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Plug-n-play has become so integrated into daily life that most computer users don't give a second thought to hooking up a camera or smart phone to a laptop or tablet. Now, take the same concept and apply it to complex US electrical systems when it comes to ‘plugging in’ renewables or smart grid technologies. 
The Court of Appeal’s ruling in favour of the UK solar industry this week sparked much celebration among industry players, but has irreversible damage already been done to the fledgling industry? 
The US Virgin Islands have committed to the goal of reducing fossil fuels by 60 per cent in the next 15 years, prompting the region to become a test bed on how to integrate so much renewables on to the grid. 
The trade war between the US and China is gathering pace with parties on both sides of the fence drawing battle lines. 
A group of investors in the Spanish solar sector are seeking hundreds of millions of euros in damages following the government's retroactive changes to the tariffs for photovoltaic energy installations. 
The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change has proposes to reduce the generation tariff for solar photovoltaic (PV) schemes up to 250kW and stem what many see as a thriving market. Jean-Pascal Boutin, partner at international law firm Eversheds, sets out the details of the government’s plans. 
The announcement by the UK government to fund some sectors of the renewable energy industry is to be welcomed after recent dithering and a seeming lack of commitment to the green energy sector as well as u turns on policy decisions, writes Paul Williams, CEO of UK-based solar installer Freetricity. 
Many countries are seeking to move in a greener direction for their energy needs and incorporate more renewable energy sources into their energy portfolio. But with countries such as Germany turning away from nuclear, there is now a ticking clock counting down efforts to deploy critical clean technologies, writes digital prototyping specialist Autodesk. 
The recent EMR White Paper from the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change introduces the most sweeping and ambitious reforms of the British electricity markets for 30 years, including up to £110bn of new investment over the next decade, writes Adam Langridge, a partner in Squire Sanders’ Energy Industry Group. 
The UK government’s plans to fast-track the development of a number of nuclear plants may prove too expensive and they go against progress made by the renewable energy sector as well current world opinion about the safety of the technology, writes Lee Summers, director of EOS Energy. 
With the UK’s solar energy industry set to grow further in coming years, there is growing concern as to the policing of the industry, writes Terry Skee, commercial director of distribution and installation company Cleaner Air Solutions. 
The reduction of solar feed-in tariffs in the UK due to take place next month may have angered some in the sector but others still believe there is potential for growing a photovoltaic industry in the country. NewNet spoke to Lightsource Renewable Energy CEO Nick Boyle, along with the managing director of its main financier Octopus Investments, Paul Latham to see what their post-August strategy will be. 
To come up with a way to do something 1,000 times faster than it had been done in the past, you have to count on some serendipity — not to mention hard work, collaboration and good timing. Such was the case with three scientists from the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, who somewhat accidentally developed a way to assess the quality of solar cells at a speed that is orders of magnitude faster than had been done before.
The announcement by the UK's Department of Energy and Climate Change that feed-in tariffs for solar developments will be reduced from August 2011 has long been expected by much of the industry. But it is still yet to be seen whether this longed-for clarity will do the industry harm or help it grow. 
Environmental problems extend across international boundaries, but there are no effective international institutions to deal with them properly. The result is that problems worsen and attempts by countries to solve them fail due to the lack of an institutional framework within which to build the necessary international consensus and trust, writes Stephen Hockman QC. 
The UK government has stalled in taking a hard-lined direction for the future of nuclear power in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear fallout, facing criticism for not backing up its power plans with sufficient renewable energy financing. 
One year on from the introduction of the UK feed-in tariffs aimed at stimulating small-scale renewable energy technologies, there is still heavy demand being witnessed in the solar industry, despite the scale-back of the incentive scheme. 
With subsistence farmers considered to be the most vulnerable community to the effects of climate change, a majority of whom are women in poor countries, climate justice should be classed as a human rights issue, according to Reid Professor of Law and former Irish stateswoman Mary Robinson. 
Wind farm developers frequently seek finance from private equity firms and banks, but with investment opportunities being subjected to ever-greater scrutiny, how do financiers assess an energy generation project relying on something as unreliable as the wind or sun, writes Stephen Aldridge, managing director of financial modelling consultancy Numeritas. 
US mid-term elections saw Republicans win big and may now mean that green lobbyists will have to work harder to achieve their aims, as the chance of passing even a diluted version of President Barack Obama’s climate change legislation looks unlikely.
