Natural-gas consumption may rise 17 percent by 2017 from last year as demand surges in Asia and the U.S., according to the International Energy Agency. China’s use of the fuel will double […]
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German Power Grids Increasingly Strained
With a steep growth of power generation from photovoltaic (PV) and wind power and with 8 GW base load capacity suddenly taken out of service the situation in Germany has developed into […]
Attacks Abate From The Right On Volt & Electric Cars
A funny thing happened around the politics of electric cars. The screaming stopped. We’ve waited almost two months to write about it, but it would appear that the chorus of right-wing attacks […]
US Solar Financing on the Brink of Transformation
May 24, 2012 – Bethesda, Md. – Financing of US solar projects is in the midst of a transformation, with new business models, new investors, and new financing vehicles gaining sway, according […]
Geothermal Heat Pumps: The Next Generation
Climatemaster, a division of LSB Industries (NYSE:LXU), recently announced that their new Trilogy 40 geothermal heat pump (GHP) had been certified by the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to exceed […]
Sandia Releases Web Tool to Evaluate Energy Storage Options
Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Energy have released a new tool to help utilities, developers and regulators identify the energy storage options that best meet their needs. Partnering with DNV […]
What Ails Geothermal? Let’s Count the Ways
Geothermal is in many ways the best option when it comes to generating clean, carbon-free energy. The problem comes in the details. The chasm between the promise and challenges facing geothermal are […]
OPEC spare capacity in the first quarter of 2012 at lowest level since 2008
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that global spare crude oil production capacity averaged about 2.4 million barrels per day (bbl/d) during the first quarter of 2012, down about 1.3 million […]
Citi eyeing solar securitisation deal this year
Citigroup is closing in on a securitisation deal for a residential solar rooftop project this year, according to a company official. The market is expecting to see solar securitisation transactions either this […]
What to Make of Geothermal’s Numbers
The Geothermal Energy Association’s newest report on global growth is an admirable effort on putting on a happy face — but its numbers tell another story. The association reports, for instance, that […]
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