China, the world’s biggest producer of solar panels, cut subsidies for demonstration sun-power projects approved in 2011 and this year after the cost of components declined. The government reduced the subsidy for projects approved last year by 11 percent to 8 yuan ($1.3) a watt, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement yesterday. It Continue reading →
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In 2007, California committed to install 3,000 megawatts (or 3 gigawatts) of solar power by the end of 2016. Halfway through that time window, the state is close to installing 1 gigawatt worth of solar panels on rooftops alone, according to a report [PDF] by nonprofit group Environment California. According to the state government, the Continue reading →
It’s that time of year for annual predictions. CNN’s doing it. The New York Times is doing it. So, why not us at POWERGRID International magazine? Keeping the concept to our own power industry, what will be on the horizon in 2012? The obvious choice is: more smart grid. A lot more. That’s a bit Continue reading →
A recent Bloomberg survey of key energy decision-makers concluded that China shows more government support than any other country for funding renewable energy. It also shows equally high support for transformational clean technologies, like smart grids and electric cars. With the right government backing, China could address its own energy security issues with technology to Continue reading →
The race to renewable energy is on, and despite heavy marketing campaigns on the part of the federal government and corporations, the United States continues to fall behind. China has rapidly increased its investment in solar and wind power, becoming a leading player in the green energy space. via America is losing the green energy Continue reading →
Collaboration among electric utilities, government, industry and academia is vitally important for creating a smart grid that will result in cost savings, empowered customers and environmental benefits, according to the preliminary findings of Vermont Law School’s (VLS) national smart grid research project. via Renew Grid: Content / New & Noteworthy / Report: Partnerships Are Key Continue reading →
India has established a Smart Grid Task Force, an Inter-Ministerial Group that will serve as the government’s focal point for implementing smart grids in the country. Shri Sam Pitroda, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation has been put in charge of the India Smart Grid Task Force. via India Names Smart Continue reading →
As the investigation of the federal government loan guarantee to now bankrupt Solyndra of Fremont, California lingers, with critics looking for the company to come clean, it is may seem odd that California’s solar industry is in a celebratory mood this month. The fact is that California – the leading market for solar energy in Continue reading →
The County of Maui and University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC) are proud to announce the alliance of two renewable energy projects here which are being recognized around the world as the first of their kind. The County is the lead government agency for the Smart Grid Community Demonstration Project, and is working to assist Continue reading →
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center released the 2011 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report this month, just a few weeks after the failures of solar firms Solyndra and Evergreen triggered a fierce debate about the prospects for green jobs in the US and the wisdom of government investment in clean energy. The answer to this $64,000 Continue reading →
Cleantech industry leaders worry the U.S. government is picking the country's energy winners with its hefty fiscal stimulus handouts, when the market could be better equipped for that task, a new survey shows. The U.S. Department of Energy hopes to give or loan $110 billion in stimulus funds to cleantech businesses dealing in everything from Continue reading →
It’s been a while since I’ve written much of anything smart grid related that didn’t directly deal with the successful Smart Grid Summit held in conjunction with TMC’s (News – Alert) ITEXPO East last week in Miami. But, when I came across news that Nanomarkets reported that the stall behind the continual evolution of the smart Continue reading →
I’ve been dragged into some of the smart grid and smart metering discussions recently, mostly because a lot of the technologies involved will use wireless in one way or another. And I must confess to some concern around the domestic end of these technologies. As I understand it one of the visions of smart metering Continue reading →
