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Report: Emerging Markets More Attractive than EU, US for Renewable Energy Investment
Almost without exception, European markets slipped while less mature markets across Latin America, Africa and Asia continued their ascent, revealed the latest edition of the EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) report. Emerging mark…
Read MoreIndustry Seeks Regulatory Clarity on Energy Storage Paired with Renewables in Capacity Markets
U.S. electricity markets in the U.S. need explicit rules about the benefits that are delivered to the grid when energy storage and renewable generators are combined to offer a single capacity resource, Jason Burwen, policy and advocacy director for the…
Read MoreForget The Red-Blue Divide: When It Comes To Clean-Energy Deployment, Both Sides Lead
Clean Edge recently released its seventh annual U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which tracks and ranks the clean-energy and clean-tech activities of all 50 states and the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. The Index tracks everything from EV and renewables adoption to policy and investment activity. The latest edition comes at a time of notable acceleration in the nation’s transition to a clean-energy economy, where an increasing number of cities, states, and companies are raising their renewable energy targets, green buildings are becoming the standard, and energy storage and EVs are moving into the mainstream.
Read MoreEmerging Market Projects Yield Higher Returns
It may be time to re-think J. Paul Getty’s famous formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.
Read MoreThe Role of Women in Accelerating Our Clean Energy Future
While climate change has been recognized as an urgent, global issue, the relevance of increasing the visibility of women in clean energy as a solution to advancing our climate goals is rarely discussed. Around the world, the energy industry remains one of the most gender-imbalanced sectors according to a 2014 white paper by the U.S. Agency for International Development, “Women at the Forefront of the Clean Energy Future.” In Australia, women make up 15 percent of the mining industry, including coal; in the U.S., the number is 20 percent and in Canada its 25 percent.
Read MoreRenewable Energy Job Growth Unique in Global Energy Sector
Job growth in renewable energies is bucking the trends across the global energy sector, Adnan Amin, director-general for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), said on May 25.
Read MoreRenewable Resources Set New Records in US Electricity Generation in 1Q16
Defying all projections, wind, solar, and other renewable energy sources set a series of records for domestic electrical generation during the first quarter of 2016.
Read MoreTeachable Moments in Next-generation Electricity
Seldom in industrial evolution do momentous changes occur rapidly, especially in industries like electricity that have been stable for decades. In electricity, we are at the brink of just such an inflection point. For students of industrial mutation, this is ‘whoopee’ time. Curiously, business schools and the economics profession appear to ignore the tectonic shifts.
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