The second round of Section 48C Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits will provide another boost to enhancing US competitiveness in the fast-growing clean energy sector.
Conducting a first-of-its-kind empirical study of the economic impacts of wind energy development at the county level across two regions, researchers found substantial gains in employment and income.
2012 proved to be a record-setting year for US wind power in more ways than one even as a key federal tax credit seemed doomed to expire.
Seven research teams in six states will lead public-private initiatives to develop and apply new “Big Data” analytical tools that aim to accelerate deployment and realize further costs reductions for solar PV.
Participants from across an increasingly diverse US energy sector are gathering in Houston for this week’s Total Energy USA conference, which promises to provide a sweeping overview, as well as detailed specifics, throughout a fast-changing US energy landscape. […]
More comprehensive research, accounting for local context and barriers and improved coordination among government and other stakeholders are essential to meeting challenges at the water-energy nexus, according to a GAO report. […]
Though still considered a long shot, bipartisan support for instituting a tax on the largest US carbon and greenhouse gas emitters is being revived. Coupling it with payments to taxpayers and emphasizing the economic benefits would help muster support, according to policy experts. […]
The federal OCS lease grants NRG Bluewater exclusive right to submit one or more plans to BOEM to conduct activities in support of offshore wind energy development spanning 96,430 acres some 11 nautical miles off the coast of Delaware. […]
The picture of the US wind energy industry looks markedly different looking back than it does looking forward. US wind energy capacity has been growing at a record rate this year, but the year-end expiration of a key federal tax credit is already slowing things down. […]
The new 44% commercial-ready CPV efficiency record bests the previous record of 43.5% that Solar Junction set back in April, marking another milestone in what’s been an eventful year for the emerging US CPV manufacturer, as well as CPV technology in general. […]
