Record Renewable Energy Transfers Illustrate Investors' Appetites, Utilities' Pain
Wind farms and solar parks are changing hands at record rates, signaling both an increased taste for the assets among pension funds and hard times for utilities that are the biggest sellers.
European Commission To Member States: Follow Our Lead for Renewable Energy Policy
The European Commission has offered up some new guidelines about managing electricity markets among its Member States, offering direction for design and support schemes for renewable energy, managing capacity, and addressing demand at the consumer level to mitigate new generation investments --…
Shocked into Pursuing Renewables: What Will Jolt Us Next?
Historical events have a way of jolting us – again and again and again – into the reminder that energy plays a big role in our well-being.
SEC Clarifies Crowdsourcing Rules, What's the Impact on Renewables?
The SEC has finally proposed its rules to allow crowd-funding under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. What do they mean for small-scale investments in renewable energy companies and projects?
Trying Again: Proposing a National U.S. Renewable Energy Standard
Several U.S. Senators are resurrecting legislation seeking to create a national Renewable Energy Standard (RES), while more proposed RPS changes crop up in some quieter markets.
An Overview of US Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Funding Programs
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program was officially launched in 2009 as the result of the 2007 America COMPETES Act, which was signed by President George W. Bush. Congress appropriated and President Barack Obama allocated $400 million in 2009 to begin funding the agency’s…
Major European Utility Set for Dramatic Renewable Energy Transformation
One of Europe's largest utilities is on the cusp of reportedly transforming its business from being a centralised energy provider into a decentralized energy provider.
The Arab Oil Embargo, Sandy, and Adapting to New Realities
This month marks the anniversaries of two notable events, decades apart yet related in terms of historical impact, awareness of vulnerability, and challenge to business as usual: the Arab oil embargo 40 years ago (Oct. 19-20, 1973) and Superstorm Sandy, which hit the Northeast on Oct. 29 last year.…
Portraits of Women in the Power Industry
In early 2013, a group of women, dubbed the Women in Power committee, assembled in Orlando, Florida to figure out how to honor women who have dedicated their careers to the power industry. The industry is male-dominated with men making up more than 75 percent of the workforce, according to some…
More Countries around the Globe Recognizing the Values of Geothermal Power
Walk into any panel discussion at a geothermal power event and you will often hear about barriers hindering geothermal development. In spite of the obstacles, the geothermal industry has grown and adapted to adversity, and it is unfortunate when more attention is not given to geothermal power’s…