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Sunday, November 29, 2015
Fwd: Beyond Policy: The Future of Renewable Energy
Beyond Policy: The Future of Renewable Energy
The pace of growth of renewable energy technologies – hydropower, wind, solar, geothermal, biopower, and emerging renewables – has accelerated in the last decade.
Since 2005, 870 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity have been added to the global electric power system. In 2014 alone, 37 GW of hydropower, 51 GW of wind power, and 40 GW of solar power were installed, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
Today, when a new power plant is built somewhere in the world, it is just as likely to be renewable as it is fossil fuel or nuclear. We believe this trend will continue and that more than 50 percent of new global electricity capacity additions will come from renewable energy through the end of the decade.
Data from global electricity markets highlight the magnitude of renewable energy's presence on the global power scene. In 2014, generation from renewable energy sources added up to nearly 5,500 terawatt hours (TWh).
Renewables have now edged out natural gas as the second-largest source of electricity generation – second only to coal – and with the current boom, renewable energy will continue to be a leading fuel in the future. Renewables are an important addition to the diverse international electricity generation portfolio.
New investments in renewable power are outpacing investment in additional fossil fuel capacity as well. Global new investment in renewable energy, excluding large hydro, was $270 billion in 2014. That represents a 17 percent increase from 2013.
Investment in renewables was evenly split between developed and developing countries. Total investment in fossil fuel generation capacity was $289 billion. However, many of these investments were made to replace existing power plants that were being retired. Investments for net fossil fuel capacity additions were $132 billion.
Furthermore, for the first time, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has more investments in renewable energy than in thermal power.
A confluence of factors is driving this transition. First, growth in global electricity demand has fueled the rise of all power generation technologies. GE estimates that global electricity generation rose from 16,800 to 21,900 TWh between 2005 and 2014, with nearly 2,000 GW of new sources of electricity installed to meet this growing demand.
Second, the rising threat of climate change, the desire for increased domestic energy security and enhanced economic development have prompted policymakers to implement an increasing number of renewable power support policies across the globe. These policies have been successful in encouraging the adoption of renewable power over the last decade.
Third, and most importantly, as a result of technology innovation, renewable power technologies have become increasingly cost competitive over time and more "grid-friendly" – or compatible with the electric power system.
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for onshore wind power has declined by 15 percent since 2009, which has enabled wind power to be the least-cost source of electricity generation in many jurisdictions around the world.
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The largest cost reductions have come from solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, which has experienced a 53 percent decline in costs since 2009. New technologies that incorporate energy storage to reduce the impact of variability from wind and solar PV technologies, as well as the addition of digital technologies that ensure the renewable power system are fully optimized, will continue to push down the cost of renewable energy and facilitate their integration to the grid
Looking ahead, the combination of business innovation and smart renewable energy policies will continue to drive large amounts of renewable energy investment, capacity and generation. GE estimates that another 730 GW of renewable energy capacity will be added between 2015 and 2020.
Renewable energy capacity additions will account for over 50 percent of total global electric power capacity additions through the end of the decade. As in the last decade, hydropower, wind and solar PV are expected to account for the bulk of these additions.
As a result, carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation will be up to 13 percent lower in 2020 than they would have otherwise been without non-hydro renewable power technologies in the global electricity portfolio.
However, there are both challenges and opportunities in the path ahead. First, stakeholders must work together to coordinate electricity planning. Second they must develop rules to ensure system flexibility, expansion of electricity access and to improve systems operations according to market evolution expectations.
In order to accommodate the increasing levels of variable renewable energy, both demand- and supply-side technologies within the electric system must become increasingly flexible. Greater levels of deployment and utilization of the existing grid-friendly capabilities of renewables will be required.
Technology innovations like more sophisticated methods of forecasting the wind and sun, and cost-competitive energy storage solutions will be needed to allow renewables to become more predictable and to better manage variability. And finally, the Industrial Internet must be fully leveraged to enable greater control and coordination across the grid.
Through technology and business model innovation, GE believes that these challenges can be transformed into opportunities. At GE, innovation is driven across the organization and accelerated by GE's commitment to Ecomagination.
