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Renewable Energy: Filling The Megawatt Void
April 11 -- If any sector would seem unlikely to be singled out for its robust dealmaking outlook, renewable energy might seem to be it. After a surge in investment and in installations over the past decade, renewable energy seemed to run out of road in 2012, undermined by extreme competition, low natural gas prices and limits on government assistance in a budget-constrained environment. >>View Article
Wind-Power Generated In California Marks A Record Peak
April 10 -- California wind power generators produced a record 4,196 megawatts of electricity Sunday evening, the state's grid operator reported. >>View Article
Iowa Senate OKs Alternative Energy Tax Credits
April 10 -- The Iowa Senate has approved tax breaks for electric and natural gas fueling stations and those who install solar panels. >>View Article
NREL Initiative Aims For Lower-Cost Solar
April 10 -- NREL has launched an initiative to build an open-source database from solar facilities across the country, giving the private market tools to develop investment vehicles to tap low-cost public capital. >>View Article
Doug Duncan - How To Encourage Clean-Energy Job Growth
April 10 -- Repealing its renewable energy law could impact North Carolina's new and expanding clean energy job base, says professional logger association executive director. >>View Article
How Cleantech Is Enhancing The US Military’s ‘Mission Capability’
April 9 -- The U.S. military has begun a transition to efficient and renewable energy. The Army is proceeding with its “Net Zero Energy” initiative, aiming to produce as much energy and water as they use. Cost and reliability are the primary reasons, but cutting carbon pollution is one of the outcomes. >>View Article
Renewable Energy Is In Everyone’s Interest
April 9 -- In a recent column the New England Ratepayers Association’s Marc Brown incorrectly claims that ratepayers are being forced to buy expensive electricity under the state’s renewable portfolio standard when cheaper alternatives exist, and at no value to us (“Green energy hits ratepayers’ pockets hard,” Monitor Forum, March 28). Brown’s claim was refuted when New Hampshire undertook serious economic evaluations and bipartisan collaboration before concluding that employing a renewable portfolio standard is indeed in the best interests of ratepayers and the public good. >>View Article
With Help From Nature, A Town Aims To Be A Solar Capital
April 9 -- There are at least two things to know about this high desert city. One, the sun just keeps on shining. Two, the city’s mayor, a class-action lawyer named R. Rex Parris, just keeps on competing. Two years ago, the mayor, a Republican, decided to leverage the incessant Antelope Valley sun so that Lancaster could become the solar capital “of the world,” he said. Then he reconsidered. “Of the universe,” he said, the brio in his tone indicating that it would be parsimonious to confine his ambition to any one planet. >>View Article
Is Eenewable Energy Law Good For N.C.? Yes
April 9 -- Clean energy is helping North Carolina’s economy and creating jobs in and around Charlotte. One of the drivers of this economic growth has been the state’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, or REPS, which in 2007 passed with a nearly unanimous, bipartisan vote. >>View Article
NY Renewable Energy Study Finds New York Could Soon Be Powered By Wind, Water And Sunlight
April 8 -- A new study says New York could get the power it needs from wind, water and sunlight by 2030 with a concerted push, though the state's decade-long effort to significantly boost green energy shows how challenging that could be. >>View Article
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