I coordinate NRDC's work on renewable energy--fuels and power--and policies that will advance them. For the last few years, I've spent the lion's share of my time working on biofuels, biopower, wind, solar, and geothermal. Along with a great team from our land, water, oceans, and climate programs, I try to understand what these technologies are capable of, what are the research, development, and economic challenges standing in their way, and what standards we need to put in place to make sure they really deliver the environmental benefits they promise. I went to Brown undergrad and Berkeley for my masters. I have just enough science, engineering, and economics to be dangerous and use this training to translate the cutting edge energy technology developments into policy recommendations
Posted June 5, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
German homeowners who want to install solar on their roofs pay about half the price Americans do: $3 a watt, compared to $6 a watt here. That’s the difference between wide-scale renewable energy deployment—solar supplies as much as 10 percent...continued→
Posted April 25, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Chris Coons (DE) re-introduced the MLP Parity Act, underscoring the critical importance of continuing to utilize the tax code to overcome the market barriers impeding the growth of clean energy and...continued→
Posted April 2, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
Maybe like me, you’ve seen some eye-popping news reports recently about how much money solar energy can save schools. I’m the father of two elementary-school-aged girls, and in the last couple of months alone, I’ve read with great envy and...continued→
Posted February 7, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
Last week AWEA came out with its Fourth Quarter 2012 Market Report, highlighting figures that mark a historic year for the wind sector. American wind energy providers brought online a record 13,124 MW of generating capacity, making wind energy the...continued→
Posted January 3, 2013 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming, U.S. Law and Policy
Millions of Americans breathed a sigh of relief this week following successful votes in the U.S. Congress to avoid the “fiscal cliff”. Within the energy sector, one of the fundamental issues at stake during the last months of budget wrangling...continued→
Posted October 5, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
The nation’s first offshore wind farm could soon be under construction—bringing good jobs and clean, renewable energy to the people of Cape Cod—if it weren’t for obstructionist lawsuits filed by a group with deep financial ties to the dirty energy...continued→
Posted August 1, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
The headlines say it all: No Wind Tax Credit Could Blow NC Jobs Off Track [North Carolina] Wind energy industry faces stiff headwind [Texas] Wind industry may be in jeopardy [Iowa] Gamesa lays off 73 Cambria workers [Pennsylvania] Invenergy's Roanoke...continued→
Posted July 25, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
Acting Department of Energy Under Secretary David Sandalow is in Iowa today visiting Des Moines-based Keystone Electrical Manufacturing Co, and ACCIONA Windpower’s wind turbine assembly plant further east in West Branch. During his visits to the wind manufacturing plants, two...continued→
Posted July 24, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
The ocean is a tremendous bank of energy. Covering more than two-thirds of our planet, the amount of energy embodied in the ocean’s tides, currents, and waves, not to mention temperature and salinity gradients, could power the world—if we were...continued→
Posted July 12, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Today, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu visited Ingeteam, a wind and solar equipment manufacturer in Milwaukee. The visit showcased the company’s recent $21 million expansion and the 275 jobs the company has created or plans to add by 2015....continued→
Posted June 15, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Green Enterprise, Solving Global Warming
If you aren't out supporting wind power today, or even if you are, you should read the following message from Vote Solar and take action to help make NY a solar leader. Friends, After nearly three years of hard work...continued→
Posted June 14, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
Apologies for the spam, but was wondering if anyone was interested in traveling to the Jersey Shore on Friday. Around the world, a bunch of wind groups and companies are hosting “Global Wind Day” on Friday. The Sierra Club is...continued→
Posted June 13, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil
Two trillion dollars is a lot of money. That’s how much experts expect the world’s economies will spend on clean, renewable energy between now and 2020. As an advocate for technologies such as wind and solar power, energy efficiency, and...continued→
Posted May 18, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Solving Global Warming
Yesterday, Senator Bingaman led a committee hearing on the Clean Energy Standard (S.1426), legislation that would increase production of renewable energy like wind and solar power, and energy efficiency along with other energy sources like nuclear and natural gas. It...continued→
Posted May 10, 2012 by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Worldwide, and in New York State, solar power is on the verge of something big. Global renewable energy spending is expected to top $2 trillion by 2020, with solar power comprising a substantial share. Only a decade ago, solar was...continued→
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