is being presented by Christoph Stefes & Frank N. Laird, Associate Professors, with University of Colorado Denver and airs on Thursday, April 21st, 2011. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com
Starting around 1990, Germany began promoting renewable energy with aggressive and consistent policies and, despite its weak renewable resources, became a leading country in terms of both renewable energy installations and manufacturing. Around the same time, United States policy makers began debating greater support for renewable energy but never got onto a new policy path, providing instead weaker and volatile policy supports for these technologies.
Germany adopted an innovative policy instrument, the feed-in tariff, now popular almost everywhere except in the United States. The U.S., in contrast, seemed both technologically and institutionally poised to become a leading renewable energy country, but failed to do so, in part because of inconsistent and short-term policies at the national level. Much of the progress in the United States has been driven by policies at the state level.
In this audio conference, we examine the different paths and divergent outcomes in renewable energy policy in the U.S. and Germany, and discuss how a consistent, long-term vision is needed before the United States can regain its competitiveness in this area.
Showing posts with label renewable energy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label renewable energy. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Understanding ISO Standards for Sustainable Economic Activity
is being presented by Federico Fische, Renewable Energy Consultant and airs on Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com
While the debate on energy and climate change is in somewhat of a holding pattern in the U.S., the concept of social responsibility has gained momentum, leading to a number of ISO standards and guidelines that specifically address topics related to energy management, life cycle assessment and renewable energy.
This audio conference looks at these ISO activities, presents an overview the different paths that the electricity restructuring process in the USA has taken, the origins of that development, and the current status and performance. Most important, understanding these offerings and processing will help consumers, corporations and other organization to take a better decision with regard to energy purchasing options.
While the debate on energy and climate change is in somewhat of a holding pattern in the U.S., the concept of social responsibility has gained momentum, leading to a number of ISO standards and guidelines that specifically address topics related to energy management, life cycle assessment and renewable energy.
This audio conference looks at these ISO activities, presents an overview the different paths that the electricity restructuring process in the USA has taken, the origins of that development, and the current status and performance. Most important, understanding these offerings and processing will help consumers, corporations and other organization to take a better decision with regard to energy purchasing options.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Renewable Energy: Industry Overview & Current Trends
is being presented by Federico Fische, Renewable Energy Consultant and airs on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com
Renewable energy is a mature sector and is constantly being tested for reliability as the alternative to fossil fuels. The government – both at federal and state level, politicians, entrepreneurs, academics and the media are bombarding the market with information, regulations, incentives, new ideas and technologies.
Most of the time, this information is about the promising future of renewable energy. However, this presentation focuses on the present and covers the basics: concepts and terminology, alternative technologies and their uses, and current trends and solutions. All US States have their own mandates on renewable energy and Congress is considering a federal bill too. In this environment, it is important that consumers, companies and other organizations understand what renewable energy is all about, to support their decision-making process.
Renewable energy is a mature sector and is constantly being tested for reliability as the alternative to fossil fuels. The government – both at federal and state level, politicians, entrepreneurs, academics and the media are bombarding the market with information, regulations, incentives, new ideas and technologies.
Most of the time, this information is about the promising future of renewable energy. However, this presentation focuses on the present and covers the basics: concepts and terminology, alternative technologies and their uses, and current trends and solutions. All US States have their own mandates on renewable energy and Congress is considering a federal bill too. In this environment, it is important that consumers, companies and other organizations understand what renewable energy is all about, to support their decision-making process.
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