Analysis and Trends Articles, Stories & News

South American Renewable Energy Markets to 2020

12/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends

Favorable policies and regulations drive growth in The Region.

The Need for a Real Domestic Alternative Energy Policy in the USA

12/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends

Alternative energy is a boom industry that needs government stimulus in order to cover the initial losses that would be incurred by private industry. All the ingredients exist to utilize this industry to bring back manufacturing to America, a sector that has been rapidly losing jobs.

A Worldwide Waste-To-Energy Policy

10/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Technology Discussions

While Achieving Energy, Food, Fuels, And Water Independence By Utilizing Already Existing And Individually Profitable Holistic Component Technologies

Energy Security Code of Conduct

10/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Commentary, Commercial

All over the world, buildings energy consumption is increasing at a high rate due to the improvement in living standards in developing countries.

The World Needs Gigawatts not Megawatts

10/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Photovoltaic Systems

If the Photovoltaics industry is going to play a significant role in worldwide electricity production in the future it all comes down to one word - scalability, the ability of a technology to expand its production capacity to very large sizes, thereby enabling significant cost decreases.

China's Attempt to Balance the Environment and a Rapidly Growing Economy

08/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Technology Discussions

China may be positioning to change its global image from environmental disasters to an environmental leader, as it was recently recognized as the world leading investor in renewable energy.

Is America ready for Wind Hydrogen?

08/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Technology Discussions

While flow batteries and other devices can be used to compensate for wind's intermittent output, it's difficult to match the investor and political enthusiasm for hydrogen.

More than 125 MW of "Huerta Solar" PV plants

08/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Photovoltaic Systems, Technology Discussions

A "Huerta Solar" is the Spanish term for solar farm and is a grid-connected solar power plant based on several subsystems, each with their own investor.

Scotland - UK Green Revolution

08/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends

Looking ahead to 2020, our analysis shows that Scotland could surpass the 40% renewable electricity target, and could easily provide over half of its electricity from renewable sources.

Booming Renewable Energy Stocks

06/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends

Maybe 2005 - 2006, in retrospect, will have signaled the beginning of the solar boom and be remembered in the history books as the "Dawn of the Solar Age".

Tidal Energy Update

04/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Commentary

With policies both in US and Europe planning for a systematic exploitation of renewable energy on a strategic scale, the stage is all set now for the fuller development of tidal power on a world wide scale.

Zero Energy Homes - By The Numbers

04/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends

The results are clear. It is almost $70,000 "better" financially to build a $450,000 ZEH than to build a $400,000 conventionally built home over a five-year period or over any period of time for that matter.

Enormous Growth of Chinese PV Industry

02/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Business Development

The overall goal of the Chinese government is to have 450 MW of cumulative PV power installed in China by 2010. This is in comparison to the estimated 75 MW which was current in 2005.

EPA Regulations Raise the Bar for Industrial Air Quality Testing

02/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends

In 2005, regulations introduced by the Clean Air Act of 1990 came into full effect with the goal of reducing harmful emissions by 57-billion pounds per year.

Grid Friendly™ Appliances

02/01/06, 12:00 AM | Solar Power | Analysis and Trends, Technology Discussions

What can home appliances do to help ensure the reliability of the electricity grid? A lot—if they employ smart control technology.

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