Innovations like GE's Digital Wind Farm and new Industrial Internet successfully blend the physical and digital in ways that help maximize resource productivity across the global energy system. Over 100 years ago, GE imagined a world where humankind was able to successfully harness the sun, wind, and sea.
Thanks to continuous technology innovation, this is the world that we live in today. Let's seize this opportunity and work collaboratively to further accelerate renewable energy innovation, build new solutions and create a sustainable electric power system for the planet, its people and the world economy.
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Fwd: New York To Mandate 50 Percent Renewable Energy by 2030 - Renewable Energy World
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New York To Mandate 50 Percent Renewable Energy by 2030
New York Governor Cuomo plans to issue a mandate, called the Clean Energy Standard, to require that New York State achieve 50 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2030 according to a press release issued on November 23 by Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York within the Governor's office.
The Clean Energy Standard will provide support for upstate nuclear power plants whose operations are under threat because of low natural gas prices. To be clear, said Kauffman, nuclear sources will not count toward the 50 percent renewable mandate.
The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) applauded Governor Cuomo and the State of New York on the plan to generate 50 percent of the state's power from solar, wind, hydroelectric,biomass or other renewable sources in 15 years.
"The Governor has already shown his vision for a successful low-carbon energy economy in New York thorough the state's path-breaking Reforming the Energy Vision initiative, and ACORE applauds his continued leadership with the proposed mandate for 50 percent renewables by 2030," said Dan Reicher, Interim President and CEO of ACORE and Executive Director of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy & Finance at Stanford University. "With the adoption of this mandate, New York would join an elite group of states reaching for 50 percent clean, renewable power that cuts carbon emissions and grows the economy."
ACORE's Chief Strategy Officer Todd Foley believes the investment dollars necessary to reach that goal are firmly in place. "As the finance capital of the world, New York is also well positioned to take advantage of the fast-growing trend on Wall Street to finance clean energy projects. Investing long-term in a pro-renewables energy system will ensure that the citizens of New York enjoy both a healthy environment and a prosperous economy for many years to come."
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said the announcement is an affirmation of solar power in the state. "Governor Cuomo's plan to implement a 50 percent renewable portfolio standard (RPS) represents a strong endorsement for solar power as part of a responsible approach to a clean energy future. Solar is a job-creating American economic engine that will bring affordable and clean electricity to the Empire State for many decades to come," said Rhone Resch, president and CEO of SEIA.
"A 50 percent RPS is a significant milestone toward addressing New York's climate goals, and reaffirms the state as a leader in seizing the economic advantages of clean energy," he added.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015
BBC News: Oil and gas companies 'risk losing $2tn'
Hit 'em where it hurts. Sew forecast doubts in the capital markers.
Oil and gas companies 'risk losing $2tn'
Oil and gas companies 'risk losing $2tn'
The world's biggest oil and gas companies risk losing $2.2tn by overestimating future demand for fossil fuels, a report suggests.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
BBC News: The hunt for Albert Einstein's missing waves
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The hunt for Albert Einstein's missing waves
The hunt for Albert Einstein's missing waves
In the Italian countryside, not far from Pisa, a vast experiment is about to get under way to find the last great proof of Einstein's theory of gravity.
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BBC News: Time to act on natural capital is now, says Charles
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Time to act on natural capital is now, says Charles
Time to act on natural capital is now, says Charles
Prince Charles laments the "economic invisibility of nature" and calls on business leaders to act now to save the world's natural capital.
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BBC News: New Shepard: Test flight for 're-useable spaceship'
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New Shepard: Test flight for 're-useable spaceship'
New Shepard: Test flight for 're-useable spaceship'
The Amazon.com entrepreneur Jeff Bezos has claimed success on the second flight of his New Shepard spaceship.
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Inside Costa Rica MobileCNFL considering appeal, wants full rate hike of 35.56 percent: report » Inside Costa Rica
Wow! Showing no restraint or care for impact on ratepayers. Only rate consumers matter in the monopoly equation.
