No matter how many transcontinental trips people take, no matter how many severe weather events are survived with an EV’s battery, and no matter how many other things clean technology does—there’s a […]
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IEA Predicts End to Oil & Gas Demand Growth Before 2030
Oil prices are little changed in Thursday’s intraday sessions after they tumbled more than 4% on Tuesday to a near two-week low on easing Iranian supply disruption fears. Brent crude for December […]
Rapacious utilities send power prices soaring as they seize on coal and network faults, and low wind output
The Coalition might want to be careful what it wishes for. The case continues to mount that gas fired generation is increasingly responsible for the very surge in wholesale electricity prices that […]
New York hits 6GW of distributed solar, one year ahead of schedule
“Today we celebrate the early achievement of New York’s 6GW milepost, which brings us one step closer to a reliable and resilient zero-emission grid,” said Hochul. “Distributed solar is at the heart of reducing […]
Engineers unveil breakthrough in ultra-clean biofuel technology
Researchers have unveiled a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using a revolutionary Swirl Burst (SB) injector to burn glycerol/methanol blends with near-zero emissions. This new technology enables ultra-clean combustion […]
DOE Selects Four Companies to Boost U.S. HALEU Enrichment for Advanced Nuclear
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded contracts with a total potential value of $8 million to four nuclear fuel companies to further U.S. enrichment capabilities for high-assay, low-enriched […] The […]
Controversial Study Claims LNG is Dirtier Than Coal
A new article in Financial Times discusses a controversial academic paper by Cornell University professor Robert Howarth that has reignited the debate over liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its environmental impact. Howarth’s […]
China’s Coal Production Surged in September
Coal production in China rose by 4.4% in the year last month to a total 414.46 million tons, government data showed. The production rate also rose on the month: the August total […]
Uniper Warns: Dutch Hydrogen Network Needs Expensive Pipeline Upgrade
German utility giant Uniper warns that a lack of infrastructure threatens the Dutch hydrogen dreams. In a leading article in the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf, the German giant bluntly states that the […]
Is IEA Overhyping OPEC’s Spare Capacity?
OPEC’s spare oil production capacity is the go-to argument by many analysts when the threat of higher prices rears its head. The latest International Energy Agency monthly report was no exception. But […]
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