Europe faces a systemic jet-fuel shortage in three weeks’ time if the Strait of Hormuz remains restricted until then, a regional airport trade association warns. A fuel crunch would trigger severe disruptions to […]
Negative electricity prices return to France, Germany
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting’s latest analysis finds negative hourly electricity prices returned to the French and German markets last week, while the British, Dutch and Nordic markets registered their lowest daily averages since […]
CPUC Wastes a Golden Opportunity to Right Wrongs of Previous Community Solar Decisions that Harm Californians with Lower Incomes
SAN FRANCISCO — Yesterday the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision in the Community Solar Proceeding (A.22-05-022) that virtually ensures that no community solar projects will be developed at […]
As EV load grows, utilities use managed charging to harness flexibility, lower costs
Active managed charging can delay costly system upgrades while saving individual customers money on their bills, utilities, automakers and aggregators say, but a lack of standardized data-sharing is slowing adoption. via Utility […]
Fervo Locks In 1.7 GW Turbine Supply as Geothermal Ambitions Accelerate
Fervo Energy and Turboden, part of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group, announced a three-year framework agreement to supply Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) turbines for up to 35 of Fervo’s standardized 50 MW GeoBlocks. The deal […]
The Nuclear Land Use Canard Returns
The claim that nuclear power uses less land than renewables is making the rounds again, usually presented as if it settles a complex debate with one clean visual. A nuclear plant fits […]
The Worrying Feedback Loop Between War, Oil, and Markets
Against the backdrop of global disaster, and only halfway through this anti-war administration, Americans are largely watching this all unfold as if it’s another Netflix offering coupled with tantalizing social media posts. […]
Iran War Drives Deeper Oil Shock Than Prices Reveal
The war with Iran is preventing huge amounts of oil from flowing out of the Persian Gulf, but the prices that many people track don’t fully capture the scale of the disruption. […]
Natural Hydrogen Is Real, Commercialization Is Not
A couple of years ago I wrote that natural hydrogen was interesting as geology, but not as a limitless new clean fuel economy. That remains the right starting point. The state of […]
Is China the World’s Best Prepared Nation for an Energy Crisis?
Many countries worldwide have been hit hard by the energy crisis that has emerged following the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran and ensuing conflict, with severe oil and gas shortages driving energy prices […]
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