Tag: wind power
Proposed Maine Law Change Seeks Balance Between ‘No Turbine Zone’ and ‘A Walk Through a Wind Farm’
The latest round in Maine’s near-constant wind power debate unfolded Monday, during a lengthy legislative committee hearing at which [...]
Rooftops to Deserts: How Policy Directs the Growth of Renewables
Dropping costs and increasing consumer demand are expanding the market for renewable energy. Policy is shaping it. Specific policies [...]
Japan’s Feed-In-Tariff System for Clean Energy Mired in Regulations
The nuclear disaster in Japan two years ago ignited a push to develop a new and clean energy industry, [...]
UK policy will fail to reach carbon targets, says IEA
The U.K.’s energy policies may fail to deliver nuclear power and renewables needed for the nation to meet its [...]
As Washington gridlock persists, states get creative in funding renewable energy
Hawaii in recent years has been good to the solar industry, and that’s not just because the state’s geography [...]
Japan panel head eyes incentive seen boosting solar power
The head of a Japanese panel suggested on Wednesday that utilities pay 52 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh) for solar [...]
Mass. Senate unanimously passes bill to bolster solar, wind power Read more: Senate unanimously passes bill to bolster solar, wind power
The Senate voted unanimously just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday to pass legislation aimed at bolstering the state’s renewable energy [...]
Wind power still gets lower public subsidies than fossil fuel tax breaks
Public subsidies for the development of wind power in the UK are dwarfed by the tax breaks enjoyed by fossil fuels, a [...]
India: Ambitious renewable energy policy on the anvil
Tamil Nadu will soon come out with a renewable energy policy that will feature ambitious targets and several innovative [...]