China Reiterates Plans to Boost Clean Energy
China, the world’s biggest investor in renewable energy, reiterated plans to boost construction of solar and wind power plants along with projects to transmit electricity from the clean sources.
Ukraine Seeks Renewable Energy Investors to Loosen Russia’s Grip
Ukrainian officials say they’ve found a way to protect the nation from Russia: Go green.
Clean Energy Investment Rises 9 Percent, Led by Solar-Power Demand
Clean energy investment rose by 9 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier on surging demand for rooftop solar panels from the U.S. to Japan.
CEO of German Utility RWE Says It Should Have Invested in Renewable Energy Sooner
What’s a beleaguered utility to do when forced by the government to close its profitable nuclear power plants?
Global Renewable Energy Should Triple to Save Climate, UN Panel Says
The world needs to triple the energy it gets from renewables, nuclear reactors and power plants that use emissions-capture technology to avoid dangerous levels of global warming, United Nations scientists said.
Post-Fukushima Japan Taps Coal Over Renewables
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing Japan’s coal industry to expand sales at home and abroad, undermining hopes among environmentalists that he’d use the Fukushima nuclear accident to switch the nation to renewables.
Capital for Clean Energy Easier to Find as Investors Seek Simplicity
Simplifying finance vehicles for renewable energy will lure more investors and lower the costs of capital.
Utilities Threatened by Competitive Renewable Energy Growth
Technology is catching up with Thomas Edison’s electricity industry, eating away at the utility business model that hasn’t changed much in a century.
Japan Energy Policy Stops Short of Setting Renewables Targets
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government stopped short of setting goals for renewable energy in the final version of a draft plan that reinforces atomic power’s role in Japan’s energy future, calling it a vital source of generation.
DSM to Make Biofuel by July as US Considers Cutting Renewable Fuel Standard
Royal DSM NV, the world’s largest vitamin manufacturer, expects to begin producing cellulosic ethanol in the U.S. by July as the government considers reducing the amount of renewable fuel that oil companies will be required to buy.