I recall that I reacted very strongly to a statement by IEA “Executive Director” Maria van Der Hoeven when introducing a new IEA report on German energy policy. My answer was “Get Lost, IEA.” The statement that infuriated me was this: The rapid, uncontrolled deployment of PV has become a major policy … [continued]
This article was originally published on Lenz Blog. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Trade just published figures for renewable energy under the new feed-in tariff law in force since last July. Thanks to this tweet by Hiro Matsubara for the link. To state the result in very short terms, wind is struggling … [continued]
This article originally appeared on Lenz Blog. This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post “Print Money for Renewable Energy”, which discussed Adnan Al-Daini’s proposal to use “quantitative easing” as a source of finance for renewable energy. I neglected to mention Al-Daini’s newer article on the question, which was published with the title “Climate Change: … [continued]
This article was originally published on Lenz Blog. There are multiple people on my Twitter timeline mentioning the fact that CO2 levels have passed 400 ppM for the first time. Let’s just point to this well informed and interesting explanation by Peter Gleick on Scienceblogs, titled “The Last Time Atmospheric … [continued]
Germany has been very successful with its feed-in tariff. It has deployed a lot of solar. And brought down prices for everybody in the process. Now Adnan Al-Daini proposes a different way to finance renewable energy. In this article published at Huffington Post in February he calls for printing money and investing … [continued]
Google has released a White Paper titled “Expanding Renewable Energy Options For Companies Through Utility-Offered ‘Renewable Energy Tariffs.’” Thanks to this blog post by North American Windpower and this tweet by Chris Young for the link. Google has invested over $1 billion in renewable energy projects. It has two basic policy guidelines. From the White Paper: … [continued]
This article originally appeared on Lenz Blog (minor changes below). Zachary Shahan already reported that Germany will start a subsidy program for batteries used with small solar power from May 1st on. Now there has been an official news release from the German government on the matter. People will be able to get … [continued]
This article first appeared on Lenz Blog. FAZ reports that the proposals of German Environment Minister Altmaier and Economy Minister Rösler to change the German feed-in tariff system have failed definitely. Chancellor Merkel has decided to abandon efforts to get the opposition on board before the elections later this year. I … [continued]
This article first appeared on Lenz Blog. The European Parliament decided on Tuesday against a proposal to increase prices for carbon permits under the European Emission Trade System. German Economy Minister Rösler is happy about that decision, which proves conclusively that it is wrong. It also proves that the world will perish if the … [continued]
Reposted from Lenz Blog: Portugal is the newest country to make the list of over 60% renewable electricity. According to this report by the network operator REN, it got 70% in quarter one of this year. The largest part (37%) comes from hydro, which had excellent weather conditions, leading to a 312% increase … [continued]
