Investing:
¶ “The Winds of Change Are Upon Us” Investment advisor Motley Fool assesses the potential of windpower and the companies who are in that sector. [Motley Fool]
World:
¶ The renewable energy world was abuzz last week with news that Google has just nailed down an exclusive agreement with a Swedish wind farm developer to provide its Finnish data center with wind power for the next ten years, from the new Maevaara wind farm to be built in Sweden. [Energy Collective]
¶ Philippine proponents of renewable energy say solar PVs pose a viable solution to the decades-old problem of electrification in far-flung rural communities that belong to the off-grid market, meaning areas which are not connected to the main transmission grid that powers the country’s main islands. [Manila Standard Today]
¶ President Obama and Chines President Xi agreed their governments would work together to find ways to phase down the consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons as a way to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change. [Huffington Post]
US:
¶ The world is changing. NRG is the largest power provider to U.S. utilities. It has become one of the largest equity owners of solar power. Now the company is going into a partnership with Nest, a company that provides solar home energy solutions with an emphasis on elegant design. [Motley Fool]
¶ For better and worse, San Onofre, Southern California’s only nuclear power, plant is being scrapped. Now begins an epic struggle over who gets stuck with the unpaid bill for nearly $4.3 billion. And Edison estimates that decommissioning the plant will cost another $4.12 billion. [U-T San Diego]
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