Archive for December, 2009

  • Smart Metering and Net Metering in Singapore and the U.S.

    Smart Metering and Net Metering in Singapore and the U.S.

    In an ideal smart grid system, energy users have a “smart meter” that tracks their energy consumption (and how much it’s costing them) in real time and allows them to make adjustments accordingly.  In addition, ample renewable power is available on the grid, and renewable power producers can sell their excess power back to the [...]

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  • “Rising Tigers” Out-invest U.S. in Clean Energy Tech

    “Rising Tigers” Out-invest U.S. in Clean Energy Tech

    A new study finds that Asia’s rising “clean technology tigers” – China, Japan, and South Korea – have already passed the U.S. in the production of virtually all clean energy technologies

    Local economies that wish to harvest tax revenues from the burgeoning clean energy sector must turn to federal governments to support policies that encourage investments [...]

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