On the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii, an industrial tower with a bunch of pipes is sitting amid swaying palm trees while making history. The tower has been tapping […]
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Virtual Net Metering Policy Background & Tariff Summary Report
In partnership with CalSEIA and the Center for Sustainable Energy, IREC co-authored the Virtual Net Metering Policy Background and Tariff Summary report, which provides a comprehensive overview of California’s multi-tenant policies and […]
US oil rigs increase by two as drillers prop up vertical units
U.S. drillers put two oil rigs back to work this week, Baker Hughes said Friday, marking the rig count’s fifth consecutive weekly gain. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1hxlkdA
Oil exports could mean more production — and pollution
The report from the liberal Center for American Progress is the first to broadly examine the environmental consequences of a big shift in U.S. oil trade policy, coming as Congress nears a […]
A Novel Way to Pull CO2 Out of the Air and Turn It Into Jetliners
Professor Stuart Licht has invented a process that can essentially make airplanes and wind turbines out of thin air. Licht, a chemistry professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., has designed […]
Troubles With America’s First Clean Coal Plant Put Mississippi Power ‘on the Brink of Bankruptcy’
Months after a landmark carbon capture project in Illinois was scrapped after losing government funding, the builder of America’s first commercial-scale clean coal project in Kemper County, Mississippi is facing financial troubles […]
How The EPA Plans To Cut Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Wells
Methane is less common in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide but 86 times more potent in its ability to trap heat. The post How The EPA Plans To Cut Methane Emissions From […]
Why ‘God parity’ will be the end of centralised generation
We’ve heard of "grid parity", but what happens when the cost of local generation falls below the cost of the network? It’s called "God Parity", and it’s when centralised generation doesn’t have […]
As European Electric Vehicle Sales Spike, Demand Slows in the US
Electric vehicle sales have been growing steadily in Europe, while sales have faltered in the U.S. According to Renault Z.E., which tracks electric vehicle sales across Europe, all-electric vehicle sales in the […]
Is This The Best Play In U.S. Oil?
E&P companies have added 30 horizontal rigs in the Permian basin since the end of June. Most analysts didn’t notice (Figure1).Figure 1. Tight oil horizontal rig counts since January 1, 2015. Source: […]