Global satellite-detected methane emissions from the onshore upstream oil and gas sector ticked up late last year and into the first quarter of 2025, reversing a steady decline since 2020. Rystad Energy […]
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New Study: Plug-In Hybrid EVs Nearly As Dirty As Gas Vehicles
Electric vehicle skeptics often squawk that battery-electric vehicles like Teslas are nowhere nearly as friendly to the environment as their proponents claim. Well, the truth is a bit more nuanced. Whereas the […]
U.S. Biofuels Production Capacity Growth Slowed in 2024
The pace of capacity additions for U.S. biofuel production slowed in 2024, with production capacity increasing by a modest 3% from the start of 2024 to the start of 2025, according to […]
Sensitive Kind – Gas Producers Mitigate Sensitivity to Gas Price Volatility With More Aggressive Hedging
A bullish long-term outlook for rising natural gas demand and pricing has partially mitigated the current deep concerns about the steep erosion of oil prices. However, short-term gas pricing has proven very […]
Giant off-grid gold mine achieves average 91 per cent renewables over month with wind, solar and batteries
Remote, off-grid gold mine achieves a record 91 per cent wind and solar share over last month, and expects that to increase over spring and summer. The post Giant off-grid gold mine […]
The fog of electricity price disinformation
When the CEO of BHP tells everyone he meets that Australian electricity prices are double those of countries we compete with, some fact checking is required. The post The fog of electricity […]
Hydrogen Production Pivot: Air Products Shutters US Projects, Advances NEOM and Louisiana Plans
On May 10, 2025, Air Products and Chemicals quietly revamped its earnings outlook and reshuffled its hydrogen production game plan. After 43 straight years of boosting dividends, they decided to hit pause […]
Wood Mackenzie records solar LCOE of $37/MWh in MENA region
Wood Mackenzie researchers say single-axis PV offers the lowest utility-scale generation costs globally, with efficiency gains and stable supply chains expected to drive down solar’s levelized cost of electricity (LCOE). Solar energy […]
ERCOT increasingly meets rising demand with solar, wind, and batteries
Since 2021, electricity demand within the Texas electricity grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has steadily increased. In the first nine months of 2025, electricity demand in ERCOT, […]
The Global Solar Industry Builds Momentum While US President Trump Builds…A Ballroom!
The global solar industry is cranking up to speed with an assist from modern energy storage technology, to achieve baseload, 24/7 reliability at the gigawatt scale. The post The Global Solar Industry […]
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