Renewable Energy

Shares of energy efficiency solutions company Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC) are down slightly in early trading today after closing four percent lower Thursday and recovering from an 11 percent dip earlier Thursday in reaction to the company's announced Fiscal 2010 financial results that had strong revenue and earnings growth, lower earnings for Q4, and less-than-inspiring 2011 guidance.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced last week that it is exploring regulatory policy changes to speed the integration of Variable Energy Resources (VERs) into the nation’s power grid.  VERs include renewable energy sources like solar and wind an

With some analysts estimating the global cleantech market to hit $2 trillion by 2030, one has to wonder which countries are the big players. Shawn Lesser of Sustainable World Capital explains who they are and why--and some might come as a surprise.

For the ambitious among us, there are plenty of opportunities to save money and learn new skills with do it yourself renewable energy projects. But I’m not talking about making a solar back pack.

Renewable and clean tech businesses whose products are only in the early stages of development have been hit hardest by the recession, as wary venture capitalists (VCs) and private equity (PE) investors take fewer risks on these start-ups. 
 

We have Smart Grids and we have SuperSmart Grids (SSG).

Following the 2009 Sustainable Energy Expo in Washington D.C., the Sustainable Energy Coalition put forward the latest statistics regarding American consumption of renewable energy in 2008.