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    Solar for All: Xcel Energy Teams with REC Solar and CEC to Bring Community Solar to Colorado

    19 january 2013 New Hampshire, USA — Xcel Energy has launched an initiative called Solar*Rewards Community in Colorado, which will enable residential and business customers to buy access to solar…

    Latin America Report: Emerging Markets Are Hot Spots for Solar Development

    19 january 2013 New Hampshire, USA — At Solar Power International 2012 in Orlando, Fla., panelists from the Outbound from America to Latin America session sat down to continue the…

    Nevada Geothermal May Transfer Declining Power Plant to Lender

    19 january 2013 SAN FRANCISCO — Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGP), the renewable-energy developer that received a U.S. loan guarantee, may transfer ownership of a Nevada power plant to a…

    Renewable U: College Campuses Invest in Renewable Energy

    19 january 2013 Over the summer, crews at Rutgers University’s Livingston Campus began transforming a 32-acre, 3,500-spot parking lot into one of the largest solar canopy arrays in the nation.…

    View: Renewable Energy Too Important to be Dismissed

    19 january 2013 The LA Times article “Taxpayers, Ratepayers will Fund California Solar Plants” took on the world of solar policy in a totally irresponsible way and got it all…

    European Investment Bank Approves Loan for Ukrainian Hydro Program

    European Investment Bank Approves Loan for Ukrainian Hydro Program

    19 january 2013 LUXEMBOURG The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a plan to finance UkrHydroEnergo’s hydroelectric modernization and upgrade program with a loan worth US$257 million. EIB’s loan will…

    Energy Storage: Q4 2012 Winners and Losers

    19 january 2013 In late June I wrote a forward looking article that identified several companies in my energy storage and vehicle electrification group that I expected to perform well…

    Creating a Hybrid Hydro-Wind System on a Spanish Island

    Creating a Hybrid Hydro-Wind System on a Spanish Island

    19 january 2013 El Hierro, Spain — The island of El Hierro, a part of the Canary Islands chain off the coast of Spain, is implementing a hybrid hydroelectric and…

    Solar Energy Fee Fuels Debate in Louisiana

    19 january 2013 Louisiana, USA — The road to “America’s Energy Independence” – which both Democratic and GOP candidates have spoken about in this election year’s presidential campaigns – is,…

    Renewable Energy Investment Falls 20 Percent as Wind Financings Decline

    19 january 2013 LONDON — Investment in renewable energy fell 20 percent from a year ago in the third quarter as wind farm financings dropped and the pace of spending…