Alternative Energy / Solar Energy

Aug 09, 2016 at 15:53 | Irina Slav

Energy independence, especially if you don’t particularly like the country you currently depend on, is a very strong motivator for the adoption of renewable energy. Ukraine has recently…

Aug 02, 2016 at 14:26 | Matt Slowikowski

Not all forms of energy are equal; electrical energy is more precious, and costs much more than heat or mechanical energy. Companies such as SolarCity are wasting taxpayers’…

Jul 28, 2016 at 15:39 | Gregory Brew

Oil is enduring a tough month, as further worries about the ongoing supply glut and declining demand push prices to their lowest point in three months. Yet as…

Jun 10, 2016 at 16:07 | Martin Tillier

Solar energy stocks are frustrating investments for many people. They look like a no brainer with low P/Es and a bright future for the industry, but have consistently…

May 30, 2016 at 16:03 | Michael McDonald

Energy storage is an extremely hot area of the energy and utility markets right now, with new innovations and investment opportunities appearing all the time. Add to…

May 30, 2016 at 13:29 | Robert Rapier

Several years ago, when I was working on my book Power Plays, I spent a lot of time thinking about the future of energy. One thing I…

May 27, 2016 at 19:57 | Tom Dispatch

Pity the poor petro-states. Once so wealthy from oil sales that they could finance wars, mega-projects, and domestic social peace simultaneously, some of them are now beset by…

May 06, 2016 at 12:07 | Colin Chilcoat

On Earth Day, some 171 nations formally signed the Paris climate agreement; it was a mostly symbolic, though meaningful next step. The document now awaits…

May 04, 2016 at 17:32 | Rakesh Upadhyay

After acquiring the second-largest solar company in the world, global energy giant French Total SA is seeking to set up a solar business in Qatar to…

Apr 22, 2016 at 15:55 | Michael McDonald

One of the worst keep secrets in the market in recent months has been that SunEdison was in trouble. The solar company is one of the…

Apr 01, 2016 at 18:10 | Michael McDonald

Solar Power’s biggest problem is predictably simple – the sun does not shine all the time. To combat this issue, power companies have traditionally relied on…

Mar 28, 2016 at 16:23 | Nick Cunningham

Solar energy is rapidly becoming one of the top choices for new electricity capacity as costs continue to decline and generous public policies accelerate tremendous…

Mar 14, 2016 at 16:21 | Michael McDonald

Solar power, like Democracy, stinks. It is costly, converts very little energy from the sun into actual energy, and it mars the aesthetic appearance of many…

Feb 19, 2016 at 16:53 | Ronke Luke

When His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco commissioned the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant on February 4, 2016, long-term advocates for clean energy…

Feb 15, 2016 at 16:32 | Nick Cunningham

Now that solar power is reaching prime time, the fossil fuel industry is doing all that it can to stop its growth. For many years solar…

Feb 10, 2016 at 14:33 | Michael McDonald

Roads have been mostly the same for a thousand years. Different types of vehicles traveled on them, and the surfaces might have been made with different…

Jan 26, 2016 at 17:06 | Michael McDonald

Anyone looking for evidence that solar power is more than just a passing fad need only look at Australia’s newest solar plants. Recently, the country saw two new solar plants…

Jan 11, 2016 at 16:26 | Michael McDonald

Google’s newest project to bring people into its ecosystem is an online solar calculator that is supposed to let consumers easily evaluate the costs and…

Dec 29, 2015 at 17:36 | Nick Cunningham

In a clash of the titans, Warren Buffett just defeated Elon Musk. The fight was over solar net-metering in Nevada, a state that has the fifth…

Dec 23, 2015 at 15:52 | Michael McDonald

The success of solar has really been a case of successful innovations in financing as much as successful innovations in technology. As with some many other…