Rather than becoming the first American offshore wind turbine to achieve "wet steel," a landmark single prototype project planned off the coast of Virginia has instead dried up in another setback for the young industry. Read more: Gamesa Scraps Wind Project Off Virginia Coast … [Read more...]
Clean Energy Stocks Gone With the Wind
May 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After a great January, the last three months have not been kind to clean energy stocks. While my model portfolios are still in positive territory (+5.4 percent and +0.9 percent for the unhedged and hedged portfolios, respectively), and are above my clean energy benchmark (The Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF, -3.4 percent), they have again fallen behind my broader market index, the Russell 2000 (+7.3 percent). Excerpt from: Clean Energy Stocks Gone With the Wind … [Read more...]
Managing the Wind
May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
With nearly 47,000 MW of wind power capacity in the U.S. and more than 8,000 MW expected to go online in 2012, wind power's rapid growth poses a tremendous challenge for utilities and grid managers charged with managing a growing source of intermittent electricity. Read the rest here: Managing the Wind … [Read more...]
Congress Needs to Pass PTC Extension – Soon
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In February and March, the United States Congress struck a blow to domestic alternative energy production, which is already resulting in stalled economic growth and job losses. Congress missed a chance to extend the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind power generation. Read more: Congress Needs to Pass PTC Extension – Soon … [Read more...]
