Last week, the Obama administration gave what may be its first formal statement favoring hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, of natural gas in a report, Investing in America (pdf). Until now, the Environmental […]
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Electricity Declines 50% as Shale Spurs Natural Gas Glut
A shale-driven glut of natural gas has cut electricity prices for the U.S. power industry by 50 percent and reduced investment in costlier sources of energy. With abundant new supplies of gas […]
Leading Global Investors Call the False Dichotomy Between Economy and Environment “Nonsense”
A top GE executive is calling the political battle between economy and environment “nonsense.” In a video interview (featured below) at an international clean energy investment conference last week, Mark Vachon, vice […]
On the Horizon, Planes Powered by Plant Fuel
The use of jet fuel from renewable sources is now well demonstrated, but it costs more than double what fuel made from petroleum does, according to airlines, aircraft companies and suppliers. One […]
Wanted in cleantech: Operations and scaling experience
Startups looking to disrupt the traditional energy industries — oil, coal, gas-burning cars, incandescent lighting and the electricity network — need to have more than just innovative technology. They need a team […]
Impressions of the Wind Tower Trade War
On the heels of accusations that the Chinese government is subsidizing its solar panel manufacturers so they can sell at below-market prices in the U.S., the U.S.-based Wind Tower Trade Coalition (WTTC) […]
Saudi Arabia targets $100 crude price – FT.com
Saudi Arabia is aiming to keep oil prices at about $100 a barrel, a third above its previous public target, in a sign that Riyadh needs higher oil revenues to sustain a […]
Layer by Layer
The parts in jet engines have to withstand staggering forces and temperatures, and they have to be as light as possible to save on fuel. That means it’s complex and costly to […]
Startup Promises a Revolutionary Grid Battery
Battery developer Eos Energy Storage claims to have solved key problems holding back a battery technology that could revolutionize grid energy storage. If the company is right, its zinc-air batteries will be […]
Scientists Say Cut Soot, Methane to Curb Warming
An international team of scientists says it’s figured out how to slow global warming in the short run and prevent millions of deaths from dirty air: Stop focusing so much on carbon […]
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