Solar energy continues to grow by leaps in bounds in the US, recently passing 1 million installations. However, solar only makes up 1% of the electricity generation in the US for the 12 months ending February 2016. This is not a knock on solar. It is starting from a low base. Solar made up almost 30 percent of all new… Read more →
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What’s Next for Clean Energy?
As renewable energy moves from the sidelines to the main playing field, here is a brief look at the coming trends in green and clean energy in 2016 and beyond. Solar is Setting the Pace The solar energy sector is growing by leaps and bounds. 2016 will be a banner year with 16 gigawatts of solar expected to be installed, more than… Read more →
Technology, Healthcare and Energy or Having a Real Impact Through Scalability
Innovation focused industries vary widely. Developing the next digital healthcare system has little in common with the next generation of wind power turbines. Social media entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley or New York speak a different language from biotechnology companies in Boston. However, the commonality between these varied areas is scalability: if you can reach a wide audience quickly, you will… Read more →
Oil and Gas Prices are Down but Renewables Still have a Bright Future
As Brent crude oil prices hover at $57 and Henry Hub natural gas prices maintain at approximately $2.60 with the summer doldrums coming up, it is good time to be a consumer, industrial or other user of oil and gas. For some, renewable power seems to have lost its shine. Why bother getting solar on your rooftop or buying wind… Read more →