Angela Merkel did a 180 on nuclear energy after Fukushima, setting off an “energy revolution” in the process. Before Japan’s Fukushima disaster, in any German debate on nuclear power, Chancellor Angela Merkel played the role of a cautious and conservative mother hen. We may not like it, she said, but nuclear energy is easy on...
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Mar 29, 2011 - The United States fell one spot to third place in clean-energy investment last year as the lack of a national energy policy hurt purchases in wind and solar power and other technologies, a report said on Tuesday. China came in first and Germany second, according to the report “Who’s Winning the Clean...
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Mar 17, 2011 - Years of procrastination in deciding on long-term disposal of highly radioactive fuel rods from nuclear reactors are now coming back to haunt Japanese authorities as they try to control fires and explosions at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Some countries have tried to limit the number of spent...
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Solar power companies are likely to surprise investors this earnings season with bright outlooks for 2011 as Italy and the United States ratchet up demand for panels following a cut in government support in the world’s largest solar market, Germany. Fears of a deep regulatory overhaul in Europe have overshadowed solar stocks...
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