As prices drop and competition intensifies in the world of solar and wind, can generators use machine learning to maintain healthy margins?
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Protectionism Threatens to Cripple US Solar: Spotlight on Sunrun
Sunrun faces the unintended consequences of the US solar market's shift toward protectionism, a paradigm that can severely undermine the very industry it intends to protect.
Isolationism: How to kill American solar
How NextEra Energy, America’s largest renewable energy developer, can continue to decarbonize the U.S. grid despite looming trade tariffs
Do political parties use climate change demagogically?
Climate change is a frequent topic in political debates, but what is the real objective of politicians when defining their energy policy? Is it to reduce global warming or just to maximize re-election probabilities? This article provides evidence of a left-wing party using climate change demagogically to attract voter support
Will it be NextEra’s Era?
NextEra Energy is one of the largest renewable energy utilities in the U.S. – the largest when it comes to wind and solar. This post discusses opportunities and threats posed by climate change, and how management has dealt with these thus far.
Dean Foods: Udderly Sustainable?
Dean Foods, America's largest processor of milk, is directly dependent on government controlled prices for raw milk. Does this expose Dean to financial pressures due to climate change?
Hawaii Leads the March Towards 100% Renewable Energy
Hawaii has the highest electricity costs in the nation, making it uniquely motivated to lead the country in seeking 100% renewable energy generation by 2045.
Off-Grid Electric’s Mobile Power
A startup in Tanzania seeks to provide affordable electricity to households, by replicating the success of prepaid cellphones.