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Podcast: A Deeper Look at DOE’s Cleantech Strategy

Podcast: A Deeper Look at DOE’s Cleantech Strategy

Stephen Lacey: May 17, 2013

The assistant secretary of energy efficiency and renewable energy talks about where the Department of Energy is headed.

A New Model for Valuing Distributed Energy

A New Model for Valuing Distributed Energy

Adam James: May 16, 2013

Here’s the secret sauce: E+C-Co+Be+Ext.

Senate Approves Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary

Senate Approves Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary

Stephen Lacey: May 16, 2013

A unanimous confirmation

Study: Doubling Wind Will Cut Rates for PJM Customers

Study: Doubling Wind Will Cut Rates for PJM Customers

Herman K. Trabish: May 15, 2013

Savings more than cover costs in Mid-Atlantic and Midwest states.

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Insights Into Renewables and the Grid From Congress

Herman K. Trabish: May 13, 2013

First insight: Both parties see the grid’s sources of electricity are shifting.

Women in the Wind Industry

Women in the Wind Industry

Herman K. Trabish: May 13, 2013

“It is going to take all the talent we can find and the best ideas that are out there.”

Wind Industry Wants PTC Extended and Big Piece of Energy Pie

Wind Industry Wants PTC Extended and Big Piece of Energy Pie

Herman K. Trabish: May 10, 2013

That PTC phase-out is officially off—and the fight for wind’s future is on.

US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy Buy

US Army Rolling Out $7B Renewable Energy Buy

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: May 10, 2013

Private money is financing privately developed renewable energy projects, beginning with geothermal, that will power U.S. military installations.

Conventional Wisdom About Clean Energy Is Still Way Out of Date

Conventional Wisdom About Clean Energy Is Still Way Out of Date

Chris Nelder: May 9, 2013

“It’s not 1990 anymore.”

Innovations in Wind, 2013 Edition

Innovations in Wind, 2013 Edition

Herman K. Trabish: May 8, 2013

Everything from the blades to the transmission lines is changing.

Study: Tiny Rate Increases From Meeting Renewable Portfolio Standards

Study: Tiny Rate Increases From Meeting Renewable Portfolio Standards

Katherine Tweed: May 8, 2013

Meeting an RPS is costing less than previously thought in many states.

Anti-Renewables Push Continues With Shady Vote

Anti-Renewables Push Continues With Shady Vote

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: May 7, 2013

The battle over North Carolina’s renewable portfolio standard carries on after a suspicious vote in a Senate committee.

Talking Wind and Analytics With New GE Renewables Head Anne McEntee

Talking Wind and Analytics With New GE Renewables Head Anne McEntee

Herman K. Trabish: May 7, 2013

GE did 6+ gigawatts in 2012—but the entire 2013 market may only be 4 gigawatts.

GE Adds Energy Storage to Its Brilliant Wind Turbine

GE Adds Energy Storage to Its Brilliant Wind Turbine

Herman K. Trabish: May 6, 2013

With GE’s software, stored wind can increase three revenue streams.

New Eagle-Kill Regulations for Wind Farms May Have Mixed Consequences

New Eagle-Kill Regulations for Wind Farms May Have Mixed Consequences

Patrick Donnelly-Shores: May 3, 2013

How will developers respond?