GLG News by Renewable Energy Experts in GLG Member Programs

The status of offshore wind power in the US is certainly a present day embarrassment and could lead to long-term competitive disadvantages, but for now, there's plenty of American real estate to install wind farms before going offshore becomes a necessity.

Corn is grown to provide food for human and animal needs, that is what it should be used for, that is good resource management. If we continue to go down the corn based Biodiesel/Ethanol path, someday soon Corn Flakes will be $10/box and we will still be needing more fuel than ever before because we...

The US solar and wind power markets show great promise, maintaining global healthy growth rates for the wind and solar markets.  The US could rival present leader Germany.  However, Congressional inaction threatens this promise.  Lack of decisive legislation this year can harm US...

The perilous energy situation threatens israel almost as much as Palestine, if not so immediately.  Israel is vulnerable to attack of its still centralized energy infrastructure, as well as potential political pressure.  But Israel also holds a promise of renewable energy, along with companies...

To find out what corporations are really thinking, looking at dry reports is often more important than their public relations output.  The respected BP Statistical Review of World Energy is one indicator of how seriously this company takes green power.  The results are not just disappointing,...

ExxonMobil has learned the European lesson: There is no need to worry for the profit in a cap and trade system - it is all about system design. The real fight will be between fuel suppliers and industrial consumers.  

Observers in the photovoltaic industry have been calculating the time when solar electricity will be as cheap to generate as grid-connected.  This article reports on a conference prediction of parity in 2030 to 2040.  Maybe, but not at the low rates they predict.

Biofuel could be considered a mean to achieve CO2 reductions and decrease dependence of fossil fuels. But now it has turned into a goal of its own resulting in low energy efficiency and higher CO2 emissions than otherwise would be achieved. Biofuels has become an excuse for not considering unpopular...

Headlines and feature articles focus on more fuel-efficient cars, like hybrids, and increased public transit and bicycle usage.  But the fundamental trend in the US, as borne by this US Census Bureau report, is that American drivers remain adhered to going solo.  Combined with...

Hydrogen fuel remains a tantalizing medium for providing power and heat (remember it's not an energy source, but stored energy), but what energy sources will provide this fuel?  Will it be extracted from nonrenewable hydrocarbons like coal,  or will renewable wind or solar power split water...