Bill to extend U.S. wind energy tax credit goes to committee

U.S. Representatives Dave Reichert (R-WA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), members of the tax-writing House Committee on Ways and Means, [...]

UK: Renewables policy overhaul promises “clean, green, secure energy”

The government has today unveiled long-awaited changes to the UK’s renewable energy subsidy regime, proposing new support levels for [...]

US military to invest $10 billion a year in renewable energy

Congress may be dithering over green energy, but the US military has no qualms about its value. The U.S. [...]

Snapshot of feed-in tariffs around the world in 2011

Feed-in tariffs are the world’s most popular renewable energy policy mechanism. Despite the economic recession, more and more jurisdictions [...]

Renewable energy target: a critical policy for Australia

The Renewable Energy Target is a critical policy that will help Australia develop natural clean energy advantages and reduce [...]

Gov. Brown signs renewable energy legislation that could mean jobs

A renewable energy bill that could push clean-energy development and green jobs in the state’s desert regions was signed [...]

Debt debate leaves geothermal industry concerned

The lack of a firm national policy on renewable energy and the politically charged budget debate in Washington has [...]

Japan’s clean energy bill may falter on lawmaker’s ties to utilities

Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s plan to shift Japan toward renewable energy following the Fukushima nuclear accident faces resistance from [...]

Wrap- up of largest renewable energy projects in 2010

A recently published round-up of the biggest renewable energy projects completed during the year shows that, despite the global [...]

Indonesia’s geothermal potential limited by weak legislation

Indonesia, which lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, holds approximately 40 percent of the world’s geothermal reserves, equivalent [...]