Wednesday, May 7, 2014

USA:

Big Questions: US Executives Ponder Current and Future US Renewable Energy Development (Renewable Energy World.com)

Utilities are putting a new focus on increasing the amount of renewable energy generation sources in their portfolio, both to provide the best service to their customers and to comply with regulations on the state and federal level. Renewable power resources have many differences from traditional fossil-based generation sources, though, and technology, as well as associated prices, is still unsettled in multiple areas.

Renewable Energy World’s sister publication, Power Engineering, discussed these issues with several executives in the power industry, including: Mario Finis, global director of hydropower for MWH Global; Michael Goggin, senior electric industry analyst at American Wind Energy Association; Ken Johnson, vice president of communications for Solar Energy Industries Association; and Bobby Hollis, vice president of renewable energy and origination at NV Energy.

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