GLG News by Renewable Energy Experts in GLG Member Programs

China’s position as the world’s largest investor in renewable energy is likely to strengthen. One of the key sources of renewable energy for China is wind energy. The central area for wind energy development is Inner Mongolia, where a majority of China’s energy resources are found, principally coal. China’s...

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) have created major markets for trading carbon credits and encouraged internal abatement programs as well as renewable energy projects. A majority of carbon trading in the EU focuses on carbon remediation...

To the uninitiated, the requests by major CA utilities for more renewables seems like a slam dunk for those seeking to sell their renewable resources.  But how real are the responders to these requests?  Are the contracts they enter into with PG&E and SCE really going to come to fruition,...

In the last few months the debate on climate change has shifted quickly in the US and the US Senate. A bill proposed by John McCain and Joseph Liebermann, and C-sponsored by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama pass the test to be more than just fine words. 1) It acknowledges the costs of reducing...

China’s position as the world’s largest investor in renewable energy is likely to strengthen. One of the key sources of renewable energy for China is wind energy. The central area for wind energy development is Inner Mongolia, where a majority of China’s energy resources are found, principally coal. China’s...

Goldman demonstrates demand for renewable energy acquisitionsPurchase reflects eagerness by European firms to enter U.S. market

A new company is looking to commercialise a technology to save wind energy by using it to compress stored gas.If successful, this could help to solve the intermittency problem by smoothing out the peaks and troughs, making output more predictable and thereby accessing higher electricity prices.In turn,...

Congratulations are indeed due to Lunar Energy for their proposed 8 MW tidal project. As was noted in the analysis by Mr. Aldersey-Williams, it is a long way from announcement to operation, but it appears there is support and momentum for this effort to move forward in Britain. This nascent industry...

OpenHydro has signed a deal to provide Alderney with tidal turbines. OpenHydro looks to be developing a leading position in the tidal sector, as it can add this deal to another one recently announced in Nova Scotia. We don't believe that any other tidal developer can point to two commercial development...

A British hotelier reports a new device for refridgerators reduces their electricity consumption by 30%.Carbon reductions through energy efficiency will reward innovation.