Calif. AB 2514 to Boost Investments in Energy Storage, Solar, Wind
California, a trailblazer for everything green, is on its way to become the first state to require state utilities to store a portion of the electricity they generate. Read More »
Reid Sees Window of Opportunity For Energy Bill After Mid-Terms
Sen. Reid believes he can get energy reform done after the fall elections.
Is Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) an avid poll watcher? Of course! The Majority Leader, like many in his party, knows they’re likely to experience some steep losses in the upcoming midterms. The worst- case scenario: Democrats lose their majorities, gained just four years ago, both in the House and Senate.
But Reid is undeterred by the numbers. Yesterday, he told reporters that he was confident he could win one more major policy victory by passing some sort of energy bill through the Senate during the lame duck session after the election. Damn the consequences! Read More »
How China Beat the U.S. and Became the New Green Tech Giant
By Elizabeth M. Lynch, founder of China Law & Policy
First Posted on Foreign Policy Digest
Solar panel installers in China
China no longer needs to worry about the U.S. as a serious green technology competitor because the U.S. just left the race. After a year-long impasse, Senate majority leader Harry Reid confirmed on July 22, 2010 that the Democrats would not be able to secure enough votes to pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act and, thus, would abandon any further efforts to do so.
But, in today’s globalized economy, rising powers like China are willing and readily able to capitalize on America’s missed opportunities. The climate change bill would have provided a coherent U.S. energy policy, directed investment to green technology and created much-needed American jobs. Read More »
French Solar Market to Remain Strong Despite Subsidy Cuts
News came out yesterday that France’s finance ministry would cut key solar feed-in tariff subsidies (FiT) cut for all commercial solar installations from September 1st, 2010. Read More »
Supreme Court Patent Ruling is Good News For Cleantech Business Models
By Rodger Sadler, partner and Chi Cheung, associate, at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in New York.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Bilski v. Kappos is good news for clean energy innovators. The Bilski ruling ensures that the door to patenting business method inventions remains open, ending months of speculation that the Court might find such inventions categorically unpatentable. It helps ensure that our patent protection system stays robust, and this will spur innovation and attract the investment capital needed for research, development, and commercialization of clean energy technologies. Read More »
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