Renewables
Energy bill enters into Senate
The US energy bill was presented to Congress in late November. But while it contains a wide range of provisions, ranging from tax incentives to improvements in reliability, critics say the bill still needs work. Joe Marsh reports
Richard Rosen
Richard Rosen of the Tellus Institute in Boston controversially believes thatthere is no need for a wholesale power market. By Paul Lyon
Quality data and solutions for a challenging market
FAME provides today’s uncertain energy market with transparent information and the tools to analyse it
Green scheme down under
Robin Lancaster reports on Australia’s government-mandated renewable energy certificates market, which – after a slow start – is expected to pick up fast
At home and abroad
Given its location at the centre of Europe, Germany is the key to any future pan-European energy market. But some of its leading companies have their eyes on markets beyond continental Europe, reports Robin Lancaster
At the heart of Europe
As the rest of Europe has still to get fully to grips with cross-border energy trading in a liberalising environment, Germany, Austria and Switzerland are providing an example of a workable regional electricity market, says Eurof Thomas
When the wind doesn’t blow
In light of the increased interest in investing in renewable energy following the publication of the EU renewables directive in September, David Pethick, Rebecca Calder and Chris Clancy suggest a method of reducing wind risk
