the Power to Lower the Price of Oil
There’s been a lot of excitement in the past year over the rise of North American oil production and the promise of increased oil production across the whole of the Americas in […]
Greasing the Wheel: Oil’s Role in the Global Crisis
Between January 2002 and August 2008, the nominal oil price rose from $19.7 to $133.4 a barrel. This led to a large increase in oil revenues for oil exporters and a deterioration […]
Financing Goes ‘Green’
Energy prices and consumption seem to be on an upward trajectory. In fact, energy costs have steadily risen over the last decade and are expected to carry on doing so as consumption […]
Artificial leaf device produces hydrogen in water using only sunlight
Scientists and researchers from the Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices group from the Universitat Jaume I, led by Professor Juan Bisquert, have developed, using nanotechnology, a device with semiconductor materials which generate hydrogen […]
S & P Opines on Securitizing Distributed Generation
Renewable energy-related asset securitization has been gaining a lot of traction lately as a number of key stakeholders from both the private and public sectors have been stepping up their collaborative efforts […]
Analysis: New facilities spotlight next-generation biofuels
After a decade of promise, advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on line. The new facilities […]
Have Wind, CSP, and PV Turned Against Each Other?
The three major investor-owned utilities (IOUs) in California are well on their way to meeting their obligations to provide a third of their power from renewable sources by 2020. As a result, […]
Obama’s Biggest Climate Decision Of The Year May Be … Palm Oil?
The Obama administration is poised to make one of the biggest climate policy decisions of its entire administration – and it’s not about coal, oil, or gas, but rainforests. EPA is deciding […]
Whatever happened to $200 oil?
Four years ago, when I was still chief economist at CIBC World Markets, I forecast that global economic growth was on pace to send oil prices (CL-FT90.60-0.06-0.07%) to $200 (U.S.) a barrel […]
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