2012 Energy Smart Technologies Leadership Forum Results Book
Executive Summary New technologies inspire hope of a more efficient, resilient and flexible energy system, able to cope with intermittent generation, distributed energy resources, growing demand and electrification of transport and heat. Bloomberg New Energy Finance convened the Energy Smart Technologies Leadership Forum in Amsterdam in November 2012 to develop insights into some of the challenges associated with bringing change to the energy sector through smart grid, distributed energy, demand response, energy efficiency, energy storage and electric vehicles from the perspective of the cities.
Liebreich: 2013 – Smoke Clears from the Battlefield: Many Casualties but Campaign Continues
By Michael Liebreich Chief Executive Bloomberg New Energy Finance Twitter: @Mliebreich To download this in PDF format, click here. The Battle of Borodino, immortalised by Leo Tolstoy in his epic novel War and Peace (or by Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda in the 1956 film classic, for you Americans) was the bloodiest battle of Napoleon’s […]
2013 – Smoke Clears from the Battlefield: Many Casualties but Campaign Continues
The Battle of Borodino, immortalised by Leo Tolstoy in his epic novel War and Peace (or by Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda in the 1956 film classic, for you Americans) was the bloodiest battle of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. Both sides took horrific casualties – 70,000 killed or injured among 250,000 participants on both sides. Napoleon won the battle but his troops were too exhausted to chase and destroy the Russian army. Although Borodino marked the high point of Napoleon’s Russian campaign, it also determined its ultimate failure. His Grand Army went on to occupy Moscow, but its eventual defeat, destruction and withdrawal was assured. As 2013 opens, the smoke is clearing from the energy sector’s equivalent of the Battle of Borodino.
Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook
This Factbook – researched and produced by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and commissioned by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy – offers a fresh look at the state of US energy along with the roles these new technologies and innovations now play. Its goal is to offer simple, easy-to-understand benchmarks on the contributions these new energy technologies are making today. It also provides information on finance and investment trends in clean energy resources.
Liebreich: Running on Deep Sand in 2012 – What We Got Right, and What We Got Wrong
By Michael Liebreich Chief Executive Bloomberg New Energy Finance Twitter: @MLiebreich Download the PDF here. 2012 has been a very difficult year. The clean energy sector has had to contend with economic austerity in Europe, policy uncertainty on both sides of the Atlantic, US natural gas prices hitting lows of around $1.70 per MMBtu in […]
VIP Comment: running on deep sand in 2012 – what we got right, and what we got wrong
By Michael Liebreich Chief Executive Bloomberg New Energy Finance Twitter: @MLiebreich 2012 has been a very difficult year. The clean energy sector has had to contend with economic austerity in Europe, policy uncertainty on both sides of the Atlantic, US natural gas prices hitting lows of around $1.70 per MMBtu in the spring, and acute over-capacity in the wind and solar supply chains. Perhaps the best metaphor for this year is trying to run uphill on deep sand.
Liebreich: Window Opens for Obama to Let in Fresh Air on Energy Policy
By Michael Liebreich Chief Executive Bloomberg New Energy Finance Twitter: @MLiebreich Download the PDF here. November is a month of early darkness and gathering chill in the Northern Hemisphere. It is easy to get depressed. Surveying the wider picture, there is little at first sight to dispel that mood. President Barack Obama has been re-elected, […]
Liebreich: Window Opens for Obama to Let in Fresh Air on Energy Policy
By Michael Liebreich Chief Executive Bloomberg New Energy Finance Twitter: @MLiebreich Download the PDF here. November is a month of early darkness and gathering chill in the Northern Hemisphere. It is easy to get depressed. Surveying the wider picture, there is little at first sight to dispel that mood. President Barack Obama has been re-elected, […]
VIP Comment: window opens for Obama to let in fresh air on energy policy
By Michael Liebreich Chief Executive Bloomberg New Energy Finance Twitter: @MLiebreich November is a month of early darkness and gathering chill in the Northern Hemisphere. It is easy to get depressed.
Q3 2012 Clean Energy Policy & Market Briefing, prepared for Clean Energy Solutions Center
Weak Q3 puts clean energy on track to 2012 investment drop Policy uncertainty, market overcapacity, lower priced equipment and challenging times for manufacturers contributed to a disappointing Q3 2012 for new clean energy investment. In all, wind, solar, biofuels, and similar new energy technologies attracted $56.6bn in new capital worldwide. That not only marked a 5% drop from Q2 2012 and a 20% fall from Q3 2011, but also virtually assured the industry will post its first year-on-year drop in annual investment in at least eight years.