Why Does The Grid Fail With Such Regularity?
Our existing grid is not as reliable as one would expect. What is the cure? With no warning some 6 million residents across a wide stretch of Southern California, Southwest Arizona and the northern top...
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Get used to the tail wagging the dog. Until a few years ago, renewable energy resources were like a small tail on a big dog–utility owned and operated fossil-fueled generation. With their increased...
View ArticleDurban: Least Bad Outcome
Not much expected, not much gained – except for a significant all-inclusive twist. The United Nations’ latest Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change followed the usual script. A couple of weeks...
View ArticleDoes Buffet Investment Mean Its Time To Move Into Solar?
With government incentives and long-term contracts, what is there not to like? Billionaire investor Warren Buffet has turned into something of a sage. As a long-term value investor, his decisions are...
View ArticleEU On Track to Exceed 2030 Renewable Generation Target
Renewable energy resources, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), are poised to meet over half of EU’s electricity demand by 2030. In a statement released in mid-January 2012,...
View ArticleHot Summer Could Put Market Operators On The Hot Seat
March 2012 shattered US temperature records. What about the summer? Electricity market operators are not generally fond of hot summers, when consumers turn up their air conditioners to stay cool, while...
View ArticleSolar Markets In Turmoil
It is adjustment time for the solar sector, and that is putting it mildly. The scale, and more important, speed of changes taking place within the energy sector are truly unprecedented. And the...
View ArticleWind’s Midlife Crisis
As new technologies go, wind has enjoyed three decades of continuous innovation, performance and reliability improvements and falling costs – benefits of economies of scale, technological advancements...
View ArticleIs It Getting Warmer Where You Are?
Whatever the cause, weather patterns appear unusual and getting more so. The first 6 months of 2012 were the hottest first 6 months in a calendar year in Continental US, the National Oceanic and...
View ArticleWhy Does The Grid Fail With Such Regularity?
Our existing grid is not as reliable as one would expect. What is the cure? With no warning some 6 million residents across a wide stretch of Southern California, Southwest Arizona and the northern top...
View ArticleNew Twist: BPA Pays Customers To Consume More At Times Of Plenty
Get used to the tail wagging the dog. Until a few years ago, renewable energy resources were like a small tail on a big dog–utility owned and operated fossil-fueled generation. With their increased...
View ArticleDurban: Least Bad Outcome
Not much expected, not much gained – except for a significant all-inclusive twist. The United Nations’ latest Conference of Parties (COP) on climate change followed the usual script. A couple of weeks...
View ArticleDoes Buffet Investment Mean Its Time To Move Into Solar?
With government incentives and long-term contracts, what is there not to like? Billionaire investor Warren Buffet has turned into something of a sage. As a long-term value investor, his decisions are...
View ArticleEU On Track to Exceed 2030 Renewable Generation Target
Renewable energy resources, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), are poised to meet over half of EU’s electricity demand by 2030. In a statement released in mid-January 2012,...
View ArticleHot Summer Could Put Market Operators On The Hot Seat
March 2012 shattered US temperature records. What about the summer? Electricity market operators are not generally fond of hot summers, when consumers turn up their air conditioners to stay cool, while...
View ArticleSolar Markets In Turmoil
It is adjustment time for the solar sector, and that is putting it mildly. The scale, and more important, speed of changes taking place within the energy sector are truly unprecedented. And the...
View ArticleWind’s Midlife Crisis
As new technologies go, wind has enjoyed three decades of continuous innovation, performance and reliability improvements and falling costs – benefits of economies of scale, technological advancements...
View ArticleIs It Getting Warmer Where You Are?
Whatever the cause, weather patterns appear unusual and getting more so. The first 6 months of 2012 were the hottest first 6 months in a calendar year in Continental US, the National Oceanic and...
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