Clinton At Solar Power International: ‘You’re Going To Win This Battle’
by Jessica Lillian Solar Power International (SPI) attendees were treated to a high-profile pep talk from none other than a former U.S. president on Thursday. Weaving encouraging words, insider...
View ArticlePresidential Candidates Reiterate Energy Stances At Final Debate
by SI Staff Solar power and renewable energy made cameo appearances at the third and final debate between President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney. As was the case at early debates,...
View ArticleBloomberg Endorses Obama, Citing Climate Change
By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ In a surprise announcement, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Thursday that Hurricane Sandy had reshaped his thinking about the presidential campaign and that as a result he was...
View ArticleFERC slams Barclays with $470 million fine
By Travis Mitchell The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday proposed a $470 million fine against British bank Barclays as punishment for allegedly manipulating California energy markets...
View ArticleCASE Statement on ITC Critical Circumstances Decision
WASHINGTON, DC – November 7, 2012 – We are pleased that the ITC has determined that there were no critical circumstances, and thus no reason to apply the tariffs retroactively. This means that tariffs...
View ArticleNow Re-elected, President Obama Should Examine US’ Renewable Rank
By Paul Gipe US Well Behind in Solar, Wind, Biogas, & Geothermal Development Germany has 20 Times More Solar per Capita than the USA: Italy 14 Times More Denmark has Nearly 5 Times More Wind per...
View ArticleOntario nearly coal-free
In 2003, Ontario’s government made a decision to stop burning coal. Since that time, Ontario has cut its use of coal by nearly 90 percent, and more than 80 percent of its power generation comes from...
View ArticleSolar emerging as competitor for utility-scale electric generation
January 13, 2013 | By Barbara Vergetis Lundin The adoption of U.S. utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) plants is expected to accelerate during the next decade, according...
View ArticleLA’s Solar Feed-in Tariff Making A Big Leap
by Pete Danko Los Angeles has long been something of a solar underperformer, given its size and sunny clime. The group Environment California reported that as of late 2011, despite being nearly three...
View ArticleStudy: Solar ‘Net Metering’ To Provide Over $92 Million in Benefits to...
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15, 2013 – A study released today by the Vote Solar Initiative finds that net-metered rooftop solar will provide more than $92 million in annual benefits to ratepayers of...
View ArticleTell President Obama that solar is ready!
By Rhone Resch, SEIA President and CEO Yesterday, in his inaugural address, President Obama vowed to fight climate change and called for strengthening the clean energy economy. “We, the people, still...
View ArticleSalazar resigns! What’s next for energy?
January 23, 2013 | By Barbara Vergetis Lundin By now, news of the impending departure of Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has caused a ripple throughout the industry. Secretary of the Interior Ken...
View ArticleWorld passes 100 GW installed PV capacity mark
World passes 100 GW installed PV capacity mark 11. February 2013 | Applications & Installations, Global PV markets, Industry & Suppliers, Markets & Trends, Top News, 300 GW | By: Max Hall...
View ArticleFaulty LA Nuclear Plant
Herman K. Trabish: Corners were cut at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) according to a report by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on the retrofitting it did for Southern California...
View ArticleCounty Water Board Votes to Take “All Steps Necessary” to Create Sonoma Clean...
By Woody Hastings Santa Rosa, CA – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, acting also as the Water Agency and the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, voted today to “authorize and direct staff to take all...
View ArticleEnergizing communities
BY FRANK GONZALES Moving to renewable resources to create energy has been a major focus recently for many in government and for individuals who are concerned about the environment. The Central Coast is...
View ArticleClean Energy Learns to Compete
By STANLEY REED LONDON — Europe used to be nirvana for companies in the clean-energy business, but in the past couple of years it has become a much tougher place. With economies anemic, electricity...
View ArticleUpfront: Power to the people
by Peter Seidman The Marin Energy Authority this month approved a plan that takes the concept of local clean-electricity generation and marries it to public power. That’s one of the enticing goals the...
View ArticleNuclear Reactor Down with Leak During Serious California Heat Wave
by Paul Gipe Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), one of California’s major electric utilities, shut down its 1,122 MW Unit #1 at its Diablo Canyon nuclear plant last week just as the state prepared...
View ArticleSolar trade dispute: China proposes annual quota and minimun price for...
The Chinese government is proposing to the European Union to fix an annual quota and a minimum price for the imports of Chinese solar products into the EU market, if the antidumping duties the EU...
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