When New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for office in 2009, he campaigned very aggressively on his belief in the value of renewable energy. Yesterday, Christie backed up that belief by signing a bill into law that will help expand and stabilize New Jersey’s robust solar industry. For Christie, expanding the solar industry … [continued]
Battling severe economic headwinds, Europe’s wind industry has picked up the pace and substantially increased offshore projects developed in the region. According to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), developers connected 132 turbines to the grid in the first half of this year. Those turbines, which have the cumulative … [continued]
Countering misinformation being spread in the midst of tough economic times and a presidential election year, a US PREF study finds that the federal solar investment tax credit generates a healthy return on taxpayers’ investment. […]
Staffers for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign say the candidate wants to end the wind production tax credit. That federal credit has allowed the wind industry to compete with heavily-subsidized fossil fuels that do considerable harm to the environment and public health — impacts that are not reflected in their … [continued]
Former Congressman Bob Inglis’ new energy economy plan includes adding the cost of Middle East wars, pollution, and climate change to the cost of fossil fuels and eliminating clean energy technology subsidies. […]
Quebec has put out a call to add another 700 megawatts (MW) of wind power in a bid to reach the Canadian province’s target of installing 4,000 MW of wind energy by 2015. According to a recent Montreal Gazette article, all wind energy developers will be able to bid for the … [continued]
Michigan will vote on a measure to boost its renewable energy standard to 25 percent this November thanks to a grassroots ballot initiative with the backing of over 500,000 Michigan residents. […]
Even though the title is pluralized, Siemens is the most influential German wind turbine manufacturer, by far. It accounted for 74% of European offshore wind turbines in the past 6 months. Siemens, REpower, and Bard were the only companies to connect wind turbines offshore in Europe in that time. … [continued]
It seems two new U.S. tariffs on solar panel makers haven’t stymied market prices or demand. While the import tariffs have caused Chinese manufacturers to buy more expensive supplies, the price for solar panels has actually continued to fall. The new tariffs make up about 35 percent of solar … [continued]
A study by Illinois State University’s Center for Renewable Energy finds that the state’s 23 largest wind farms create thousands of jobs and boost local economies, adding fuel to calls for Congress to extend the key federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC). […]
