Big Corporations Embracing Microgrids: A Threat for Utilities?
Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison plans to build one to power the Hawaiian island he bought last year. EBay Inc. has one to run a data center. The University of California at San Diego and the federal government have invested tens of millions of dollars in the technology.
Asia Report: Four Reasons Why Solar Can Unseat Coal in India This Decade
Coal contributes 60 percent to India's power mix today; solar is less than 1 percent. But what was a factor-of-seven difference between the cost of coal and solar two years ago shrank this summer to just a 1.8x gap. Can solar catch up within the next ten years?
Six Weeks, Twelve Clean Energy Stocks
It's been a busy six weeks since I last updated readers on the news events driving my Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2013 and six alternative picks. I looked into the performance of the portfolio as a whole at the start of the month, along with some comments about the four renewable energy…
Forty Years Post-Oil Embargo: How Does the Energy Landscape Look?
October 17 marks the 40th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo — an event that arguably launched the United States' ongoing pursuit of a national energy policy.
Germany Seeks Renewable Energy Reform as Households Pay Record Green Surcharge
Germany’s power grid operators boosted the surcharge consumers pay for renewable energy by 18 percent to a record, adding to pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to act against rising electricity bills.
Clean Energy Investment Continues Drop in 3Q
Clean-energy investment fell 14 percent in the third quarter from the prior three months as Europe curbed subsidies and cheaper U.S. natural gas lured investment.
International Geothermal Industry Developing Strong Partnerships, Robust Market
This year’s Geothermal Energy Association (GEA)’s Geothermal Energy Expo and Geothermal Resources Council’s Annual Meeting incorporated a wide range of meetings on international development. U.S. interest in exporting geothermal goods and services is ever-increasingly met with outside interest in…
Capturing Geothermal Opportunity Amidst a Transitioning Market
“I can remember as a young man driving from Carson City to Reno for the first time and I saw this steam coming out of the ground,” Nevada Senator Harry Reid told the geothermal industry last week. Although the congressman was in Washington DC trying to prevent a government shutdown, as his…
US Geothermal Industry Fights to Prove Its Value
Geothermal industry leaders say they are losing a popularity contest with wind and solar power, but claim they are offering a better product.