Sun Ed re-shuffles deck chairs
Terraform Power CEO resigns
24.11.2015: US renewable energy company and solar manufacturer SunEdison Inc. announced that its board of directors has appointed Emmanuel T. Hernandez, the company’s current chairman, as new executive chairman. The move is intended to support the company’s plans to »improve the alignment and effectiveness of its operating structure, drive operational efficiency and focus on its organic development opportunities. « Furthermore, Sunedison has appointed Peter Blackmore, who resigned as a board member, as new chairman of the board of directors of both Terraform Power and Terraform Global, the company’s yieldco vehicles. Furthermore, Sunedison CFO Brian Wuebbels will take the role of CFO of both companies. The company also said that Carlos Domenech, the president and CEO of both Terraform Power, has resigned and has also left Sunedison and Terraform Global. © PHOTON
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Monday, November 23, 2015
Bloomberg: Leapfrogging to Solar: Emerging Markets Outspend Rich Countries for the First Time
From Bloomberg, Nov 23, 2015, 8:27:32 AM
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Turkey plans first giant solar projects, introduces incentives for renewable energy equipment industry
Turkey plans first giant solar projects, introduces incentives for renewable energy equipment industry
Turkey had reached approximately 53 MW of PV capacity as of the end of February 2015.
23.11.2015: Turkey’s Ministry of Economy announced a plan to develop GW-sized PV projects across the country and to introduce incentives for the renewable energy equipment industry. The ministry said that the production of equipment for renewable energy projects will be supported through VAT exemptions, other tax exemptions, and non-rate subsidies. Local newspaper Hurryiet reports that the announcement was given in the country’s official journal. The government, however, said that wind turbine production, as well as wind energy production, will be considered »priority investment area.« Turkey’s Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said that investments will be supported for seven years by also benefiting from VAT exemptions, customs tax exemptions, tax reductions, interest rate support, investment site allocation opportunities and easier social security payments. The article also revealed that the Turkish Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işı announced in the same edition of the official journal a plan to build a 1.4 GW solar park in the province of Central Anatolian province of Niğde and that similar giant PV projects are also planned for the Central Anatolian province of Karaman and the eastern province of Van. The article does not provide more details on the projects. In February, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources launched a plan to promote renewable energy development in Turkey. The plan calls for the addition of 34 GW of hydropower, 20 GW of wind energy, 5 GW of solar energy, 1 GW of geothermal and 1 GW of biomass generation capacity by 2023. EBRD stressed that the plan is in line with the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive and that it will help the country increase its total installed generation capacity by 30% while relying exclusively on renewable energy sources. Turkey previously announced it aimed to install 600 MW of PV capacity through its FIT scheme by 2015. FIT incentives were approved in December 2010 and took effect at the beginning of 2011. The current legislation does not include a capacity cap, so developers can install as many PV installations as they like as long as each system is smaller than 1 MW. © PHOTON
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Sunday, November 22, 2015
BBC News: Moroccan solar plant to bring energy to a million people
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Moroccan solar plant to bring energy to a million people
Moroccan solar plant to bring energy to a million people
A giant plant using energy from the sun to power a Moroccan city at night will open next month.
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Friday, November 20, 2015
Yieldcos acquired 15 GW of effective capacity since July 2013, CohnReznick
Yieldcos acquired 15 GW of effective capacity since July 2013, CohnReznick
20.11.2015: According to the third edition of North America Renewable Energy Brief from US national professional services firm CohnReznick LLP, yieldcos have raised $19 billion through IPOs, secondary offerings, and various debt instruments over the past two and a half years. Of this sum, $11.3 billion was secured by yieldcos in debt and equity in the first three quarters of 2015. Terraform Power and Terraform Global, the two yieldco vehicles launched by US renewable energy company and solar manufacturer SunEdison Inc., were able to reach a market share of 32% and 17%, respectively, in the first three quarters of this year. Furthermore, CohnReznick reports that yieldcos were able to acquire 6.5 GW of effective capacity in the first nine months of 2015, up from 6.0 GW of capacity acquired during all of 2014 and 3.5 GW in 2013. In the period from January to September 2015, Terraform Power was the largest acquirer of renewable energy assets with 2.3 GW of capacity, followed by Terraform Global (1.3 GW), NRG Yield Inc. (812 MW) and NextEra Energy Partners (664 MW). The report stresses that yieldocs are now being challenged on a number of fronts. A part from tumbling stock prices, yieldcos will now have to deal with the pending expiration of the 30% solar ITC at the end of 2016. »Some yieldcos don’t have as much transparency as investors would like to see,« said C ohnReznick Ron Sternthal. »So investors have started to question this and it is a big issue. The assets don’t grow in value like real estate because they depreciate. So, they constantly need to acquire new assets to grow. The bigger they get, the more assets yieldcos need to acquire to grow at the same pace.« © PHOTON
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Thursday, November 19, 2015
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Fwd: CNN Breaking News record temps
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October 2015 was the warmest October on record and the warmest month ever recorded relative to the month's average temperature, a new NOAA report says. It was the sixth straight month setting a global temperature record.
