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...
CONGRESS GREEN LIGHTS RENEWABLE ENERGY TAX CREDITS: $73 BILLION EXPECTED TO SURGE INTO THE INDUSTRY BUT WITH IT COMES RISK In early December, 2015, Congress made an impact decision to extend valuable tax credits to the Renewable Energy Industry, with arguably the most...
MITIGATING WEATHER RISKS AND THEIR IMPACT ON RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSETS USING THE 5 STEPS TO THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS Strong tornadoes are a common sight in the southern and central High Plains of the United States. But not in November. On November 16, 2014, a trio of...
