The now-ubiquitous presence of the Internet and social media like Twitter, Facebook, and blogs enabled misinformation about the nuclear disaster at Fukushima to spread at the speed of electricity. It also allowed the public rapid access to large amounts of knowledge from unconventional classes...

The nuclear accident in Japan in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami has revived the debate on the future of nuclear energy worldwide. Germany became one of the first major economies to announce the complete abandonment of nuclear energy. What are the repercussions of this...

As the world's largest free economies move towards a dramatically new future for their power industries, what challenges face electric utilities? Will it be feasible to achieve President Barack Obama's goal of 80% Clean Electricity by 2035? How might electric utilities proceed with the least...

One particularly important lesson for responsible energy policy can be learned from Germany: one may agree or disagree with its decision to respond so radically to the Fukushima accidents, but the experience has shown that it is critically important to have alternative energy strategies...

The authors analyze recent FERC proceedings in respect of California's feed-in tariff (FIT), Assembly Bill 1613, for certain cogeneration systems and the potential new opportunities for implementation of state FITs under PURPA moving forward. They consider the remaining uncertainty in respect of...

Malaysia's innovations in electricity generation from waste incineration, landfill gas capture, and conversion of palm oil mill effluent and empty fruit bunches offer global lessons for converting trash and biomass into usable energy.

The wasteful and fruitless creation of the New Electricity Trading Arrangements proved to be the first step in the demise of the market, and the formation of the oligopoly was the second. Now the greening scheme hatched by former Prime Minister Blair, with its impossible and expensive ambitions...

Even with conservative assumptions, a statistical model indicates that speculators account for a significant share of transactions and profits in the Midwest Independent System Operator FTR auction market. While the large speculator profits are potentially concerning, the study also lends some...