GLG News by Water Utility Consultants (California and Colorado)

Title is misleading, though the article is well written. It ignores many other ways to consume solar and paints with a broad brush. I agree with the conclusions on photovoltaic.

The average "Joe" only hears good things about alternate energy, lke solar, and wind, but hears the bad hings about conventional energy like coal and  nuclear. That is because we have a lot of exoperience with coal and nuclear and have had a lot of time to make mistakes and to report them. Most...

Of all the potential cellulosic and agricultural feedstocks, algae is one of the most promising for two reasons;     1. It has the highest oil content yield, more than corn, switchgrass and even palm oil and the oil is realively easy to extract.     2. Algae does...

When the new decree that regulates the Feed-in Tariff for photovoltaic solar systems is approved, the profitability of these installation will be reduced a 45 % for roof type systems and a 65 % for ground type solar systems. The FIT will be reduced from 0,44 €/kW·h to 0,33 €/kW·h...

The approval of the draft will change the actual photovoltaic market in Spain. Also administrative procedure will be clarified. The photovoltaic solar market is stuck waiting for the final text of this regulation. After the approval of the draft for regulation of photovoltaic solar systems the actual...

It is about time the republicans say something positive about nuclear power other than they "support" it. If Senator McCain really wants to see a significant number of nuclear power plants come on line by 2030 the government has to play a major role in making this happens. I would like to see the concept...

There is considerable interest in producing transportation fuels from non-food agricultural products.  The high price and short supply of diesel oil represents more of an economic penalty to the US than gasoline. and attempts are being made to find the right kind of feedstock with high enough...

Wind is a variable resource, producing power only when the wind does not blow too slow or too fast. Balancing it with the customer load will be important Wind needs more ancillary services than conventional generation because of its variable nature. Estimates are 1MW of conventional generation for every...

Corn prices have hit $6 a bushel, the highest they have ever been. soybeans are climbing rapidly in price and farmers are increasing  acreage devoted to these crops as rapidly as possible. Why?  Because theyhave more value as feedstocks for the production of ethanol and bio diesel transportation...

This article points to an area of the water industry that will continue to enjoy positive dynamics. For the investor, the message is simple: companies selling water infrastructure-related products and services, like large pipes, large valves, inspection and repair services, water pipeline engineering...