GLG News by Renewable Energy Experts in GLG Member Programs

The pro-independence Scottish National Party has won one more seat than its rival Labour Party, making it the largest party in the Scottish Parliament. 700 votes in the Western Isles tipped the balance, winning the SNP the seat and the dominant role in Parliament.Plans for three large windfarms were...

WaveHub, a publicly funded wave farm development hub has announced that it has closed development funding of £21.5 million to enable development of the hub.The WaveHub is intended to be a central electrical connection into which small arrays of experimental wave energy devices can connect.So...

Chevron has agreed to invest some euros 600,000 in Irish company WaveBob.This makes Chevron a member of the exclusive club of major oil companies with investments and projects in renewable energy, including Shell (offshore wind, biomass) and Total (offshore wind).It also gives WaveBob a shot in...

The battle over the Cape Wind offshore project is in the hands of a federal agency more used to dealing with mines than turbines.  How the environmental impact statement is handled, as well as the timeliness of federal policy renewal and extension, will impact not only Cape Wind, but the US offshore...

This will be in the news often in the next few weeks.  The IRS and the EPA take their roles from EPAct 2005 Section 1346 where renewable diesel originated.  This opens the door for new technology to run parallel with esters (biodiesel) so that non-esters (renewable diesel) can both begin to...

The boom in photovoltaic's will come from superior marketing and supply chain management, as much as technically great products.  Open Energy may have both as they enter into an agreement with a second major roofing company that will give them access to a potentially large market of residential...

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Annual Green Power Program Report shows increasing maturity in the size and cost-effectiveness of nonpolluting, renewable electricity offerings to end users who can't or don't want to place solar panels or wind turbines on their properties.  Greater market...

Italy is beginning serious discussions with Chile in developing geothermal power there.  Chile is way behind Brazil and Argentina in wind and solar power development.  Chile's strong economic growth and increase in pollution may cause it to consider all renewables in its energy portfolio. ...

BP has had a long involvement in photovoltaics that seemed to be a genuine corporate commitment.  But production snafus and stagnation during this decade eroded their market share and raised questions of their staying in the PV game.  This recent announcement of large-scale production expansion...

The Bank of America announcement on their environmental commitment may be more corporate public relations in these times of raised awareness.  However, looking through the commitments is potentially significant monetary support for green mortgages.  This alone can have a considerable impact...