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- Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2012: 10 Percent More than Other Top-10 lists
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/6/1332-ten-clean-energy-stocks-for-2012-10-percent-more-than-other-top-10-lists.jpg" / Maybe it was because Seeking Alpha did not carry my annual list of 10 Clean Energy Stocks for 2012 this year, but no one seems to have noticed that there were actually 11 stocks in the list. Call it the Spinal Tap of top-ten lists.
- Asia Report: India Sees 52 Percent Rise in Investments
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/6/1332-asia-report-india-sees-52-percent-rise-in-investments.jpg" / The year 2011 may be remembered in clean energy circles as the moment when India became a major player across several industries.
- Wind Power to the South: AEP Contracts to Lower Electricity Costs
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/3/1332-wind-power-to-the-south-aep-contracts-to-lower-electricity-costs.jpg" / In a series of deals the investor-owned utility says is good for consumers' wallets, American Electric Power subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) recently signed long-term power purchase agreements for a total of 358.65 MW of capacity from wind projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
- Offshore Wind One Step Closer to Reality in the Mid-Atlantic
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/2/1332-offshore-wind-one-step-closer-to-reality-in-the-mid-atlantic.jpg" / Today the Obama administration moved forward with plans to develop the enormous offshore wind energy resources along the Mid-Atlantic coast, using a "Smart for the Start" approach designed to expedite the siting process while incorporating strong environmental protections.
- Executive Roundtable: The Future of Utility-Scale Renewables
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/2/1332-executive-roundtable-the-future-of-utility-scale-renewables.jpg" / Renewable energy in the United States is at a crossroads. With several federal tax grants set to expire by the end of 2012, utilities are trying to decide if the falling prices of solar and wind technology makes renewable energy competitive enough to invest in despite vanishing federal aid.
- Understanding Wind Farm Exposures and Managing Risk
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/1/1332-understanding-wind-farm-exposures-and-managing-risk.jpg" / Wind energy is becoming one of the most widely used sources of renewable energy. In fact, according to the American Wind Energy Association, the wind energy industry has added more than 35 percent of all the new power generating capacity since 2007. As the industry grows in popularity, new developers continue to enter the market, and existing developers may likely expand their investments in wind farms.
- Latin America Report: Energy Summit Headed to Rio
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/1/1332-latin-america-report-energy-summit-headed-to-rio.jpg" / Twenty years ago, international leaders descended on Brazil to lay the groundwork for what would eventually become the Kyoto Protocol. This summer, a 20-member United Nations panel will once again head to Rio de Janeiro with an even more ambitious agenda.
- China Set to Vigorously Develop Green Economy
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/2/1/1332-china-set-to-vigorously-develop-green-economy.jpg" / Due to growing urbanization and resulting environmental threats, China has invested nearly US$50 billion annually into its renewable energy sector since 2009. China's five-year investment in environmental protection is on track to reach 3.1 trillion yuan (US$454 billion). By 2015, its environmental protection industry is expected to top 2 trillion yuan (US$317 billion).
- Project Roundup: Slew of Wind Projects Go Online
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/31/1332-project-roundup-slew-of-projects-go-online.jpg" / With developers having made their final end-of-year push through the last day of December, the January ritual of announcements concerning new projects entering commercial operation and new PPAs kicking in continued this week.
- Wind Power Posts Strong Q4 Results, but PTC Uncertainty Looms
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/30/1332-wind-power-posts-strong-q4-results-but-ptc-uncertainty-looms.jpg" / The U.S. wind industry posted strong fourth quarter results, AWEA reported on Thursday during a webinar for members and press.
- Asia Report: DOC Extends Solar Trade Case Deadline to March 2
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/30/1332-asia-report-doc-extends-solar-trade-case-deadline-to-march-2.jpg" / Solar players on both sides of the Pacific have been warily anticipating the Feb. 13 deadline when the Department of Commerce was set to announce whether it would impose duties on solar cells and modules coming in from China.
- Dark Clouds Threaten German Clean Energy Ambitions
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/26/1332-dark-clouds-threaten-german-clean-energy-ambitions.jpg" / During the fourteen years that I've lived in Switzerland, the Germans have been the world's staunchest supporters of green power and alternative energy. Their aggressive development of wind power was breathtaking, as was their warm embrace of photovoltaic power.
- Obama: Sticking to "Promise of Clean Energy"
img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com//assets/images/story/2012/1/25/10673-obama-sticking-to-promise-of-clean-energy.jpg" / In his Jan. 24 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reinstated his commitment to renewable energy. Despite the demise of solar manufacturer Solyndra looming over the past year of his term, Obama said that he ldquo;will not walk away from the promise of clean energy.rdquo; Obama called for a commitment by the Defense Department