Clean Edge Views Archive

July 19, 2024 Q2 2024 Review
April 19, 2024 Q1 2024 Review
January 18, 2024 Q4 2023 Review
October 19, 2023 Q3 2023 Review
July 13, 2023 Q2 2023 Review
April 18, 2023 Q1 2023 Review
January 17, 2023 Q4 2022 Review
October 12, 2022 Q3 2022 Review
July 14, 2022 Q2 2022 Review
April 13, 2022 Q1 2022 Review
January 14, 2022 Q4 2021 Review
October 11, 2021 Q3 2021 Review
July 14, 2021 Q2 2021 REVIEW
April 13, 2021 Q1 2021 REVIEW
January 13, 2021 Q4 2020 REVIEW
October 13, 2020 Q3 2020: INDEX REVIEW & TOP TRENDS
July 10, 2020 Q2 2020: INDEX REVIEW & TOP TRENDS
April 10, 2020 Q1 2020: INDEX REVIEW & TOP STORIES
January 10, 2020 Q4 2019: INDEX REVIEW & TOP STORIES
October 11, 2019 Q3 2019: Index Review & Key Developments
July 08, 2019 Q2 2019: Index Review & Key Clean-Tech Developments
April 03, 2019 Q1 2019: Index Review and Key Clean-Tech Developments
March 01, 2019 Reality Check: The Clean Energy Transformation is a Done Deal
February 04, 2019 Five Questions with The Climate Group’s Amy Davidsen on Corporate RE, Efficiency, and EV Commitments
January 02, 2019 Five Questions with California Energy Commission’s Courtney Smith on California, Resiliency, and a Clean Energy Future
November 01, 2018 Five Questions with Former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff on RE, DG, and Grid Innovation
September 28, 2018 Five Questions with Jeff Eckel on Renewable Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainable Infrastructure Investments
September 04, 2018 Five Questions with Ryan Popple on the Electrification of Transportation
July 31, 2018 Five Questions with Jonathan Salk on Human Evolution and a Sustainable Future
June 05, 2018 Five Questions with DOE’s Bruce Walker on the Grid of the Future
May 01, 2018 Five Questions with Lawrence Orsini on Transactive Energy and Blockchain
March 29, 2018 Five Questions with David Yeh
March 01, 2018 Five Questions with CenterPoint Energy’s Scott Prochazka
February 05, 2018 Five Questions with NYPA’s Gil C. Quiniones
January 08, 2018 Five Questions with Nancy Pfund on Clean Energy Investing
December 13, 2017 Five Questions with Jon Creyts
November 08, 2017 Modernization Efforts Are Poised To Dramatically Reconfigure The Electric Grid
October 02, 2017 Five Questions with Reed Hundt
September 05, 2017 Five Questions with Ann McCabe
July 28, 2017 Five Questions with Steve Hauser
May 15, 2017 Navigating Clean Energy Innovation in the Age Of Trump
April 03, 2017 Thanks to States and Cities, Clean Energy Will Weather the Trump Assault
March 06, 2017 Clean Energy Jobs Mean Business
February 06, 2017 Making Clean Energy a Bipartisan Cause in a Partisan World
January 11, 2017 Clean Energy Trends 2017: Corporate RE Commitments, Subnational Leadership, and Clean Energy Jobs
December 05, 2016 In Uncertain Post-Election Times, States and Corporations Will Lead U.S. Action on Clean Energy
November 15, 2016 An Open Letter to President-Elect Trump on Clean Energy
November 01, 2016 Greening the Not-So-Green Cannabis Industry
October 01, 2016 Baseload vs. Flexibility: Standing the Traditional Generation Model on its Head
September 01, 2016 Renewables Trump Fossil Fuels
August 01, 2016 Nevada’s High-Stakes Battles for Energy Choice
July 01, 2016 Utility Renewables Rise, but Fail to Lift all Boats; State Policies Play a Big Role
June 01, 2016 Forget the Red-Blue Divide: When it Comes to Clean-Energy Deployment, Both Sides Lead
May 01, 2016 SunEdison is not Solyndra: Why 2016 Looks so Different from 2011
April 01, 2016 Connected Everything: Have We Finally Reached the Tipping Point?
