U.S. tight oil production may fall 600,000 barrels per day by June 2015 based on reasonable projections of current rig counts. I compared the decrease in rig counts that began in late […]

If BP is basing its business model on its energy outlook, it has major problems. The huge report makes just four mentions of solar, claiming it will not be competitive with gas […]

Many readers have asked me to explain debt. They also wonder, “Why can’t we just cancel debt and start over?” if we are reaching oil limits, and these limits threaten to destabilize […]

Imergy Power Systems just introduced its third generation vanadium flow battery, claiming it offers a low-cost, high-performance energy storage solution for large-scale applications, including peak demand management, frequency regulation and the integration […]

A power bill, sent in by a Queensland reader, illustrates why solar households are so keen to install storage – or even quit the grid. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1vBDhaY

A long-term net-zero goal would provide a new focus for international action, which has so far aimed to limit warming to 2° above pre-industrial temperatures. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1vBDcV0

A year ago, Russia’s lunge into Ukraine focused European minds on the dangers of depending on Moscow for their energy supplies, pushing countries across the continent to scramble onto the shale-gas bandwagon […]

New figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council show that the global wind industry grew by 44% in 2014, installing over 51 GW. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1JhqO85