News & Articles on Renewable Energy

My specialty is wind energy, but I have worked with all forms of renewable energy. Over the years I’ve written about a number of renewable technologies, including solar and geothermal energy. In recent years I’ve focused on comprehensive renewable energy policies that develop a mix of renewable resources. I’ve also written about our use of fossil fuels and nuclear power.

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Energy Switch: Proven Solutions for a Renewable Future by Craig Morris–A Review

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Paul Gipe

How North America Can Learn From Renewable Energy Success Stories in Europe

The Development of Renewable Electricity Policy in Ontario: Progress and Prospects

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Ian H. Rowlands

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association, Toronto, ON, 1 June 2006.

Envisaging feed-in tariffs for solar photovoltaic electricity: European lessons for Canada

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Ian H. Rowlands

The purpose of this article is to reflect upon this European experience with feed-in tariffs, to stimulate discussions regarding what promise they might hold for the development of solar photovoltaic electricity in Canada.

Sustainable Future Beckons Renewable Rich New Zealand

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New Zealand could become the world’s first nation with a sustainable energy system based on renewable resources.

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Believing Cassandra: An Optimist Looks at a Pessimist’s World

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Paul Gipe

Having been disparaged as a “Cassandra,” I was reluctant to read a book on the topic, especially one with a …