March 01, 2016 Corporate Clean Energy Leaders Positioned to Disrupt Fossil Fuel Business as Usual
February 01, 2016 Mapping the Grid of the Future: How our Electric Grid is Changing in Very Big Ways
January 03, 2016 One Pivotal Year Ended, an Even More Pivotal Year Underway
November 25, 2015 Getting To 100: Why the Shift to Mass Renewable Electricity Deployment Will Change Everything
November 01, 2015 Fifteen Years In: A Time for Reflection, Changes, and Setting A Course Forward
October 06, 2015 Clean-Tech Innovation, from the Sexy to the Stodgy
September 01, 2015 Measuring the Measurable: The Clean Power Plan and the Need for Open, Accurate Market Data
August 01, 2015 Can Utilities and Innovators Work Together at the Edge of the Grid?
July 07, 2015 Mid-Year Celebrations: Fireworks, a World Cup, and Clean Energy Momentum
June 02, 2015 State and Metro Governments, Consumer Actions Drive Dramatic Shift in U.S. Energy Landscape
May 04, 2015 The New Normal? Renewables, Efficiency, and “Too Much Electricity”
April 06, 2015 It Turns Out That You Can’t Divide Americans Over Renewable Energy
March 01, 2015 Tesla, Toyota, and Open Patents: The Hype and the Hope
February 01, 2015 Carpe Diem: Low Oil and Gas Prices Could Be a Clean-Energy Opportunity
January 04, 2015 The Year Ahead: Top Clean Energy Trends of 2015
December 01, 2014 In Clean Energy, Macro Trends Trump Midterm Political Winds
October 31, 2014 The Rise of Retail Clean-Energy Investing
October 01, 2014 Beyond the UN, ‘Sub-National’ Players Emerge as New Climate Leaders
September 08, 2014 Back to School: Four Opportunities to Create Wealth at the Intersection of Climate Change and Clean Tech
July 24, 2014 State Policies and New Market Realities Help Drive Utilities’ Clean-Energy Deployment
July 14, 2014 As Clean Energy Goes Mainstream, Leadership Is Squarely Focused on States and Cities
June 04, 2014 Turning Carbon Emissions into a Revenue Stream
May 07, 2014 On its 60th Birthday, Solar PV Has Become a Major Contender
March 26, 2014 Changing of the Guard: Solar PV Outpaces Wind Deployment for First Time
March 05, 2014 Exploding the Myth that Government Can’t Innovate
February 07, 2014 Time for Congress to Act on Energy Efficiency
January 21, 2014 Google, Nest, and Getting Energy Consumers To Behave
January 06, 2014 2014: The Maturation of Clean Tech
November 28, 2013 The Road to Sustainability Runs Through the Middle East
November 05, 2013 Lessons from Japan: How the Nation Can Supercharge its Clean-Energy Economy
October 14, 2013 The Arab Oil Embargo, Sandy, and Adapting to New Realities
September 26, 2013 Thanks, Edward Snowden: Talking to Customers about Smart Meters Just Got Tougher
September 03, 2013 The Mash-Up of Clean Tech, 3D Printing, and Sustainability
August 05, 2013 Solar Power’s New Allies Named Bubba and Goldwater
July 22, 2013 Four Reasons Renewable Energy Is Ready for the Presidents Climate Action Plan
July 08, 2013 Finally, Turning the Heat up on Climate Change
June 03, 2013 In U.S., States and Cities Are Where the Clean-Tech Action Is
May 07, 2013 MLPs and REITs Back in the Spotlight: Will Washington Finally Level the Playing Field?
