Clean Energy Digest

It’s election season in the U.S. and talk of energy plans is all the rage. And while wind gets its fair share of press perhaps politicians should look offshore for something more than drilling.
The United States has thousands of miles of coastline that is rated either excellent, outstanding or superb for wind power potential by [...]

There has been a lot of discussion recently about the role of natural gas in the clean energy future of America.
T Boone Pickens has made natural gas targeted for transportation use the center of his plan to wean America off of foreign energy sources. And a new study commissioned by the natural gas lobbying group [...]

Leaders from the United Kingdom and France are working on a bold plan that would allow the EU to meet renewable energy targets by importing solar power generated in Africa.
According to a story on EurActiv.com, Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy are supporting a plan that would involve the construction of massive solar plants in North [...]

The much loved (just kidding) Internal Revenue Service issued a notice last week indicating that utilities are now able to benefit from production tax credits for renewable energy. The change to the code allows utilities who directly invest in or develop renewable power projects to be granted the 1.9 cent per kilowatt hour [...]

T. Boone Pickens explains the current situation and describes his plan to reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of energy.

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Oil baron T. Boone Pickens has a plan for America’s energy future. The PickensPlan sets a course that leverages America’s wind resources to wean the country of dependence on foreign oil.
Pickens’ plan is a very basic one in theory. America beefs up wind-powered generation to 20% or more of our total capacity. America in turn [...]

Most people following energy topics know that oil and natural gas prices have soared over the past year. But let’s not forget about the other very popular source of energy that is coal.
The graphic at left shows coal prices are up about 100% since the beginning of 2008. And although coal is still very [...]

The Wall Street Journal recently published a special feature section on the topic of energy. A few of the stories focused on clean energy issues including the ones listed below.
The Case For and Against Nuclear Power “Proponents insist that nuclear is a necessary alternative in an energy-constrained world, while opponents are convinced that the costs [...]

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 [...]