Clean Energy Digest

A recent story about how solar power plants are now more cost effective  to build than nuclear power plants in Carolina has created quite a bit of buzz especially amongst staunch advocates of renewable technology. Here’s how the New York Times framed the issue on July 26th. Solar photovoltaic systems have long been painted as [...]

The presentation below was created as the term project for my graduate level economics class. Our analysis explored the key factors contributing to the rapid growth of wind generation in the United States between 1997 and 2007. Wind Power Growth In U.S. View more presentations from robsafuto.

The credit market freeze, stock market devaluations and commodities markets collapse are having a chilling effect on clean energy projects around the globe. Pickens delays world’s biggest wind farm project T Boone Pickens, a renowned Texan oilman who is raising the capital for the wind farm, told a US television station today that the twofold [...]

The outlook for clean energy projects has started to change as a result of the current economic situation in the U.S. and around the world. A pair of news items underscore the wider issues that are likely to develop. Wind-farm Workers Laid Off Noble Environmental Power has stopped work at its Bellmont and Chateaugay wind-energy [...]

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 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 Friday. Many [...]