The drop in big oil companies’ profits in the past eight months isn’t just a function of lower crude prices – it also reflects strategic choices. A Reuters examination of corporate filings […]
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2015 State of Solar Financing, Part I: What is a Yieldco?
Massive infrastructure transitions take massive amounts of capital, and the ongoing transition to 100 percent clean energy is not any different. The technology of the clean energy industry has proven its reliability […]
Oil firms may have to cut deeper than $126B, report says
If Brent, the international crude standard, hangs around $60 a barrel for much longer, oil producers in the United States and elsewhere in the western world will probably have to cut deeper […]
The Case for Breaking Up Combined Gas And Electric Utilities
The same holding company should not be allowed to own natural gas and electric power utilities that serve the same geographic territories. The logic supporting this argument has three principal parts, which […]
EPA to set overdue biofuel quotas in deal with oil industry groups
The EPA will finalize biofuel quotas for 2014, 2015 and 2016 later this year, in an agreement settling an oil industry lawsuit. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1D4qgwe
Utilities and Renewables Integration and Customer Behavior
Forget the threat of solar and battery-equipped customers defecting from the grid. The real threat for utilities unwilling to adapt to grid-connected customers installing ever-cheaper solar and energy storage technologies is “load […]
U.S. Remained World’s Largest Producer of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hydrocarbons in 2014
The United States remained the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2014, according to U.S. EIA estimates. U.S. hydrocarbon production continues to exceed that of both Russia and […]
Report: 2015 Will Bring ‘Giant, Permanent Step’ Toward Lowering US Carbon Emissions
Bloomberg: U.S. Carbon Emissions Falling to Two-Decade Low in Coal Shift Carbon dioxide emissions will slip to the lowest since 1994 as U.S. utilities shift away from coal in favor of solar, wind […]
Magic of energy efficiency revealed as Germany aims to cut consumption 50%
Reducing energy consumption by 50% by 2050 sounds like a fanciful target. But here are two simple steps to this goal, which aren’t actually so magical. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1GRcOP1
Who Will Control The World’s Water: Governments Or Corporations?
Water is perhaps the world’s most important resource, and one of the most common resources. For decades water was regarded as a common good, and it was plentiful enough that in most […]
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