Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
9 commentsFollowing up on my first monthly report on US electricity generation by source, here’s the next one. Electricity generation data takes longer to gather than capacity data, so the EIA’s electricity generation information is always from a couple ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Guest Contributor
5 commentsOriginally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath One out of every five Australian households are turning to solar energy for their electricity or hot water, new data has reveled. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci
2 commentsThe first-ever Global Divestment Day will bring the surging fossil fuel divestment movement to an international stage with action on five continents... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Tina Casey
74 commentsThe Governors Wind Energy Coalition has joined the wind energy fray, urging renewal of -- what else? -- the production tax credit for wind energy... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Smiti Mittal
3 commentsIndia is planning to attract $100 billion of investment in its renewable energy sector over the next five years. Japan’s Softbank could make a significant contribution towards the achievement of that goal. The state of Andhra ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
1 commentWe’ve been giving you a blow-by-blow here of the UN COP20 climate change meetings in Lima. If you haven’t been watching yet, access the stories at that link above. The conference has already had some success ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Mridul Chadha
1 commentGCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited has debt of about $6 billion on its balance sheet which it plans to reduce by selling at least some of its production facilities of polysilicon wafers. One of China’s and the ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Mridul Chadha
Yet another emerging wind energy developer in India has secured investment from international investors as the country looks set for a wind energy revolution. Mytrah Energy recently announced that it had secured funding worth $70 million ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
On Wednesday, the main discussion at the Lima UN COP20 meeting on climate change centered on financing mitigation and adaptation. Delegates discussed these agenda actions: Standing committee report on Finance, Financing of technology, Progress of the ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Energy Excelerator
3 commentsThis article is Part 1 of a two-part series discussing what the NextEra Energy & Hawaiin Electric merger means for the nation’s innovation landscape before diving into the past and future of Hawaii’s energy system. On Wednesday, ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by Leon Kaye
17 commentsThe jury is still out on solar thermal, which is certainly efficient but has its critics because of its costs, both financial and ecological. The International Energy Association (IEA) is still bullish about its future, and ... Read More →
Published on December 5th, 2014 | by John Farrell
4 commentsOriginally published on ilsr.org. Last week I asked why rural electric cooperatives haven’t been leaders on renewable energy. This week, I explain a $6 billion opportunity they can seize to take leadership. One of the biggest ... Read More →
Published on December 4th, 2014 | by Anand Upadhyay
36 commentsChina has been losing steam on ways to achieve its annual solar targets. With Japan coming up strongly, there is a real chance that the former may not be the leading solar installer this year. China ... Read More →
