Distributed solar generation poised to surge in 2013 and beyond *

USA - May 7 2013
In 2012, U.S. installations of photovoltaic ("PV") solar generation reached 3,313 megawatts, an industry record and an increase of 76 percent over…

New FERC mandate on grid integration provides potential boost to renewable energy *

USA - August 15 2012
Order 764, issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on June 21, 2012, requires transmission service providers to permit renewable energy generators and other transmission service customers to schedule transmission service in intervals of 15 minutes or less, rather than the current hourly intervals that were originally designed for fossil-fuel and nuclear generation.

Intermittent generators should consider the risks of economic curtailment when negotiating PPAs *

USA - February 17 2012
In November 2011, the Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group released an updated version of its summary of energy markets and market rules for wind energy capacity in North America.

Federal Interagency Task Force on Carbon Capture and Storage releases findings and recommendations *

USA - November 1 2010
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology has been recognized as offering significant potential for controlling carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants, if it can be cost-effectively deployed on a commercial scale.