Forecasting Finance in a Turbulent Renewables Industry

Published on Feb 28 2013 // economy, Energy, Money and Business, renewable energy
Forecasting Finance in a Turbulent Renewables Industry
Renewable’s funding has a bright future, according to analysis firm Frost & Sullivan. Its latest report estimates that the venture capital funding market for renewable energy will triple by 2020 due to positive regulatory policies, public support for lowering carbon footprints and technological...

Poland: Renewable energy law could be adopted in March

Published on Feb 27 2013 // Energy, renewable energy
Poland’s new renewable energy law is expected to be adopted by the government by the end of March. However, due to the EC notification process, it is not anticipated to enter into force until mid-2014. Meanwhile, mandatory certification for imported biomass has been suggested. In the coming days, Poland’s...

Lebanon: Government Wants to Promote Renewable Energy

Published on Feb 27 2013 // Energy, renewable energy
Decentralized renewable energy systems are increasingly the focus of the energy policy in Lebanon. The country wants to increase the share of renewables to 12% by 2020. Two initiatives are in particular targeted to advance the adoption of renewable energy: The CEDRO (“Country Energy Efficiency...

Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Develop 54 GW of Renewable Energy Read more: Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Develop 54 GW of Renewable Energy | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building – See more at: http://inhabitat.com/saudi-arabia-announces-plans-to-develop-54-gw-of-renewable-energy/#sthash.SbweCnED.dpuf

Published on Feb 27 2013 // Energy, renewable energy
Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Develop 54 GW of Renewable Energy    Read more: Saudi Arabia Announces Plans to Develop 54 GW of Renewable Energy | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building – See more at: http://inhabitat.com/saudi-arabia-announces-plans-to-develop-54-gw-of-renewable-energy/#sthash.SbweCnED.dpuf
Photo via Shutterstock The kingdom of Saudi Arabia sits upon the world’s second-largest oil reserves, and as such, oil dominates the national economy. But in recent years, Saudi Arabia has begun taking advantage of the abundant sun and wind it enjoys by developing several major renewable energy projects....

Boulder Steps Closer to Creating Clean Energy-based Municipal Utility

Published on Feb 26 2013 // Energy, renewable energy, solar energy
Boulder, Colorado’s residents decided not to renew their contract with Xcel Energy to continue to serve as the utility for the city and its residents in November 2011 and instead pursue creating a municipal utility powered by solar and other clean energy sources. Since then there’s been speculation...

Renewable Energy Adoption — Not Fast Enough

Published on Feb 26 2013 // Energy, renewable energy
Renewable Energy Adoption — Not Fast Enough
Solar panel, wind turbine & globe via Shutterstock Here on CleanTechnica, we regularly see article after article trumpeting the advances wind power has made (for example, last year, the rate of installation increased by about 20%) or praising the huge installation of photovoltaic power in Germany, Italy,...

Poland: Renewable energy law could be adopted in March

Published on Feb 25 2013 // Energy, renewable energy
Poland’s new renewable energy law is expected to be adopted by the government by the end of March. However, due to the EC notification process, it is not anticipated to enter into force until mid-2014. Meanwhile, mandatory certification for imported biomass has been suggested. In the coming days, Poland’s...

Alternative Energy Funds Deliver Stunning Quarterly Returns, But Beware the Risks

Alternative Energy Funds Deliver Stunning Quarterly Returns, But Beware the Risks
The Roen Financial Report closely covers the universe of almost 30 alternative energy Mutual Funds (MFs) and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). We use a proprietary ranking method to pick the best funds, looking at measures that include fees, risk, tax liability, and the financial health of individual...

10th Annual ACORE Conference Calls for Bipartisan Support and Continued Financial Innovation for Renewable Energy

Published on Feb 19 2013 // economy, Energy, Money and Business, renewable energy
10th Annual ACORE Conference Calls for Bipartisan Support and Continued Financial Innovation for Renewable Energy
“Financing stability is tied to policy stability” said Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, ACORE President & CEO during his closing remarks at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) tenth annual conference in Washington, D.C. during the first week of February. The intersection of...

Is Your Community EV Ready? NREL’s New Tool Can Score It For You

Published on Feb 18 2013 // Energy, renewable energy
Is Your Community EV Ready? NREL’s New Tool Can Score It For You
This article was originally published on the NREL website (image added from Plug-In Electric Vehicle Readiness Scorecard site): The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has launched a new tool to help local and regional leaders assess the readiness of their...