The temperatures got a boost this year from what may end up being the strongest El Nino ever recorded reaching its peak. El Nino, which is characterized by warming of ocean waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean, is helping to drive global temperatures upward this year, but El Nino cannot fully account for the warming. The overall trend continues to climb higher thanks largely to man-made climate change and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Siemens and RWE Build Next-Generation Virtual Power Plant - Global Energy World - Be the first to know
As discussed many times since 2008, the intelligence and value of distributed energy is moving from the physical level up into the network and applications where our telecom and silicon valley colleagues await.
BBC News: Big Antarctic ice melt scenarios 'not plausible'
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Big Antarctic ice melt scenarios 'not plausible'
Big Antarctic ice melt scenarios 'not plausible'
Scientists say the contribution of a melting Antarctica to sea level rise this century will be significant and challenging, but that some nightmare scenarios are just not realistic.
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PV Magazine Mobil: Enel marks push into renewables with Enel Green Energy repurchase
Motivation? Now central to mother ship growth strategy? If so, marks another sign of fundamental market shift for the monopoly players.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
ReneSola Q3 results show downstream shift beginning to bear fruit: pv-magazine
Jinko shifted downstream. Now Renesola shows initial results of same. Panel suppliers taking the natural (and riskier) shift to providing financing.
Tractebel Energia wins contract for 9.2 MW of solar power through Brazil's reserve energy auction
Tractebel Energia wins contract for 9.2 MW of solar power through Brazil's reserve energy auction
17.11.2015: Brazialian energy company Tractebel Energia, a subsidiary of French energy giant GFD Suez, has secured the contract to provide with 9.2 MW of PV power Brazil’s energy regulator ANEEL in the frame of the auction for solar and wind power projects (Leilao de Reserva) held by the Brazilian government on November 2013. The company will sell power from a 30 MW PV plant it is developing in the municipality of Assu, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Norte, at a price of 302.99 BRL ($79.0) per MWh. The auction ended with an average price of 297.95 BRL ($77.4) per MWh for solar projects. Tractebel Energia has currently an installed generation capacity of 8,765 MW in Brazil. Most of this capacity comes from hydroelectric power plants. © PHOTON
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Brazilian government publishes guidelines for rural solar electrification program
Copy of rules is in our master.
Brazilian government publishes guidelines for rural solar electrification program
17.11.2015: Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has published the guidelines for the country’s rural solar electrification program Luz Para Todos. The Brazilian government introduced the program in July 2015. The guidelines provide the technical and financial procedures for the installation of an off-grid solar projects in Brazil’s remote areas. © PHOTON
luzparatodos.mme.gov.br/luzparatodos/downloads/manual_sistemas_isolados_16_11_15.pdf
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Monday, November 16, 2015
Bloomberg: U.S. Gas Supplies Add Another 7 Billion Cubic Feet to Record
From Bloomberg, Nov 16, 2015, 7:03:10 PM
On Friday, a U.S. government report showed America's natural gas stockpiles had swelled by 49 billion cubic feet to reach a record. It was in line with what analysts had forecast. Except for one thing.
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Climate Negotiations in Paris Could Increase Use of Low-Carbon Energy Tech
Solar and wind to enter an accelerating virtuous cycle where increasing current adoption rates result in geometrically increasing forward demand.
Friday, November 13, 2015
IEA renewables forecast "inadequately low" includes "serious errors" says NGO: pv-magazine
It’s hard when your pro oil and nuke spin doesn’t match up with the facts.
Re: Abengoa Reports Nine-Month Loss as Auditor Highlights Concerns - Bloomberg Business
Steer clear of the Spanish.
