Macrogrids Or Microgrids: Which Is The Key To The Renewable Energy Revolution?
June 19th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
Bill Gates is promoting macro grids. The state of California is promoting microgrids. Can they both be right?
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ACORE Launches New Campaign To Reach $1 Trillion In US Renewables Investment
June 21st, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
The American Council on Renewable Energy has this week announced the launch of a new campaign that aims to spur $1 trillion in new US private sector investment by 2030 for the renewable energy sector and enabling grid technologies.
Senate Tax Bill Threatens Clean Energy & Public Health, Pays Fossil Fuel Industry To Wreak Environmental Havoc
December 4th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Just before 2am on Saturday morning, Senate Republicans passed their $1.5 trillion Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a hastily written and hurried bill that will affect Americans all across the country and end up increasing the country's deficit by $1 trillion, while under the radar the bill will also threaten the country's renewable energy industry.
US Energy Bodies Unite Against Senate Tax Bill
December 1st, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
With the Senate Republican tax bill racing towards a contentious vote despite numerous obstacles, a group of American energy trade bodies have penned an open letter raising urgent concerns that claim a provision, if it remains as-written, would have dire impacts on the country's renewable energy industry.
US Energy Industry Associations Urge FERC To Reject DOE Proposal To Subsidize Coal & Nuclear
November 8th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
A diverse group of a dozen US energy industry associations which represent the oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other technologies, have come together to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Department of Energy's proposal to subsidise the coal and nuclear energy industries, claiming that such a proposal is unsupported by record and would throw a costly wrench into the nation's electricity markets.
Opposition Grows To DOE Energy Secretary Perry’s Coal & Nuclear Bailout, Manufacturers Claim It Will Kill Jobs
October 24th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Opposition continues to grow and solidify against US Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry's plan to prop up the country's coal and nuclear industries by subsidizing their supposed contribution to grid resiliency, with a diverse group of 12 energy industry associations and a large group of manufacturers calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ditch the plan.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry Wants To Secure Grid Resiliency By Subsidizing Coal & Nuclear
October 3rd, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has turned to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in an effort to revitalize the country's coal and nuclear industries by essentially subsidizing their sectors based on a misguided belief that their technologies are the only way to bring stability to the country's electricity grid.
Experts Conclude Shifting US Power Mix Does Not Endanger System Reliability
June 20th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
Two months after newly-minted US Energy Secretary Rick Perry sought answers about the reliability and market rules of the US electricity grid, a new report by Analysis Group has concluded that there is simply no evidence that the changing mix of the United States' electricity sector will affect system reliability.
US Renewable Energy Groups Line Up To Educate Energy Secretary Rick Perry About Grid Reliability
May 17th, 2017 | by Joshua S Hill
A group of four national business groups representing US renewable energy interests submitted materials to the US Energy Secretary Rick Perry in an attempt to inform him of the importance and value of renewable energy sources and their contribution to protecting electricity reliability.
Google To Reach 100% Renewable Energy For Global Operations In 2017
December 7th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
Internet behemoth Google has announced that it will reach 100% renewable energy for its entire global operations by 2017, including all its data centers and offices -- meeting its original renewable energy targets well ahead of schedule.
US Government Forecloses Renewable Energy Opportunities In Southern California
September 16th, 2016 | by Joshua S Hill
The United States Bureau of Land Management has published a plan which renewable energy and labor groups have claimed will [&hellip
Hey Haters, RGGI Cap And Trade Powered 800 MW New Renewables in 2013
July 8th, 2014 | by Silvio Marcacci
The Northeast U.S. cap-and-trade system helped install 800MW new renewables capacity in 2013, showing states how EPA's proposed emissions rule can succeed
New York Green Bank Gets $210 Million In Start-Up Funding
December 24th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
The New York Green Bank has received $210 million in initial capitalization designed to boost clean energy projects and overcome market financing barriers
Understanding The Facts Of The Renewable Energy PTC
December 6th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published by the American Council On Renewable Energy by Kevin Haley Three simple reasons why bashing the tax code [&hellip
HyRef Technology Revolutionizes Renewable Energy Forecasting
August 12th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci
BM has long been known for building some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, but what happens when it applies advanced modeling to solving the intermittency of renewable energy? The answer is “Hybrid Renewable Energy Forecasting,” a new technology already online in China that produces accurate local weather and renewable energy forecasts as far as one month in advance, down to 15-minute increments.
Solar Energy Industries Association Responds Regarding China Trade Dispute
May 21st, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
The solar trade dilemma seems far from over, but things are moving forward. The question remains exactly where they will [&hellip
Latin America Clean Energy Investments Surged 127% Higher In 2012
April 30th, 2013 | by Andrew
Clean energy investments soared higher in Latin America in 2012 amid an overall, global contraction. Four Latin American countries registered triple-digit percentage increases, with Brazil leading the way in terms of dollars invested. The data was released by Bloomberg New Energy Finance in advance of ACORE's third Latin America & Caribbean Renewable Energy Finance Forum, which is being held in Miami this week
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) & American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Team Up to Increase Renewable Energy
January 30th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
The Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) and American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) have announced “a partnership to explore how renewable energy can help the [&hellip
Could Cancun Deliver a Global Renewable Energy Standard?
December 6th, 2010 | by Susan Kraemer
As international negotiators meet once more in the ongoing attempt to get international agreement to cut greenhouse gases to safe [&hellip
Solar Energy Blowing Up, & in Surprising Places!
September 16th, 2009 | by Zachary Shahan
Global Solar Center just finished a comprehensive, 50-state survey of solar incentives and adoption. Who leads the nation? It’s surprising. [&hellip
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