April 02, 2013 RPS Attacks Go Against the March of History
March 12, 2013 Clean Energy Trends: The Future is all About Deployment
February 26, 2013 It’s Rocky, but Our Transition to Clean Energy is Well Underway
February 11, 2013 Four Predictions for U.S. Energy in 2013
January 15, 2013 Clean Tech and the Big Turnaround
January 02, 2013 Amid Fracking and Politicking, 2012 U.S. Clean Energy Growth Deserves Closer Look
December 10, 2012 Clean Tech is Challenged, but its ‘Death’ is Over-Hyped
November 28, 2012 A Three-Part Roadmap to Energy Independence
November 07, 2012 Five Clean-Tech Actions for President Obama
October 01, 2012 Under the Election-Season Radar, Signs of Bipartisan Support for Clean Energy
September 17, 2012 The Demonization of Clean Tech: The Five Biggest Myths
September 04, 2012 Claiming the Future: A Seven-Point Action Plan for Repowering America
August 03, 2012 On Clean Energy, the Military’s Biggest Fight is with Congress
July 23, 2012 A “Third Way” Approach for U.S.-China Solar Trade
July 08, 2012 Crowdsourcing, Limited Partnerships and Other Tools for Financing our Clean-Energy Future
June 18, 2012 Competing in the Solar Industry: Delivering Green Jobs While Keeping Energy Costs Low
June 04, 2012 Standing Firm on Clean Energy in the Political ‘Silly Season’
May 14, 2012 Mission Critical: A Clean-Energy Call to Arms
April 30, 2012 A Big Audacious Goal: Turning on the Lights for 1.4 Billion People
April 18, 2012 Message to Congress: Not Picking Energy Winners Should Not Mean Disadvantaging Clean Tech
March 19, 2012 Clean Energy’s Falling Prices and Expanding Markets Overshadow Challenges
March 02, 2012 Clean Energy and the Challenge of Low-Cost Natural Gas
February 19, 2012 Clean-Tech Predictions for 2012
January 15, 2012 Against Austerity: There’s No Time Like the Present for Massive U.S. Investment in Energy Efficiency
December 14, 2011 The 4 E’s of a New Energy Economy
November 30, 2011 Beyond the Daily Roller Coaster, the Clean-Tech Wave Rolls On
November 15, 2011 Time to Tackle Fossil Fuel Subsidies
October 31, 2011 The Future of Clean Tech and Why I Can’t Stop Thinking About China
August 31, 2011 Rebuilding America: Why We Need a Smart Infrastructure Bank
July 31, 2011 Sun and Wind and Rock 'n' Roll: A Three-Decade Journey
July 05, 2011 Clean-Energy Technologies aren't "Cute," but Critical to our Energy Future
May 31, 2011 Across the Globe, Big Corporate Dollars Aiming at Clean Tech
April 30, 2011 Reassessing the Chinese Clean-Tech Juggernaut (or Why the U.S. Shouldn't be Written off Quite Yet)
March 31, 2011 When Did Progress Become a Partisan Issue?
February 28, 2011 It's All in the Count: The Vexing but Critical Challenge of Green Jobs Accounting
January 31, 2011 Can Evergreen Solar Be Our Sputnik Moment?
January 02, 2011 In an Age of Compromise, Will Clean Energy Become Dirty?
November 29, 2010 Management Dream Teams Taking Shape as the Clean-Tech Community Grows
November 02, 2010 For Clean Tech, One Big Election Win and an Uncertain National Landscape
October 04, 2010 As Clean-Tech Jobs Market Heats Up, Time is Running Out for U.S. Leadership
August 01, 2010 Looking Beyond the Climate Bill Disaster
July 05, 2010 Clean Tech's Mid-Year Report: Many Battles Ahead
May 27, 2010 Gulf Oil Disaster: Fleeting News Headline or Defining Watershed Moment?
April 29, 2010 Climate Action and Senate Politics Don't Mix
April 04, 2010 Clean Energy Outlook: Significant Question Marks Dot the Landscape
February 28, 2010 Obama's Nuclear Madness and the Future of "Clean"
January 31, 2010 State of the Clean-Tech Union: Troubled Waters Ahead?
December 29, 2009 Don't Think of a Solar Panel
November 30, 2009 Beyond Copenhagen: Those Who Innovate and Inspire
October 29, 2009 Clean-Energy Wish List: Six Federal Policy Actions to Ensure U.S. Leadership
August 30, 2009 Summer's Over, Now Let's Get Back to Work
July 30, 2009 Utilities: Scaling the Clean-Tech Mountain
May 31, 2009 Winds of Change Blowing Through the Heartland and Beyond
April 30, 2009 Changing Climate: Carbon Tax Gaining Momentum over Cap-and-Trade?
