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Romney + Ryan = RIP Clean Energy
Despite pledging to protect American employment, Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney opposes critical clean energy policies that will encourage investment and create jobs on American soil. Gov. Romney wrote in a Columbus Dispatch op-ed that, “In place of real energy, Obama has focused on an imaginary world where government-subsidized windmills and [...]
The Insane Growth of the Chinese Solar Market
China’s solar market is undergoing a change that sees much more photovoltaics being installed for on-site generation purposes. The growth in the segment, now the largest segment of China’s photovoltaics market, comes as the number of the country’s overall solar installations are increasing sharply, perhaps slightly reducing pressure for lower prices for PV internationally. The [...]
EIA: Renewable Energy Growth Increasing Under President Obama
The latest data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that non-hydro renewable sources of electricity have grown significantly since Barack Obama took office. In the last year of the Bush administration, non-hydro renewable sources accounted for 3.06% of the nation’s electrical generation. This was equivalent to an average monthly output of 10,508 gigawatthours. [...]
Green Economy: Historic Opportunities Everywhere
We have the means to reinvigorate the economy, create millions of jobs, increase energy security and open up vast new exports markets. If we are to keep carbon concentrations below 450ppm, we can anticipate clean energy investments exceeding $13 trillion over the next two decades. These investments lower energy costs and directly benefit manufacturers of [...]
What Clean Energy Bubble?
There was a clever headline in the satirical newspaper The Onion last week that wouldn’t be so humorous if it wasn’t true. “300 Million Without Electricity In India After Restoration Of Power Grid,” the headline read. The article was referring to the massive power outage across India last Tuesday that cut electricity to 670 million [...]
Suntech Power CEO Steps Down
Suntech (NYSE: STP) was the world’s number one solar manufacturer in 2010 and rode a subsidy-led boom to the top. Its suddenly super wealthy Founder and CEO, Dr. Zhengrong Shi, was hailed as an entrepreneurial beacon in China’s manufacturing sector. Now, amidst a difficult debt situation and a allegations of financial impropriety, Dr. Shi is [...]
Developing Resource Efficient Cities
As home to more than half the world’s population, cities consume 75% of natural resources, produce 50% of global waste and account for between 60-80% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The importance of developing sustainable cities is clear. Generating sustainable patterns of consumption and production will have to be guided to a significant extent by [...]
New York: The Solar King of the U.S?
This week the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that it awarded 16 companies a total of $30 million to support commercial solar photovoltaic projects. Not satisfied with just that, the state also announced requests for proposals for $107 million more in solar projects. Both the awards and the RFPs are [...]
Chinese Investor Saves A123 Systems from Death
As its losses deepen, A123 Systems is reaching out to China for a new financial lifeline. Under the terms of a new non-binding memorandum of understanding, the electric vehicle battery maker could receive up to $450 million from China’s largest automotive components supplier Wanxiang Group Corporation. A123, which makes advanced lithium-ion technologies, supplies batteries to Fisker [...]