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States Advancing Wind Webinar: State Policies and Programs to Advance Distributed Wind Projects

This webinar explores how states can support behind-the-meter, distributed generation wind projects with smart financial and technical assistance. It is the first in a series of state wind policy briefings organized by Clean Energy States Alliance’s States Advancing Wind project.

Tax Credit Financing – Clean Renewable Energy Bonds & Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds: Opportunities and Challenges

This webinar, part of the CESA Finance Series, will review the two federal tax credit bonding instruments – CREBs and QECBs – that can be used to finance municipal clean energy projects.

Climate Crash Course for Copenhagen: The Six Simple Reasons Why We Need Global Technology Collaboration

This brief 8-page document addresses the “why” of international technology collaboration — the basic reasons why global technology policies – for product development — beyond cap and trade are needed for stabilization.

International Climate Technology Innovation Initiative: Structure and Strategy: A Proposal for a Copenhagen Agreement “Technology Track”

This report makes recommendations for how an international technology collaboration could be structured.

Accelerated Climate Technology Innovation Initiative (ACT II): A New Distributed Strategy to Reform the U.S. Energy Innovation System

This report from Clean Energy Group and the Meridian Institute recommends that the Obama Administration should use corporate “open and distributed innovation” strategies to accelerate research and development for clean energy and climate change technologies.

Smart Solar Marketing Strategies: Clean Energy State Program Guide

This report informs states on how they can act more like retail marketers to establish the financial and energy value of solar technology for the consumer.

Climate Technology Innovation: Picking Winners- Some Thoughts to Consider

This paper sets out some countervailing arguments that governments and other donors should not be in the business of picking winners. The authors argue that technology-based policy and incentives are needed to address long term climate stabilization.

Climate Technology Innovation: A New Global Strategy and Structure

This report outlines a new approach to the climate innovation process.

Clean Energy State Program Guide – Mainstreaming Solar Electricity: Strategies for States to Build Local Markets

This report describes the key policies and program strategies that have emerged as effective tools for states to advance wide-spread solar deployment.