Tag: Featured Business
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Wind Companies Scramble to Secure Tax Credit Before Expiration
The expiration of the wind Production Tax Credit has already become a certainty, leaving many in the industry racing against time in recent weeks to make sure they qualify. Projects have to be initiated before Jan. 1. As a result, companies are working around the clock to secure deals with turbine manufacturers and farm developers…
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Energy Efficiency Success Stories of 2013
By Alexandra Straub [caption id="attachment_316450" align="alignright" width="360"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] As we reflect on the accomplishments of our personal lives over the last year, let’s also revisit energy efficiency’s year, which, by the way, was pretty busy. Energy Efficiency’s Doppelganger Took Center-Stage Enter ‘energy productivity.’ Technically, it has been around all along, but energy…
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Half of World’s Solar Demand to Come From Asia-Pacific Region in 2014
The longtime trend of European countries leading the world in solar energy installations is coming to an end within a year or two, a new report predicts. Demand will skyrocket in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region next year, accounting for more than 50 percent of all new solar photovoltaic (PV) demand in the world next year,…
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10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2013 Too Important to Miss
By Andrew Winston Somehow it’s already year-end, a time to look back and try to make sense of what’s happened. Creating any “top” list of stories from 12 months is nearly impossible. But as I’ve done for the last four years, I’ll attempt to summarize some of the latest stories about the big environmental and…
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Scotland Zips Past U.S. on Road to 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2020
Scotland is on the fast track to using 100 percent renewable energy by 2020. The country got 40 percent of its power from renewable sources last year—a 24-percent improvement from 2010. To show just how far behind the U.S. is from that mark, Juan Cole skips over a nation-to-nation comparison in favor of pitting the…