GLG News by Renewable Energy Experts in GLG Member Programs

A national Renewable Portfolio Standard is an admirable goal, and one I personally support.  But, my more jaundiced eye sees the RPS not working well or at all due to the inherent federal, state-based nature of our power system, except where it crosses state lines, and even then, it will be...

Conergy AG is the world leader in integrating, or installing solar electric (photovoltaic) systems.  They have branched out from PV and Germany, diversifying their operating markets and employing other renewable energy technologies.  Their business model has been successful in reducing the...

Prepare for a carbon constrained economy. Postpone the need for new coal power plants by electricity savings and renewable energy. Use the time to improve technologies and the electricity grid to prepare for more dynamic consumption patterns with intelligent consumption and local electricity production....

A 15% national RPS by 2020 has passed the house. This is good news as it establish the principle that all consumers should pay their share of the renewable energy and creates a strong market driver for renewable energy technologies.

While the headlines and most investors focus on solar electricity, or photovoltaic power, solar thermal systems continue the strong growth in markets like Europe.  Simpler technology and higher energy conversion capability makes this a major energy saver, as well as another growing industry in...

PepsiCo's acquisition of renewable energy certificates ("REC's" or "green tags") may be a sign that another big corporation is getting serious about reducing pollution or long-term energy costs.  Or it can just be public relations fluff for a corporation used to spending huge amounts of money for...

American consumers have demonstrated great resilience in absorbing higher gasoline costs, whether in trade off of expenses, deferments or going further into debt.  It may be a function of overall energy costs exceeding a certain percentage of household incomes.

This article suggested a rosy picture of China's hydropower market, but ignored the significant risks. It is true that there will be growing demand for hydroelectricity in China, from super-large, large projects to small- and micro-hydro, because of the rapidly growing electricity demand, especially...

The bias in our present way of doing things is a snapshot mentality that if something doesn't work the way it is supposed to right now, we tend to discard it.  Thus a report like Greenpeace's premise that renewable energy can be cheaper than non-renewables is discounted, because, after all, it...

New federal energy legislation that will promote greater efficiency and less pollution will be extremely difficult to enact because of the political, geographic and social complexity of the United States.  Even if this legislation is enacted into law, the effect will be slow in forthcoming because...