The Brattle Group recently completed a report on Germany’s past decade of solar energy policies and progress for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). There’s some missed messaging and unhelpful messaging in there, but overall it’s an excellent report — I’d give it an A+. There are several points from the … [continued]
The Energy Department has just awarded $11 million in R&D grants to manufacture
acrylonitrile from biomass for renewable high-performance carbon fiber.
A new concentrating solar power study shows how networks of coordinated CSP plants could provide grid reliability while competing on price with natural gas.
Crimea solar power plants and wind power plants are facing an uncertain future according to recent reports. After the region’s move to join the Russian Federation a few months ago, the power plants saw their power purchase agreements with the Ukrainian state-owned utility Energorynok cancelled. With the loss of those … [continued]
European solar photovoltaic (PV) demand for 2014 is forecast to reach 10 gigawatts (GW) according to new figures published in the NPD Solarbuzz European PV Markets Quarterly report, a 7% drop year-over-year and the third consecutive year that European solar PV demand has dropped since reaching its peak in 2011. NPD Solarbuzz’s somewhat … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Luca Bergamaschi Poland’s proposal to reduce the EU’s energy dependence on Russia by collective buying of gas and maximising domestic production of coal shows a reactive, “security-as-usual” approach that is totally behind the times, writes Luca Bergamaschi of think tank E3G. According to Bergamaschi, the … [continued]
Originally published on Ecotricity. Drivers of electric cars travelled over half a million miles over the last twelve months using Britain’s Electric Highway, it was revealed [last week]. The Electric Highway, Ecotricity’s national network of electricity pumps for electric cars, and the biggest network in Britain, has grown rapidly in … [continued]
Originally published on Solar UK. Solar rates as the most trusted energy source amongst UK consumers with a call to nationalise the energy market. Continued low levels of trust in the UK’s energy industry could be remedied by an increase in Government intervention in the market, according to new analysis … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Karel Beckman The EU has set itself a deadline to “complete” the internal energy market by 2014. However, many EU member states have not yet adequately implemented the EU’s energy directives. There is still a lot of scepticsm in Europe about the blessings of a competitive, integrated … [continued]
Originally published on EnergyPost. By Karel Beckman RWE, the German utility known for its reliance on large lignite, coal and nuclear power stations, and its high CO2 emissions, is undergoing a fundamental transformation. “We want to use our leading market position to take our customers into a new future”, explains … [continued]
