We expect high investment in renewable energy through 2020, but the path forward will be rockier than that of the past decade as policymakers turn to more discipline to protect the public purse.

Despite increasing capacity and solid annual growth in the renewable energy space, Morningstar equity analysts anticipate a rockier path forward as more companies chase lower returns and policymakers revisit return-boosting incentives.

William Tucker at RealClearEnergy.org makes a good argument of not worrying about doomsday scenarios. In his column Dealing with abundance, he tells a good story about the Club of Rome’s 1970s computer simulation that predicted the world would soon run out of energy and other resources. The author’s analysis is that the future looked bleak…

A manufacturer of deep-cycle batteries says its Industrial line of batteries for renewable energy applications has hit a major milestone in its ongoing IEC 61427 testing by surpassing a 15-year cycle life. Trojan Battery Co. is following IEC cycle endurance testing parameters based on photovoltaic applications in which the batteries are exposed to a large…

Manufacturers of leak proof components can use RFID tags for part identification and information tracking. The electronic label system with standard and custom components os tailored to application requirements. Custom elements of Uson RFID tags streamline parts processing and help manage test data while cutting overall production cost. “The potential of Uson’s custom RFID tags…