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The 21st-Century Power System May Be Closer Than You Think
Discussion about changing utility business models has always been abstract. But with large utilities now getting hit financially by distributed energ…
10 years, 7 months ago
Peak Oil in an Era of Fossil Fuel Abundance
Over the last few years, analysts and academics worried about peak oil have been on the defensive. The fracking revolution has brought an abundance o…
10 years, 7 months ago
Tesla’s New Battery: Is the Market Ready?
Tesla’s new storage unit has everyone talking about distributed batteries. But is the U.S. market ready for them? This week, we’ll talk about what ne…
10 years, 8 months ago
SunEdison's CEO Talks Clean Energy Megatrends
Ahmad Chatila worked in the chip industry for 18 years before taking over as CEO of the semiconductor manufacturer MEMC in 2009. As a veteran of the …
10 years, 8 months ago
Can the US Wind Industry Get Beyond Its Boom-Bust Cycle?
Wind has become a favorite target for politicians and conservative action groups looking end energy subsidies. But industry leaders are hitting back,…
10 years, 8 months ago
Why Renewables Can't Be Stopped
In 2014, after a two-year dip in global clean energy spending, investors poured $310 billion into solar, wind, storage and energy efficiency. Althoug…
10 years, 8 months ago
Debate: Can America Get to 100% Renewable Energy?
In 2008, when Al Gore called for America to get 100 percent from its electricity from renewables in 10 years, he was widely mocked by opponents. Even…
10 years, 8 months ago
Can NRG Become the Apple or Google of Electricity Delivery?
Last March, NRG CEO David Crane wrote a passionate letter to investors. “There is no Amazon, Apple, Facebook or Google in the American energy industr…
10 years, 9 months ago
Is Nuclear 2.0 Possible?
Small modular nuclear reactors are hailed as the savior of the struggling nuclear industry. They’re cheaper, safer and more flexible than traditional…
10 years, 9 months ago
Does the US Solar Industry Need the Federal Tax Credit?
The federal investment tax credit has enabled dramatic growth in the U.S. solar industry. But its looming expiration in 2017 is causing some within t…
10 years, 9 months ago