U.S. Renewable Energy Firms Are Losing Ground

The authors of Renewable Energy Policy Project’s, “Renewable Energy Policy Outside the United States,” contend that because “U.S. policymakers have chosen to reject
strategies to commercialize renewable energy in favor of continued reliance on fossil fuels” U.S. renewable energy companies are losing ground to overseas companies. They assert, “Europeans have seized the lead” and Japan has “systematically laid the groundwork for a possible widescale deployment of renewable energy.”

You will read about the governmental policies and market-driven incentives in Germany, the UK, The Netherlands, Denmark and Japan. They cover guaranteed electricity purchases, green labeling, consumer financing, supplier tax incentives, and competitive bidding measures. The report suggests that renewable energy technologies may soon join the
list of innovations pioneered in America – but developed into competitive industries elsewhere.

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