Most "cook the books"
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Another Yieldco-induced disaster. Guess who is the largest equity stakeholder in Abengoa today? Gestamp.
Can Money Make Big Oil Behave? - Bloomberg Business
Look at who is clamoring for subsidies now (as ever).
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-12/can-money-make-big-oil-behave-
Thorium touted as savior for Nukes is as far off as carbon capture and storage.
Nuclear Power
Thorium seen as nuclear's new frontier
Pallava Bagla
In the wake of the meltdowns in Fukushima, Japan, in March 2011, several nations are taking a close look at the unheralded radioactive element, thorium, as a nuclear fuel-the theme of a conference in Mumbai, India, last month that drew participants from 30 countries. Compared with uranium, the standard reactor fuel, thorium is more abundant and harder to divert to weapons production, and it yields less radioactive waste. But thorium can't simply be swapped in for uranium in standard reactors. Taking up the engineering gauntlet, several nations are pursuing thorium reactors in which the fuel is dissolved in a bath of molten salt. India, meanwhile, plans to have a power reactor using solid thorium fuel running within 10 years.
American Academy for the Advancement of Science, November 2015
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Abengoa Reports Nine-Month Loss as Auditor Highlights Concerns - Bloomberg Business
Another Yieldco-induced disaster. Guess who is the largest equity stakeholder in Abengoa today? Gestamp.
Fwd: Bloomberg: IEA Says Record 3 Billion-Barrel Oil Stocks May Weaken Prices
From Bloomberg, Nov 13, 2015, 4:00:00 AM
Nov. 13 -- Neil Atkinson, head of analysis at Lloyd's List Intelligence, discusses the outlook for oil and OPEC's strategy. He speaks with Manus Cranny on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move."
Nov. 13 -- Neil Atkinson, head of analysis at Lloyd's List Intelligence, discusses the outlook for oil and OPEC's strategy. He speaks with Manus Cranny on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move." Oil stockpiles have swollen to a record of almost 3 billion barrels because of strong production in OPEC and elsewhere, potentially deepening the rout in prices, according to the International Energy Agency.
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Petroleum Industry Joins US Government to Fight Teenagers in Climate Court
Got the kids on their litigation list now.
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Fwd: Bloomberg: Abengoa Reports 194 Million-Euro Loss on Yieldco Stake Charge
From Bloomberg, Nov 13, 2015, 6:02:12 AM
Abengoa SA, the Spanish renewable energy company that's lost almost half its market value this year, reported a nine-month loss after it took a charge on its stake in Abengoa Yield Plc.
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Putin Arrives in Hungary
Putin arrives in Hungary.
Immigration official asks, "Occupation?"
Putin replies, "No, just here for the day."
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Etrion sees net losses worsen, accelerated RE growth in Chile plays a role: pv-magazine
Trouble for our Miami based colleagues. Note their less than sunny characterization of the Chile market.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
SunEdison widens losses in the third quarter
SunEdison widens losses in the third quarter
11.11.2015: US solar manufacturer and project developer SunEdison Inc. saw its losses widen in the third quarter of this year, despite a slight year-on-year increase in sales. Quarterly net sales reached $476, up 1.5% from $469 million a year earlier. Net loss, meanwhile, widened to $328 million from $317 million. The company’s operating loss increased substantially from $127 million in the third quarter of 2014 to $250 million in the latest quarter. Of the total revenue, $293 million came from the company’s renewable energy development, while the company’s yieldco vehicles Terraform Power and Terraform Global were able to achieve quarterly sales of $163 million and $39 million, respectively. At the end of September, SunEdison had a PV project pipeline of 7.87 GW, of which 2.88 GW of projects under construction. Looking forward, SunEdison said it expects so deliver between 833 MW and 933 MW in the fourth quarter and between 2.15 GW and 2.25 GW in full fiscal year 2015. In the third quarter of this year the company delivered 640 MW. © PHOTON
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
IEA talks Energy Transition, but still low-balls future growth of wind and solar: pv-magazine
Originally and still a fossil industry shill, now being forced to reluctantly and minimally acknowledge reality. Love the “nutcracker effect” referenced, in which they find their own nuts clearly being squeezedJ
Average prices of solar modules are expected to decline in the second half of 2016, according to IHS.
