Renewable microgrids in Alabama, India and South Africa and solar net metering’s effects on utility business models and rates are highlights of this past week’s distributed clean energy news.
Wind Power
Microgrids in the News 04/12/2011
How Denmark Will Integrate 50% Wind Power by 2025 11% of U.S. Energy Production from Renewable Resources in 2010 Studies Say Natural Gas Has Its Own Environmental […]
The Other Problem with Nuclear Power
I got into renewable energy in the 1970’s, partially in response to the prospect of an expansion of nuclear power. I was videotaped by CBS News at Seabrook […]
The First True Smart Grids are Being Built Today – in Alaska
The first true “smart grids” are already being built, but they aren’t where you would expect. It is not Boulder Colorado’s much-hyped SmartGridCity, built by Xcel at a […]
Microgrids in the News 03/08/2011
Today’s resources and news stories: Korea Electric Power to Invest $1.8 Billion in Smart Power Grid by 2015
Microgrids in the News 03/02/2011
Today’s resources and news stories: Intel the Biggest Buyer of Green Energy in the U.S., Report Says Software helps determine hybrid energy sources Distributed Generation Makes Big […]
HOMER Users are Creating a New Energy Future
If the world is going to transition to a sustainable energy future, then renewable energy must eventually supply more than a 20% share of the power sector. However, […]