Clean Energy Digest

The New York Times reported yesterday that was putting a freeze on solar esolar nergy projects. The story was titled Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects. While the title plays up the very popular theory that the Bush administration is against new clean energy sources, the facts of the story fail to [...]

When people talk about progress in the areas of clean energy they typically focus on technology issues. But even the best technology can’t overcome limitations imposed on renewable resources in the design of energy markets. Feed-in Tariffs and Net Metering are energy market features that provide great incentives for producers of renewable energy.
A Set Price [...]

Notable clean energy investments for the week of June 8, 2008.
$45 trillion urged in battling carbon emissions “ The International Energy Agency said Friday that investment totaling $45 trillion might be needed over the next half-century to prevent energy shortages and greenhouse gas emissions from undermining global economic growth.”
Clear Skies Solar plans $44 million Californian [...]

Here are some notable clean energy news items for the week of June 8, 2008.
Duke Energy to invest $100 million in solar power “Duke Energy Corp said on Monday it plans to spend $100 million to install solar panels at up to 850 homes, schools, stores and factories in North Carolina.”
New solar farm goes [...]

The end of last week featured a furious rally in the oil markets combined with a furious sell off in the American stock market. Oil ended the week on Friday up more than $10 a barrel from the close of the previous day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped almost 400 points on [...]