The decline in costs in the solar industry over the past three years is “nothing short of astounding,” Recurrent Energy CEO Arno Harris said today at the REFF Wall Street Summit in New York.
At back-to-back events today at the REFF Wall Street Summit, featured panelists discussed the distributed generation (DG) solar photovoltaic (PV) investment market and its scalability for the America utility grid. Keep reading →
The White House needs to lead in development of a full energy policy bill that will have “something for everybody” ranging from oil and gas to solar and wind and even energy efficiency, former Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell said at today’s REFF Wall Street conference.
Federal mandates matched by permanent tax credits for renewable energy would reflect the underlying truth that energy markets are driven by political decisions and regulations regardless of fuel types, Rendell said. The former governor, who was an active proponent of renewable energy in a state known as a giant coal producer during two terms, is now a special advisor to investment bank Greenhill & Co, a partner at law firm Ballard Spahr and a political analyst for NBC. Keep reading →
Mandates and financial incentives are crucial to energy investment and resulting jobs says former PA Gov Rendell at REFF Wall Street @petergardett
Breaking Energy is actively covering the Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Wall Street in New York City today. We’ll have a lot of coverage from the event, but some early highlights:
More than 750 attendees were registered as of this morning, the best showing to date. The new CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy, former US Navy Admiral Dennis McGinn is representing the increased importance of the Defense Department and the US Armed Forces in increasing adoption of innovative renewable energy solutions on a large-scale basis. Keep reading →
On June 21 the northern hemisphere will celebrate a read letter day for me – the summer solstice. This is the longest day of the year, when the sun’s position in the sky reaches its northernmost extreme. I’ve been an advocate for solar power for more than 35 years, so I’m also an advocate for a day dedicated to celebrating the sun. Simply stated: look up in the sky and see the solution to our energy needs. Most of our time is spent looking down at the ground for oil, gas or coal.
It’s been a common rule in the solar power industry that for each cumulative doubling of installed photovoltaic (PV) solar power (the type of panel commonly seen on the roofs of homes and businesses) the price of solar modules decreases by 18%. Keep reading →
This morning the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the federal government’s Environment Protection Agency (EPA), and only the EPA, can legally limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The court struck down a US Appeals ruling that upheld the lawsuit brought by six states against power companies which, the states said, were contributing to global climate change by polluting the environment. Keep reading →
#Solar #energy today beats #natgas prices for peak #power http://bit.ly/irQrSE – analysis of industry on Breaking Energy – http://aol.it/jEClV5
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CA-based #Genomatica wins @EPAgov Presidential #Green #Chemistry Challenge Award for “transforming” chemical industry – http://bit.ly/itZk3o @Aolenergy
When does an alternative energy source start to be just an energy source, no “alternative” required?
Solar power isn’t at that tipping point yet, but forecasts for the day when electricity from the sun achieves global price parity with electricity derived from established fossil fuels are proliferating even among serious-minded business people. Keep reading →
