Thursday, May 7, 2009

Andrew Perchlik at Renewable Energy Vermont on FIT H446

Andrew Perchlik, Executive Director of Renewable Energy Vermont (REV), talks about the status and impact of H446, a "standard offer" (feed-in tariff) bill that has now passed both houses of the Vermont Legislature and is about to be signed or vetoed by Vermont Governor Jim Douglas, recorded from Montpelier, VT, on May 7, 2009

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Mark Duda at HSEA remains optimistic about FIT despite complexity of proceedings

Mark Duda, President of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association (HSEA), talks about the legislative and regulatory prospects for feed-in tariffs in Hawaii, in all their complexity, recorded from Hawaii on May 6, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

Charmaine Watts on REFIT-NZ web site and FIT campaign launch

Charmaine Watts, Founding Trustee and Chairperson of REFIT-NZ, talks about the launch of the group's campaign for a feed-in tariff for New Zealand, its web site, at www.refit.org.nz and related Twitter accounts at www.twitter.com/wattspower and www.twitter.com/refit-nz, recorded from near Auckland, NZ, on May 4/5, 2009

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Glenn Kerbein talks about the Pirate Party of the U.S.

Glenn Kerbein, administrator of the Pirate Party of the U.S., talks about its plans and policies, recorded on May 1, 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009

Craig Lewis advocates for feed-in tariffs (FITs) and wholesale distributed generation (WDG)

Craig Lewis, sponsor of comprehensive Feed-In Tariff (FIT) legislation in California, speaks about how a comprehensive FIT is the only policy mechanism that will allow California to achieve its Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) mandates by unleashing the tremendous potential of the Wholesale Distributed Generation (WDG) market segment. The presentation file (.ppt) and other associated materials are available at www.solindsd.com.

John Joshi at CapitalFusion talks about Carbon Finance Panel in NYC

John Joshi, Managing Principal at CapitalFusion Partners, talks about the upcoming "Carbon and Environmental Finance--An Executive Perspective" panel scheduled for May 6, 2009, on Wall Street, recorded from New York on May 1, 2009

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Rob Church at ACORE on the need for a high-voltage Super Grid

Rob Church, VP of Industry Research and Analysis at the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), talks about the structure of, and the need for, a high-voltage Super Grid to transfer increased amounts of renewable energy from source to use areas, recorded from Washington, D,.C., on April 30, 2009