Clean Energy Policy News
25 February 2015
A report just published by the Clean Energy Solutions Center characterizes features and impacts of a new generation of renewable electricity policies.
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24 February 2015
The IEA Energy Atlas provides a wealth of data in 40 varying map views across eight topics: electricity and four fuels – coal, natural gas, oil and renewables – as well as energy balances and indicators plus CO2 emissions from fuel combustion, all for every year from 1973 through 2012.
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24 February 2015
Energy efficiency measures have the potential to deliver more than half the emissions cuts needed to keep the increase in global temperatures within 2°C while delivering tangible economic and other benefits for society. But, making progress requires far-reaching action in terms of political will, business confidence and major investment, according to this Sustainable Energy for All article.
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19 February 2015
According to a new study by the European Environment Agency (EEA), renewable power technologies have helped reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since 2005: between 2005 and 2012, GHG emissions could have been 7% higher than their actual level.
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19 February 2015
The China Banking Regulatory Commission and China’s National Development and Reform Commission has issued new guidance to China’s banks on how to assess, finance and monitor energy efficiency loans.
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11 February 2015
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of India has unveiled a draft wind policy and set a target of 60,000 megawatts (MW) of installed wind capacity by 2022, up from 22,465 MW at year-end 2014.
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11 February 2015
International experts have collaborated to develop a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) handbook designed to help you understand PPAs and their obligations, risks and remedies. Published by the Commercial Law Development Program, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce, in partnership with the African Legal Support Facility.
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9 February 2015
This recently released study reviews deployment subsidies for solar PV in Germany and Spain. Its primary goal is to better inform debates about cost-effectiveness by exploring the methods required to assess cost-effectiveness and by estimating the general magnitude and range of benefits in several key areas.
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9 February 2015
This recently released study reviews deployment subsidies for onshore wind in Germany and China. The study forms one of a series of three looking at the cost-effectiveness of renewable energy deployment subsidies, each one focusing on different technologies and countries.
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6 February 2015
Energy potential mapping is an advanced 3D technique developed at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands to help cities create a sustainable energy master plan that might plug a gap in EU energy policy.
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