Own a building and adding solar? Or, your building owner wants to simply add your solar array to their building’s insurance? Don’t do it and here is why… SCENARIO: There is common ownership of the building and the roof mounted solar being installed...
The Paris Climate Agreement shows us how Political Risk can impact the Renewable Energy Industry, while also shedding light on the need for increased private financing. Bill Gates and his Breakthrough Energy Fund shows us just how to get that done…...
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) HAS A NEW CHIEF AND THERE IS GROWING SPECULATION ON WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN FOR THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY & ITS FEDERAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS (ITC) – HERE’S A LOOK AT MANAGING POLITICAL RISK In an article I wrote...
NO POWER? NO INCOME? NO PROBLEM. HOW TO GET PAID BY YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY WHEN YOU’RE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT GOES UP IN FLAMES! California is home to some of the world’s most notable renewable energy companies and projects. It’s also become a state prone to...
THE OLYMPICS ARE DRAWING ATTENTION TO RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ADVANCING RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES The 2016 summer Olympics are just getting under way in Brazil with what the country promised to be the “greenest games” ever, but a closer look at the...
HOW CYBER ATTACKS HAVE FORCED ENERGY COMPANIES & GOVERNMENTS TO MANAGE NEW RISK It was a cold day December 23, 2015 in Kiev and it got a lot colder when hackers attacked the energy grid in western Ukraine. After shutting down substations, the hackers proceeded to...
