GLG News by Renewable Energy Experts in GLG Member Programs

  As worldwide installed wind capacity increases and appears to be poised for continued growth in the U. S., it is important to remember some key issues related to continued development in the U.S. for the long term. Nameplate capacity does not always equate to the same megawatt-hours per...

The EU has committed to a binding target of 20% of power coming from renewables by 2020, although the target has yet to be allocated between EU countries. The UK is already struggling to meet its 2010 target to generate 10% of power from renewables. Major changes to the planning process are required...

The world's wind power markets continued their impressive gains, with a variety of countries installing large numbers of turbines and high percentages of growth rates.  As traditional markets like Germany and Denmark mature, countries like India and Spain continue to grow steadily.  The US...

British supermarket chain Tesco's chief announces company will spend $1 billion (US) to include carbon footprint label on Tesco-branded food and clothing products.Just as caloric and nutritional content product labels have become standard, so too will labels detailing energy consumption and pollution...

Binding or indicative targets on renewable energy in the EU in 2020. That is one of the big issues to be settled at the EU Summit to be held 8th-9th march in Brussels.The article describes the result of a Eurobarometer survey that shows that 83% of the population in the EU supports mandatory EU wide...

Scotland has a world class wave and tidal resource, and wants to build a dominant position in the emerging markets for marine renewable power. The Scottish Executive has just announced £13 million of funding support for nine different wave and tidal device developers. There’s also additional...

Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) recent agreement with Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC Power) to work cooperatively to develop the Reedsport OPT Wave Park in Douglas County, Oregon is another sign of utilities growing interest in using emerging wave and tidal technologies to help...

The emission of greenhouse gasses should be decreased significantly before 2020 if we still want to prevent a climate catastrophe. This is still possible, but only with "rapid introduction of new and efficient technology."This is stated in the still unpublished part of the "World Climate Report" of...

The US has competed in renewable energy markets badly hobbled by short-term and fractured policies and incentives.  Fundamental trends may finally allow the US to take the lead in renewable energy if it undertakes the necessary long term actions to make it so.

The intentions of Mr. Branson are certainly good, but is he going about it the wrong way with trying to address the issue in one big splash, rather than a lot of small waves.  It's through many small steps that renewable energy technologies have developed and the markets have grown.