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Corporations Emerge As a Force in the Landscape of Clean Power Purchasers

By Christopher Clement on 25 Feb 2016 • 3 minute read

The investment landscape for clean energy becomes more crowded each year. For years utilities have been the dominant purchaser of large-scale PPAs, initially driven by the proliferation of Renewable Portfolio Standards and more recently by the favorable economics of cle …

A Clean-Energy Future: Where Do We Go From Here?

By Sue Hall on 16 Dec 2015 • 8 minute read

2015 has been a remarkable year: a ground-breaking Paris COP21 Accord; 8m tons CO2 has been retired by Chevrolet to benefit the planet; Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Coalition has launched and the Pope’s Encyclical places addressing climate change at the heart of …

Storage: Are Utilities the Only Game in Town?

By Joseph Zabinski on 08 Oct 2015 • 2 minute read

As we all know, storage is key to making variable renewables work on the grid. The natural home for storage systems might seem to be the electric utilities, which have the scale to develop large projects and integrate them with generation. But the reality is more compli …

The Moral Ark of the Universe: The Pope, Paris and Power

By Sue Hall on 07 Oct 2015 • 5 minute read

Where does the arc of the clean energy universe bend? Towards justice or chaos? In the light of Pope Francis’ call to “to build an ark of the earth in order to bend the arc of the universe towards justice,” Eban Goodstein argues that, because “between chaos a …

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Securing the Paris Dividend

By Sue Hall on 06 Oct 2015 • 9 minute read

For nearly 20 years, Mark Kenber, CEO at The Climate Group, has been pursuing his own clean energy vision: to engage business and policy leaders to commit to the clean energy revolution. And, as the international Paris Summit approaches this December, Mark believes that …

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Is Solar Really Cheaper than Fossil Fuels?

By Christopher Clement on 23 Sep 2015 • 3 minute read

Solar lifecycle costs are where the rubber meets the road If you want to be smart on solar, you have to hold one key distinction in your mind at all times - system costs vs. total lifecycle costs. Much of the hoopla about solar revolves around system costs, basicall …

Can $2 Trillion in Clean Energy Investments Be Wrong?

By Christopher Wedding, PhD on 28 Apr 2015 • 1 minute read

How many times have you heard that green building, solar, wind, or biomass are too expensive and do not make financial sense? Many times, I’m sure. Yet recent estimates from Bloomberg and the United Nations show that over $2 trillion has been invested in clean energy …

The Tipping Point for Climate Action: Revolutionary Optimism?

By Sue Hall on 15 Apr 2015 • 10 minute read

For 25 years, Mark Kenber, CEO at the Climate Group, has been pursuing his own clean energy vision: to engage business and policy leaders to commit to the clean energy revolution. And, as the international Paris Summit approaches this fall, Mark believes we face a promi …