Clean Energy Future was conceived as a weblog to explore the latest trends, business models, and opportunities in renewable energy. As a serial entrepreneur who is focused on making the dream of widespread clean energy a reality, Recurrent Energy’s CEO, Arno Harris, regularly updates the blog with his perspective and insights.

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Recurrent Energy Signs Up 60MW with SMUD, Bringing Total Contract Portfolio to 330MW

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) made an exciting announcement today, revealing that it has signed its first feed-in tariff contract for 60MW of solar PV projects with Recurrent Energy. The nation's sixth largest publicly owned utility, SMUD is widely...

Posted on 7 July 2010 | 10:14 am

Don't Let Texas Oil Companies Kill California Clean Tech!

I guess it's too much to ask the business-as-usual dirty energy companies to play fair. They see the writing on the wall as states like California take meaningful steps towards clean alternatives to burning fossil fuels. Now it's clear their...

Posted on 6 July 2010 | 9:00 am

Want to Help Banks? Don't Extend the Treasury Grant Program!

If you want to get a feeling for what the future holds for finding reasonably priced tax equity for US solar projects, I'd recommend reading "Update: Tax Equity Market" in latest issue of Project Finance Newswire (article starts on page...

Posted on 19 May 2010 | 2:13 pm