UK Electricity Markets Regulator Takes Big Step in Recognizing Value of Energy Storage
Renewable Energy World Editors | September 15, 2017
U.K. renewable energy company Anesco this week said that its solar+storage projects are the first sites in the U.K. to qualify for support paid to accredited renewable energy generators…
International Trade Commission To Rule on the Section 201 Solar Trade Case
Jennifer Runyon | September 21, 2017
On September 22, 2017, the International Trade Commission is set to make a decision on an important case for the solar industry.
After Irma, America Should Scrap the Jones Act
Bloomberg Editors with commentary from Jennifer Runyon | September 15, 2017
Another big hurricane, another temporary waiver of the Jones Act — the 1920 law mandating that goods and passengers shipped between U.S. ports be carried in U.S.-flagged ships…
Massive UAE Solar Park Secures 700-MW Concentrated Solar Power Expansion
Renewable Energy World Editors | September 18, 2017
The concentrated solar power (CSP) project was awarded to a consortium comprising Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and China’s Shanghai Electric…
Who is Leading the Smart City Revolution?
Jennifer Runyon | September 18, 2017
It seems like every time you turn around, another company, utility, municipality or institution announces some sort of “smart” initiative…
Why There’s Room for Competition in Home Solar Loans
Jennifer Delony | September 19, 2017
When a group of clean energy enthusiasts wanted to find better options for people to install clean energy solutions in their homes, buy electric…
Notes from the Solar Underground: From Idea through to the End, the Lifecycle of a Trend
Paula Mints | September 19, 2017
There are few original ideas for new technologies, products and/or services. Most of what is termed new is a mutation of an idea…
Krygyz Republic Terminates Deal to Build 12 Hydropower Plant
Gregory B. Poindexter | September 21, 2017
The government of Kyrgyzstan announced yesterday that it will “terminate the agreement unilaterally” for contracts with Liglass Trading to build…
How to Build a Lithium-Powered Clean Energy Economy from the (Under)Ground Up
Jared Lazerson | September 19, 2017
Last year, the global economy passed an important milestone: The number of electric vehicles (EVs) quietly traversing the world’s roads reached two…
Former US Defense Energy Professionals Urge ITC to Consider Energy Security in Solar Trade Case
Renewable Energy World Editors | September 20, 2017
In a letter today to U.S. International Trade Commission Chairman Rhonda Schmidtlein, a group of veterans and former defense energy professionals …