Clean Energy Digest

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 [...]

There’s going to be a lot of talk about cap-and-trade next week as the Warner-Lieberman Climate Security Act (S.3036) opens for discussion on the floor of the United States Senate. If don’t already know the basics then the following information can help you to understand what it’s all about.
Purpose
The purpose of the Act is stated [...]

When I was a kid I loved the Batman television show. It was the one with Adam West as Batman and Cesar Romero as The Joker. They were such simple shows. Batman was good. The Joker was bad. Alfred was boring. And they almost always solved the problem, which was always caused by the bad [...]

President Bush has signed the recently passed energy bill into law. So what does this mean for you and me? There are two key provisions in the law that may affect you:

Increasing the supply of alternative fuel sources by setting a mandatory Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requiring fuel producers to use at least 36 [...]

The U.S. Senate passed a long awaited energy bill this week that will surely fall short of many people’s expectations with respect to clean energy.
On the positive side there are new federal mandates for auto efficiency. The new CAFE standards are likely to result in cleaner technologies for automobiles and increased investment into biofuels.
On the [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an energy bill today that includes significant provisions for standards on clean energy. The bill easily attained the number of votes required to pass in the house. The bill now moves to the Senate where we expect that it will take some work for this to be passed on [...]