Renewable Energy

Wind-works.org’s Paul Gipe Makes the Case for Feed-In Tariffs, Renewable Energy Incentives

Paul Gipe
Paul Gipe
Renewable energy advocate Paul Gipe details the incentives, such as feed-in tariffs, that are driving renewable energy development in other countries. California will need similar incentives if it wishes to achieve its ambitious renewable energy portfolio targets.

Paul Gipe

VX2010 Panel: ‘How Successful are Government Initiatives in Driving the Alternative Energy Marketplace?’

Vicky Sharpe
Vicky Sharpe
Policy leaders from Canada, Germany, and Japan detail the government incentives that are paving the way for renewable energy development in their countries.

Last January, Clean and Green Technology leaders from around the world gathered in L.A. for VX2010: The VERDEXCHANGE Green Marketmakers Conference.

Accelerating the Integration & Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies

Questions and answers from the "Accelerating the Integration & Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies: Wind, Solar Power, GeoThermal" panel at the 2009 VERDEXCHANGE Green Marketmakers Conference

San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Promotes and Manages Sustainable ‘Water, Wastewater, and Power’ Systems

Laura Spanjian
Laura Spanjian
SFPUC Assistant General Manager Laura Spanjian presents a list of the SFPUC’s many ambitious programs to build efficiencies and reduce the emissions of greenhouse gasses from the use of water and power in the Bay Area.

Laura Spanjian

German Green Party’s Heinrich Boll Foundation Offers Guidance on Cap and Trade, Feed-In Tariffs

Arne Jungjohann
Arne Jungjohann
Germany's history of leadership in renewable energy development serves as an example for the growing renewable energy movement in the United States.

Arne Jungjohann

Austin, Texas' Ambitious Carbon Mitigation Targets, Results Provide Models for Cities

Jake Stewart
Jake Stewart
With significant renewable resources available, and a progressive population and local government, the city of Austin has become a model for building the diverse package of renewable procurement, efficiency measures, and public outreach that can achieve substantial results in carbon emissions reductions.

Jake Stewart

US Renewables Group Invests Equity in Utility-Scale Renewable Projects, Alternative Fuels

Lee Bailey
Lee Bailey
Lee Bailey, managing director of US Renewables Group, discusses his company's efforts to develop "scaleable" renewable solutions for our country’s vast energy needs.

Lee Bailey

Los Angeles County Public Works Department Exploring State-of-the-Art ‘Waste-to-Energy’ Technology

Coby Skye
Coby Skye
Having just completed Phase II of a report on waste-to-energy technology, L.A. County Department of Public Works Associate Civil Engineer Coby Skye describes the county's process to research and facilitate the development of this promising technology.

Coby Skye

A Californian in Wales: Bob Hertzberg, G24i Chairman, Finds Green Pastures for Commercializing Flexible Thin-Film Solar

Bob Hertzberg
Bob Hertzberg
Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Bob Hertzberg discusses his Cardiff, Wales-based renewable energy company, which manufactures and commercializes flexible, thin-film solar as an alternative to batteries for powering electronics.

 Bob Hertzberg

GreenXchange ’07: Governor Bill Richardson Calls for Strong Federal Leadership on Climate Change

Bill Richardson
Bill Richardson
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson speaks passionately about the disconnect between the federal government’s current global warming policies and the level of commitment it will take for the United States to become a global leader in the resolving this challenge.

Bill Richardson

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