Balancing power supply and demand is always a complex process. When large volumes of renewables such as solar PV, wind and tidal energy, which can change abruptly with weather conditions, are integrated into the grid, this balancing process becomes even more difficult. Full Story »

In the country's seventh largest city, political leaders are betting that green energy and smart grid technology will stimulate economic growth for decades to come. Full Story »

Gasoline prices have been falling in the last few weeks, but – for most U.S. drivers – they remain painfully high. With regular unleaded costing a national average of $3.78 per gallon Tuesday, and more than $4 a gallon in six states and the District of Columbia, prices are more t... Full Story »

During the recession, about the only game in town was the Treasury Department's cash grant program, known as "1603"," a reference to its section within the American Recovery and Reconstruction Act Full Story »

The last month was a big one for energy. Oil prices reached two-and-a-half year highs; Japan dealt with a nuclear power plant on the verge of a meltdown; the one-year anniversary of the Gulf Oil disaster neared; and the International Energy Agency, historically known as an intere... Full Story »

As Japan starts rebuilding after this month's devastating earthquake and tsunami, it must do so with a significant shortfall of electricity. With almost four percent of the country's baseload capacity offline due to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and problems a... Full Story »

A November Ernst & Young LLP analysis found that U.S. venture capital investment in cleantech companies in Q3-2010 dropped to $575.6 million in 53 financing rounds, a 55 percent decrease in capital and a 22 percent decrease in deals compared to Q3-2009. In the Energy/Electricity ... Full Story »

Geothermal power is a highly reliable source of baseload, renewable power. This is a feature that utilities, looking to increase their share of renewables in the energy mix while maintaining secure supply, will no doubt find attractive. Full Story »

A few months ago, we wrote about the troubles of the early solar-services company Citizenre – an aspiring nation-wide installer that made big promises about revolutionizing the solar business, but failed to deliver on them. The article assumed that the company had faded away, nev... Full Story »

Getting a job in the clean energy industry (or, in my experience, the solar industry) isn’t necessarily easy. Most technology-heavy firms tend to have one or two business people for every dozen engineers. So in the interest of helping out those non-engineers who are trying ... Full Story »

Balancing power supply and demand is always a complex process. When large volumes of renewables such as solar PV, wind and tidal energy, which can change abruptly with weather conditions, are integrated into the grid, this balancing process becomes even more difficult. Full Story »