Germany is expanding its renewable energy targets under a grand coalition agreement by the country’s two major political parties, but is also toying with the idea of introducing the concept of “virtual […]
Libyan crude oil production levels influence international crude oil markets
Libya\’s oil sector has been crippled by prolonged strikes at key loading ports since the end of July, removing more than 1 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil from the […]
Emissions of Methane in U.S. Exceed Estimates, Study Finds
A new analysis of man-made emissions of the greenhouse gas in the United States showed they were about 1.5 times higher than prevailing estimates. via NYT > Environment http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/26/us/emissions-of-methane-in-us-exceed-estimates-study-finds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
99 Percent Of New Electric Capacity Installed In October Comes From Renewable Energy
The U.S. added 699 megawatts of new capacity to produce electricity in October and 99 percent, or 694 MW, came from renewable sources. The post 99 Percent Of New Electric Capacity Installed […]
[Closed] DISCUSSION: Germany’s tiny renewables costs
This interesting and beautiful graph was recently published by the German Renewable Energy Agency (Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien). It shows the increases of energy costs per month for the average German household […]
Oil Sands and the Environment: Part II
There are two primary ways of extracting bitumen from the oil sands. In situ production involves injecting steam into the ground to heat up the bitumen which is then pumped out of […]
At the Wellhead: Venezuela’s upgraders are maxed out to handle its heavy oil
Venezuela has extensive heavy oil reserves, and increasingly, no way of treating it. It’s not a feedstock that can just get thrown into any refinery. Platts Venezuelan correspondent Mery Mogollon discusses that […]
Bridge Out: Bombshell Study Finds Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Production Far Higher Than EPA Estimates
A major new study finds natural gas production leaks at least twice as much methane as EPA has estimated. Other recent studies find methane warms the Earth more than we thought, and […]
Mitigating Renewable Energy Risk
With the majority of people wanting more emphasis on domestic production of renewable energy what do wind and solar installation operators need to know if they are ramping up their production and […]
FERC Hands Down Key Decision; Solar Growth Explodes in October
Even though they were overshadowed by the Senate’s historic decision to eliminate the use of the filibuster when it comes to most Presidential nominees — the so-called “nuclear option” — there were some major […]
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