It is no secret that costs of capital must decrease to make distributed generation a massively scaling resource. And, as costs of capital steadily decrease, the “residual value” — what happens to the asset once the PPA’s run out — becomes more and more important. With that in mind, it no longer seems reasonable to fill years 20 and beyond — after
Alternative energy mutual funds are continuing to recover from a slump which started in fall 2014. Annual returns range greatly, though, from a high of 15.6 percent for Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth (BIAWX), to a low of -15.8 percent for Guinness A…
Read MoreResearchers at Yale have unveiled a new interactive map that estimates public opinion on global warming right down to the county level.
Read MoreResearchers at Yale have unveiled a new interactive map that estimates public opinion on global warming right down to the county level.
Read MoreThe proposed U.S. commitment to tackling climate change in support of a new international climate agreement is a serious and achievable plan that demonstrates the United States is ready to take significant action. Coming today, eight months before the …
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Way back at the dawn of the “Electrical Age,” Westinghouse – based on discoveries made and technology invented by Nikola Tesla – famously won the fiercely fought competition with the Edison Electric Co. that resulted in the use of alternating current (AC) to transmit and distribute electricity to homes, businesses and public facilities, as well as other types of infrastructure. Tesla’s discovery of AC and invention of the first AC electricity generators were keystones that paved the way to building out our current centralized system of massive, fossil fuel-fired power plants and regional electricity grids. Now, with so much changing in the electricity industry, we are beginning to loop back and come around full circle.
Investors have spent more than $2 trillion on clean-energy plants in the past decade and last year added more renewable capacity than ever before.
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Goldcorp’s Chilean operations has dedicated time and effort to exploring renewable energy for its 200 MW El Morro project, which has encountered delays because the company’s environmental permit was challenged before the Supreme Court and the company lost. Energy Manager Rodrigo Diaz has conducted several studies to explore the feasibility of rene
What do the following have in common: New Zealand, South Korea, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Quebec, Alberta, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, California, Beijing, Guangdong, Hubei, Shan…
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For states looking to meet new obligations under the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) have jointly published a handbook detailing how to incorporate renewable energy into state plans to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants. Last year, solar energy helpe
