Results for: solar

September 18 2017

Utilities Line Up to Profit From ‘Slowest Trainwreck’ in History

The unrelenting plunge of power prices will benefit companies that can withstand new challenges from upstart wind and solar newcomers, according to two of Europe’s biggest utilities. Only large companies with diverse portfolios and resources will have the weight to compete against renewable projects that sell subsidy-free power to markets, Enel SpA’s Chief Executive Officer […]

September 15 2017

India’s Wind Turbine Makers Mull Cuts as Auction Pace Lags

ReGen Powertech Pvt., one of India’s top five wind turbine makers, last month shuttered a factory in the northwest city of Udaipur and laid off workers, signaling challenges roiling the nation’s wind turbine manufacturers as they adjust to an auction system that’s throwing into doubt how much wind energy gets built. "We all have extra […]

September 15 2017

China, India Best Bets for Green Investors, Morgan Stanley Says

Emerging markets including China and India could be the best bets for investors hoping to fight climate change and boost returns, according to a report Thursday. If the planet heats up by 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit), well above the 2-degree threshold set by the Paris Accord, investors may face $7 trillion in global […]

September 14 2017

Coal Seeks New Life as Carbon Fiber for Submarines

The 30-foot hull of an experimental mini-sub is helping to show how the U.S. may be able to redeploy the mountain of coal that power plants are no longer burning. Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee used carbon fibers to build the submersible for the U.S. Navy with a 3-D printer, demonstrating the […]

September 12 2017

Solar Developers Hoard Panels as U.S. Tariff Threat Looms

Solar developers are suspending construction as the looming threat of U.S. import tariffs has driven up prices and spurred hoarding, crimping panel supplies. “We’ve had roughly $500 million worth of work that we’ve had to put on hold,” said Scott Canada, who oversees renewable energy projects for McCarthy Building Cos. of St. Louis. “The supply […]

September 12 2017

Goldman Sachs to Buy $300 Million of Mosaic Rooftop Solar Loans

By Chris Martin A unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to buy $300 million of rooftop solar loans that Solar Mosaic Inc. originated to homeowners. The Goldman Sachs purchase increases the amount of funds that Mosaic can invest in future home solar installations to $800 million, the Oakland, California-based solar financing company said in […]

September 11 2017

U.S. Solar Bracing for First Decline as Rooftop Demand Slumps

The U.S. is poised to experience its first annual decline in solar-panel installations, as a drop in rooftop demand slows growth in the world’s second-biggest market. Developers added a total of almost 2.4 gigawatts in the second quarter, putting the industry on pace to reach 12.4 gigawatts this year, according to a report Monday from […]

September 8 2017

Cities Threaten Japanese Utilities as Local Retailing Spreads

The latest threat to Japan’s biggest utilities is growing in rural communities like Miyama, a town on the southern island of Kyushu with a population of about 38,000. It may spread to the big cities next. Tired of its citizens forking over hard-earned yen to regional utilities and keen to promote renewable energy, Miyama became one […]

September 7 2017

Want Hydrogen With Your Fish? Japan Eyes Home Delivery of Fuel

Want a canister of clean energy to go with your basket of carrots and fresh fish? Hydrogen will soon be delivered to homes in northern Japan using the same delivery trucks that transport food and water bottles as part of a pilot project to encourage wider use of the clean fuel. The project, led by […]

September 5 2017

Big Energy Backs Hydrogen Power Storage

The secret to switching the global energy system entirely to renewables may lay in the universe’s most abundant substance. Hydrogen has drawn backing from big energy companies from Royal Dutch Shell Plc to Uniper SE in addition to carmakers BMW AG and Audi AG. They’re supporting research into how the element can be used to […]