January 2009
IN THIS ISSUE A Look Forward Into 2009 A new president and a new Congress will take office in January determined to play an active role in restoring the ec
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November 2008
IN THIS ISSUE New Tax Incentives for Energy The massive Wall Street rescue package approved by the US Congress in early October included a series of tax in
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June 2008
IN THIS ISSUE A Hot Solar Market There are two types of solar projects: photovoltaic, where sunlight is converted directly into electricity through solar p
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April 2007
IN THIS ISSUE The Tax Equity Market Only five developers in the United States are in a position currently to use the large tax subsidies that the United St
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January 2007
IN THIS ISSUE The Road Ahead Two factors have great influence on winners and losers in the US energy market: oil prices and government policy... A New Stru
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November 2006
IN THIS ISSUE Financing Projects With Unproven Technologies Many new projects are coming to the market for financing after a lull of several years... Secre
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September 2006
IN THIS ISSUE Renewable energy update The share of electricity supplied from renewable forms of energy is 90% in Norway and 59% in Austria. The average is
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June 2006
IN THIS ISSUE REC market update State programs to promote the development of renewable energy continue to multiply and evolve, presenting challenges, oppor
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March 2006
IN THIS ISSUE Master limited partnerships Some project developers in the United States have been trying to reorganize recently as “master limited partnersh
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January 2006
IN THIS ISSUE Coal to liquids : The new black gold? The prospect that oil prices might remain high for the foreseeable future is forcing both governments a
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October 2005
IN THIS ISSUE Financing Pollution Control Any power company planning to install new pollution control equipment should consider whether it is possible to g
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August 2005
IN THIS ISSUE New Tax Subsidies for Energy Projects Energy projects in the United States qualify potentially for an array of new tax subsidies under a mass
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June 2005
IN THIS ISSUE New Opportunities in Poland for Project Developers Poland put new rules for electricity supply into effect in May... Temporary Obstacle to US
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April 2005
IN THIS ISSUE US Limits Pollution from Power Plants The US Environmental Protection Agency issued two new air emission rules in March that will require spe
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February 2005
IN THIS ISSUE A new dawn? Too many new power plants were built in the United States in the 1990’s and that led, together with the slowdown in economic acti
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