Average prices of solar modules are expected to decline in the second half of 2016, according to IHS.
10.11.2015: Global solar module demand will grow 12% year on year to 65.5 GW in 2016, according to US market research company IHS. The company believes that solar module shipments will grow considerably in the first half of next year due to installation deadlines and policy dynamics of the Chinese and US solar markets. Moreover, IHS forecasts that in 2016 over 58.7 GW of PV capacity will be installed worldwide, a 33% increase compared to 2015. The company also expects that PV module prices will remain stable in the first half of next year and that APS along the module value-chain will fall only in the second half the year. »Global PV demand for 2017 will slow, which will adversely affect module ASPs and margins in the second half of 2016,« said Edurne Zoco, senior manager and principal analyst, IHS Technology. »There will be some buildup of inventory, and module price declines will be much heavier than they were in 2015 and during the first half of 2016. A slump in global PV demand in 2017 looks increasingly likely, as the United States is expected to suffer a major decline in 2017, following planned significant reductions in the country’s investment tax credit.« © PHOTON
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Friday, November 6, 2015
BBC News: Exxon Mobil accused of climate change cover-up
Tobacco II coming up.
Exxon Mobil accused of climate change cover-up
Exxon Mobil accused of climate change cover-up
Oil giant Exxon Mobil is being investigated for misleading the public about the impact of climate change.
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Fwd: CNN Breaking News
Oil industry lobby takes one in the shorts. With fossil-head Harper gone, this puppy is probably dead.
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Secretary of State John Kerry has recommended that the United States reject the Keystone XL pipeline, senior administration officials told CNN, concluding it is not in the country's national security interest.
Kerry's determination spells almost certain death for the massive project, a seven-year political fight that has pitted oil companies and Republicans against environmentalists.
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see perhaps unprecedented inverse delta between wind and solar. Solar tracking to LCOE outperform all fossil and all other renewables but hydro
6.11.2015: An analysis of the results of Chile's recent power auction conducted by experts of Deutsche Bank has showed that solar and wind power are currently the cheapest source of electricity in the country. Renewable energy projects, in fact, won 100% of the tendered contracts for the supply of 1,200 GWh. According to Deutsche Bank, three solar parks offered to sell power between $65 and $68 per MWh, two wind farms bid a price of $79 per MWh, while the price offered for coal power projects was of $97 per MWh. The company, however, believes that Chile will install only 500 MW of PV power in 2016 and 400 MW in 2017. This would be a considerable decrease from this year, when over 1 GW of PV capacity is expected to be installed in the country. Deutsche Bank experts said that, although Chile has approved several gigawatts of PV projects over the past years, many of these projects are unlikely to get built until the transmission lines get fixed © PHOTON
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Normally unemployment under 5% would = wage inflation, but the non-registered unemployed and other factors (increased investment in automation in particular) make this less certain.
Still, better news than heading in the other direction.
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Thursday, November 5, 2015
Big Sun to demonstrate tracker tech in 840 kW rooftop array: pv-magazine
30% more energy from rooftops.
http://www.pv-magazine.com/index.php?id=9&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=21843&cHash=053c32e3fca9930cdf352b0b7c13c283#axzz3qfiQkfGq
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BBC News: Sun comes alive in HD images
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Sun comes alive in HD images
Sun comes alive in HD images
Remarkable high-definition images of the sun taken by Nasa's space-based telescope, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) have been released.
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Solar & Wind Reach a Big Renewables Turning Point : BNEF - Bloomberg Business
Those of us that see the forward cost curve should have no more doubt about whether we have reached the inflection/tipping points. We are seasoned veterans positioned at the right point in the value chain at exactly the right time time in a global boom.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-06/solar-wind-reach-a-big-renewables-turning-point-bnef
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Fwd: Sunpower selling projects business
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Monday, November 2, 2015
Bloomberg: The $26 Billion Hole That Has Clean Power Scrambling for Cover
From Bloomberg, Nov 2, 2015, 7:01:00 PM
Golf carts stand under solar panels in a parking lot in Tempe, Arizona.
Golf carts stand under solar panels in a parking lot in Tempe, Arizona. For investors in yieldco stocks, it's been a quick and wild ride.
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