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The EU did more than just about anyone else at the recent UN climate summit in Doha to make progress on an array of issues that could slow global warming. But this praise is consciously faint. The meager steps forward in Qatar — like the formulation of a successor treaty to Kyoto — won’t keep global temperatures from rising less than 2 degrees in c

When speaking to geothermal advocates, it is likely that they will express a common frustration about the industry: geothermal, unlike wind and solar, is a baseload, guaranteed source of steady power, so why isn't there enough favorable policy in the U.S. to help the industry grow?

In conversations with solar people, I sometimes hear people mix up "strategy" and "tactics." I'll hear something like "I use several strategies, mostly press releases and Twitter." These are not strategies, they're tactics (tools) that work with your strategy (or strategies) for Twitter and press releases. So, before we get into a few suggestions f

Wind power growth is surging in Latin America and is expected to lead the region's renewables race with some 10,000 MW of capacity slated to come online in eight years, according to industry experts.

According to speakers at a Renewable Energy World Conference session on Successful Solar Development, developers and financiers of solar projects would benefit from greater transparency into manufacturing lines. In addition, as utilities add increasing amounts of solar power into their power mixes, independent system operators will need more sophisticated tools to accurately forecast how much solar power their systems will be able to use at any given moment.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced it will invest $29 million in solar projects in an effort to boost the nation's renewable energy sector.

SolarCity Corp., the solar power provider led by billionaire Elon Musk, cut the proposed pricing of its initial public offering while increasing the number of shares offered.

While North American regulators continue debating the merits of feed-in tariffs, another developing country has adopted the policy renowned for rapidly developing renewable energy in the developed world.

Renewable Energy World asks leading players in the industry for their verdicts on a key question of the moment. In this edition we asked for views on European onshore wind:

Confirmation bias is the tendency for people to seek out information that confirms their views – the attempt to eliminate confirmation is the number one goal of classic market research and the analyst's confirmation bias is the first target of this effort.

Residential installations of solar PV hit a record high in the third quarter of 2012, according to a new report published by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The US Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 reports that more than 118 MW of solar PV capacity was added to the United States residential sector in Q3, a growth of 12 percent since last quarter and the strongest showing ever in a single quarter.

Small investors have an advantage over big hedge funds and other professional investors: They don't have as much money.

Quick question.  Your state has good sunshine, lots of open rooftops, and the cost of solar energy has been falling by 10% per year.  Do you think it will take 13 years to double the 10 megawatts (MW) of installed solar power? Yes, if you’re the largest corporate utility in my state, and willfully ignoring the economic trend.  But ‘no’ if you make

Solar panel makers and developers have pegged South Africa as a new frontier for a few years now, and solar energy development seems to be underway in earnest. Hanwha Solar One and Suntech Power both announced Monday supply deals for large solar farms that are set to materialize over the next two years.

China's wind power sector, after stagnating for nearly a year, is expected to experience rapid development as local governments launch favorable policies.

SolarCity Corp., the solar power provider led by billionaire Elon Musk, is betting prospects for clean energy and Musk's name will help it garner a valuation 19 times the price of peers in an initial public offering.

Last night, Renewable Energy World network editors announced the project of the year winners at an Awards Gala during Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo, North America, which is co-located with Power-Gen International. Below, find our winners and runners up.

India has released a draft version of phase two of its Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), which lays out ambitions to build 9 GW of grid-connected solar plants by 2017 – more than eight times its current capacity.

JinkoSolar Holding Co. climbed to a six-month high after it won as much as $1 billion in financing from China Development Bank Corp., a sign that the Chinese government is placing bets on specific manufacturers.

The woes at fast-fading former solar superstar Suntech (NYSE: STP) keep on coming, with the company releasing its latest earnings report that shows its woes are likely to continue until its increasingly inevitable takeover by the state. That takeover, if and when it comes, is likely to be as filled with fireworks as Suntech's actual decline, with a