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Why We Still Need to Discuss Grid Defection
The rapidly declining costs of distributed energy resources have introduced new dynamics into a traditionally slow-moving electricity industry. This paradigm shift has ushered us into a new era where previous assumptions about […]
Water poses problems for the energy industry in the Permian
Water poses problems for the energy industry in the Permian Wastewater injection faces an uncertain future in West Texas’ prolific Permian basin, and companies working there will have to consider how else […]
Australia’s 100% Renewable Energy Grid
Australia is posed to build an electricity network with 100 percent renewable energy, that is both affordable and secure, and that utilizes existing technology. The Australian National University has published a […]
US Solar Market Has Record-Breaking Year, Total Market Poised to Triple in Next 5 Years
The U.S. solar market had its biggest year ever in 2016, nearly doubling its previous record and adding more electric generating capacity than any other source of energy for the first time […]
Can U.S. Shale Fight Off Rising Costs?
Shale drilling has become a lot cheaper over the past three years, with new drilling techniques, efficiency gains and learning-by-doing helping to lower breakeven costs. The IEA says that U.S. shale has […]
4 Charts Explaining Latin America’s Impending Solar Boom
Latin America is making its mark on the global solar map. In 2010, the region barely had a solar market to speak of. In 2021, the region is expected to have more […]
Mongolia Investing Nearly $1 Billion To Develop Downstream Capabilities
The proposed refinery, to be located in the Sainshand soum (district) in the province of Dornogovi, is forecast to cost around $700m, with a further $264m to be spent on pipelines […]
Musk Guarantees Tesla Technology Can Solve South Australia’s Power Deficit
Elon Musk bets his company, Tesla, can bring over 100 megawatts of energy to South Australia’s grid via battery in 100 days, according to a recent Twitter exchange the Silicon Valley […]
100 years ago, Alexander Graham Bell warned us about the ‘greenhouse effect’
Back in 1917, the inventor of the telephone foresaw a future where coal and oil were replaced by renewable fuels. Alexander Graham Bell at the opening of the long-distance line from New […]