The fifth edition of the Sustainable Energy Regulators Network policy and regulation energy review has been released. This energy database outlines the latest policy frameworks, regulatory institutions and mechanisms relevant to renewable energy and energy efficiency, country by country in: The Caribbean, Central and Latin America; Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet [...]
Ever since the energy crisis in the seventies the U.S. government has used policies to support the growth of the renewable energy sector. Neighbourhoods of the seventies and eighties very often display old rooftop solar thermal collectors which were installed at a time when people were taking advantage of the tax credit made available during [...]
Within the provisions of the South African Renewable Energy White Paper of 2003, the Department of Minerals and Energy undertook a mid-term review of its Renewable Energy Policy. To this end, a Renewable Energy Summit (the Summit) was convened as part of a stakeholder consultative process which took place on the 19-20th of March 2009 [...]
After three days at the RETECH conference one leaves the United States with a sense of jubilation from all the talk about the new energy economy. While the bailout and newly proposed budget are providing light at the end of the tunnel, the question remains: “How long is the tunnel?” T. Boone Pickens’ wind farm can’t [...]
NERSA, the National Energy Regulator for South Africa, has released a proposal for the introduction of feed-in tariffs for the country. If implemented, this would be a milestone for South Africa’s renewables sector, as the establishment of support mechanisms are critical to attracting finance into the sector. The ongoing public consultation process ends on January 15th [...]