
Tesla’s New Battery: Is the Market Ready?
Tesla’s new storage unit has everyone talking about distributed batteries. But is the U.S. market ready for them? This week, we’ll talk about what needs to happen on a regulatory level to take distrib...
7 Mai 201547min

SunEdison's CEO Talks Clean Energy Megatrends
Ahmad Chatila worked in the chip industry for 18 years before taking over as CEO of the semiconductor manufacturer MEMC in 2009. As a veteran of the industry, Chatila well understood the difficulties ...
4 Mai 201533min

Can the US Wind Industry Get Beyond Its Boom-Bust Cycle?
Wind has become a favorite target for politicians and conservative action groups looking end energy subsidies. But industry leaders are hitting back, saying they’ll only consider dropping the producti...
30 Apr 201541min

Why Renewables Can't Be Stopped
In 2014, after a two-year dip in global clean energy spending, investors poured $310 billion into solar, wind, storage and energy efficiency. Although yearly investment levels are below what IEA estim...
23 Apr 201552min

Debate: Can America Get to 100% Renewable Energy?
In 2008, when Al Gore called for America to get 100 percent from its electricity from renewables in 10 years, he was widely mocked by opponents. Even supporters who understood it was a rhetorical poin...
14 Apr 201544min

Can NRG Become the Apple or Google of Electricity Delivery?
Last March, NRG CEO David Crane wrote a passionate letter to investors. “There is no Amazon, Apple, Facebook or Google in the American energy industry today,” lamented Crane. His plan, he said, was to...
9 Apr 201549min

Is Nuclear 2.0 Possible?
Small modular nuclear reactors are hailed as the savior of the struggling nuclear industry. They’re cheaper, safer and more flexible than traditional light-water reactors. But many small modular react...
4 Apr 201557min

Does the US Solar Industry Need the Federal Tax Credit?
The federal investment tax credit has enabled dramatic growth in the U.S. solar industry. But its looming expiration in 2017 is causing some within the solar business to ask: will it still be needed t...
26 Mar 201549min




















