Alternate Energy shines light on Hawaii solar incentives
Hawaii has the highest electricity costs of any state in the country. This fact, combined with their ample sunshine, makes Hawaii an ideal place to use solar power. Our friends at Alternate Energy recently released data that explains tax credits and incentives for making the switch to solar in Hawaii. Their graphics also point out some interesting differences in …
Read MoreRFS: Friend or Foe?
As Americans have been filling up the gas tanks this holiday season, are they paying more or less because of the Renewable Fuel Standard? The RFS, passed in 2005 under the Bush administration, requires petroleum companies to put a specified amount of ethanol into gasoline. The regulation was designed to make the U.S. less dependent on foreign oil while supporting …
Read MoreEthanol industry gears up for next Presidential term
Bob Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, says the Obama administration was very good to ethanol during its first term. Here’s hoping the same holds true for the second. Dinneen is anticipating attacks on the RFS in Congressional hearings next year. His group will be pushing for renewable incentives to be put in place for the lame duck session. Meghan Gordon …
Read MoreAn open letter to President Obama to strengthen his debate performance
By Kathryn Morrison Mr. President: Excuse me, Sir, but may I have a word with you? If you think that you lost the debate because you were too polite, think again. You don’t understand the basics. How in the world were you preparing in the days leading up to the debate? I suspect that you were studying such issues as …
Read MoreEnergy Events on the Horizon
Looking for upcoming renewable energy events? Thanks to the newsletter published by the Energy and Clean Technology group at Mintz Levin, you have several exciting options from which to choose: May: Solar Summit 2012 Phoenix, AZ May 1-2, 2012 More info The 6th Annual ACEEE Energy Efficiency Finance Forum Boston, MA May 7-8, 2012 More info Reznick Group Renewable Energy …
Read MoreRules Stretched as Green Cards Go to Investors
By Patrick McGeehan and Kirk Semple Affluent foreigners are rushing to take advantage of a federal immigration program that offers them the chance to obtain a green card in return for investing in construction projects in the United States. With credit tight, the program has unexpectedly turned into a mainstay for the financing of these projects in New York, California, Texas and other …
Read MoreCongress in the Dark on Renewable Energy
By Glenn Williams Many believe that Republicans are about to raise taxes for the nation’s owners of renewable energy facilities. The concern has many scrambling to commission energy projects in time to qualify for U.S. Treasury grants and bonus depreciation. As bleak as it may seem for renewable energy, leaders believe there is a small chance Republicans will extend some, …
Read MoreOpinion: Solyndra bankruptcy casts a pretty big shadow
By Kathryn Morrison The White House has released pages of comments related to the Solyndra bankruptcy to the chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee. We think this information is very useful. The Solyndra bankruptcy has sullied the entire environment for government support of wind, solar, biofuels and other technologies (To our knowledge, oil spills and devastated tourist beaches …
Read MoreQ&A: Michael Eckhart–Australia’s role in the green energy finance market
Interview with Giles Parkinson The managing director of environmental finance and stability at Citigroup, and the founding president of the American Council on Renewable Energy, tells Climate Spectator that Australia has an important role to play in the clean energy finance market. He also says that China will build a “black economy” before it switches to green; that the hot emerging renewable sectors are …
Read MoreFrom the ACORE Leadership Council: Renewable Energy Challenge – Intermittency is Not the Immediate Issue
By Daniel J. Foley, CEO, ACCIONA Energy North America I hear a lot of talk about a great desire to include renewable energy into the national energy mix, if it weren’t for the issue of intermittency. Sure, we can control the costs to build a wind farm or a solar plant, but the fuel supply is truly in the hands …
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