March 09, 2009 Getting Serious About Clean-Energy Stimulus
January 29, 2009 Obama-Era Carbon Policy Must Transform Old Divisions
January 04, 2009 The Best of Times / Worst of Times Balance Sheet
November 30, 2008 Muito Obrigado, Brasil
November 04, 2008 Turning the Page: Financing our Clean-Energy Future
September 29, 2008 Perilous Times Call for Transformational Thinking, and Action
September 01, 2008 Inflate This: Conservation and Efficiency Are Key to Our Energy Future
August 03, 2008 From the Heartland, a Microcosm of Energy Transition
June 29, 2008 Signposts to a Clean-Energy Future: Two New Reports Shine a Light on Potential High-Growth Pathways for the U.S.
June 01, 2008 Our New "Greatest Generation" Opportunity
April 01, 2008 Five Years In, A Hybrid Owner Looks Back
March 10, 2008 The Future Ain't What Is Used to Be
January 31, 2008 Federal Clean-Tech Policy is Theater of the Absurd
December 31, 2007 Five Words for the New Year: "Wait for the Next Administration"
November 29, 2007 Surf's Up: Catching the Next Green Innovation Wave
November 04, 2007 Clean Tech's Future (and Present): A Battle of Mindsets
September 28, 2007 Bridging the Clean-Tech Developing-World Divide
September 03, 2007 A New Bold, Bright Era for Solar
July 31, 2007 Clean Energy: It's All About Scale
June 30, 2007 In the Mainstream, but Still Some Bumpy Rocks
May 31, 2007 Clean Tech and the Art of Long-Term Thinking
April 29, 2007 Biofuels Market Breakthrough Opens Way to Cellulosic Fuels Revolution
April 01, 2007 The TXU Deal: Twists, Turns and a Potential Clean-Tech Tipping Point
March 05, 2007 Clean Energy Markets: Managing High-Tech Growth
February 02, 2007 The Paradox of "Climate Profiteers"
January 04, 2007 Clean Technology's Coming-Out Party
November 30, 2006 The Democrats' Clean-Energy Mandate
October 30, 2006 At New Resource Bank, Money Talks ... Green
October 01, 2006 The New Energy Companies
June 30, 2006 Who's Reviving the Electric Car?
May 31, 2006 The Pursuit of Energy Security and Diversity
May 04, 2006 The Green Chemistry Mandate
March 31, 2006 Clean Technology: Where the Jobs Are
March 06, 2006 Clean Energy's Long Boom
January 31, 2006 In Search of the "Flex-Fuel Freeway"
December 31, 2005 The National Security-Clean Energy Link
October 31, 2005 Making the Grid "Smart"
September 30, 2005 Kernels of Hope for Bioplastics
July 31, 2005 The Case for Ethanol
July 01, 2005 For Clean Energy, No Nuclear Option
April 30, 2005 Is Ford Finally Coming Clean on Hybrids?
March 31, 2005 Renewables for National Security: The Battle Cries Grow Louder
February 28, 2005 Reframing Clean Energy Could Help Improve the Picture
November 30, 2004 The Best and Worst of 2004
October 31, 2004 Clean Energy: A Whole New Ballgame
September 30, 2004 Renewables on the Campaign Trail: Good Signs, but Not Much Energy
August 31, 2004 Native Americans Have No Reservations About Renewables
August 01, 2004 Shining Optimism by the Seine
June 30, 2004 Clean Energy Investing: Yin and Yang, Bulls and Bears
May 31, 2004 The Smart Grid Could Be a Smart Investment
April 30, 2004 In Search of Clean Tech's Google
March 31, 2004 A Little Long-Term Vision, Please
February 29, 2004 Clean Energy Equals Jobs -- and Votes
January 31, 2004 The Tide May Be Turning for Wave Power
December 31, 2003 The Year Ahead . . . and Beyond
December 14, 2003 Northwest Positioned to Lead Global Smart Energy Industry
November 30, 2003 Energy Bill Standoff Holds Renewables Hostage
November 11, 2003 A Tough Sell on the Green Power Circuit
November 02, 2003 Wind Industry's Future Could Be Bright -- or Cloudy
October 13, 2003 An Open Letter to Arnold Schwarzenegger