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    Hurricane Sandy Uncovers Strength and Simplicity of Renewable Energy Systems

    19 january 2013 Virginia, U.S.A. — Wind and solar are relatively safe forms of energy, a feature that we tend to overlook until a disaster hits like the “superstorm” that…

    Biofuels: New Capital Structures Needed for New Times?

    19 january 2013 Inevitably – since Hallowe’en coincides with election time, there has been a lot of talk at ABM around the policy instruments by which renewable fuels might be…

    Five Clean-Tech Actions for President Obama

    19 january 2013 The election is over and the people have spoken. After months of highly-charged attacks, lively and lackluster debate performances, and never-ending punches and counterpunches, Barack Obama has…

    Renewable Energy Industry Weighs In On Obama Victory

    19 january 2013 Salt Lake City, UT — With the 2012 election over and President Barack Obama’s re-election secured, U.S.-based renewable energy producers are already looking ahead to what they…

    Renewable Energy Vital to Our Nation’s Security, Economy

    19 january 2013 Renewable energy makes the United States stronger and more secure. It can help wean us from our over-dependence on oil, strengthen our economy, provide needed flexibility to…

    Federal Report Quantifies PV Solar ‘Soft Costs’

    19 january 2013 Non-hardware costs make up 41 percent to 50 percent of the expenses of selling and installing a solar electric system, according to a report by National Renewable…

    Areva-led Consortium Pulls Plug on 250-MW Australian CSP Project

    19 january 2013A consortium led by French nuclear group Areva has ditched a A$1.2 billion ($1.2 billion) concentrated solar thermal project after the federal government pulled critical funding. The Solar…

    German Utility EON Plunges: Shift to Renewable Energy Presents ‘Huge Challenges’

    19 january 2013 EON AG plunged the most in a year after Germany’s largest utility scrapped profit forecasts and said the shift to renewable energy presents “huge challenges.” The Dusseldorf-based…

    Message to US Solar Panel Manufacturers: Stop Whining and Get Busy Innovating

    19 january 2013 When the International Trade Commission voted unanimously that imports of Chinese solar cells have harmed U.S. solar manufacturers, which will result in tariffs added to solar modules…

    Capacity Control: How Will China and Taiwan Solar Manufacturers Survive Post-Tariffs?

    19 january 2013 Overcapacity is the biggest issue facing the global solar manufacturing industry, and nowhere is the issue more apparent — and the losses deeper — than in China…