In his most recent report, Grid-Scale Energy Storage in North America 2013: Applications, Technologies, and Suppliers, author Chet Lyons spoke with dozens of energy storage CEOs and summarized their thoughts. Below is […]
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Transforming Rooftop Solar From Invisible Threat to Predictable Resource
The solar panels springing up across California’s rooftops like flowers after a desert rainstorm may look pretty to environmentalists and homeowners seeking energy independence. But to grid operators and utilities, they could […]
“200 Year” US Coal Supply Could Run Out by 2035
Federal Estimates Overstate Reserves by Including Coal That Cannot Be Mined Profitably; Production Already Down in All Major Coal Mining States … And Utility Consumers Are Facing Rising Energy Bill Prices. WASHINGTON , […]
The Most Important Energy Map You’ll See This Year
You probably haven’t heard about it—but there’s a potential bull market brewing in propane. At the risk of sounding like Hank Hill—the market for this natural gas liquid has been one of […]
This time-lapse nature porn is your five-minute dose of Zen
It’s hard not to feel a little bit of wonder watching this video of America’s most dazzling places. via Grist http://grist.org/living/this-time-lapse-nature-porn-is-your-five-minute-dose-of-zen/
Graph of the Day: Nuclear prices itself out of market
The price of new nuclear has been revealed, and it does not compare well with wind and solar. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/graph-of-the-day-nuclear-prices-itself-out-of-market-93110?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graph-of-the-day-nuclear-prices-itself-out-of-market-93110
Enhanced oil recovery techniques helped Oman reverse recent production declines
Oman is the largest oil and natural gas producer in the Middle East that is not a member of OPEC. Oman’s average annual crude oil production peaked in 2000 at 970,000 barrels […]
The Worst Is Over? Solar Industry Rebounds
Solar industry manufacturers are rebounding from a two-year slump faster than technology companies recovered from the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s. via Solar Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/the-worst-is-over-solar-industry-rebounds?cmpid=rss
IEA: Feed-in Tariff Not a Subsidy, But Tax Credits Are
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has declared that feed-in tariffs are the principal driving force in the worldwide development of solar photovoltaics (solar PV). While possibly stating the obvious, it’s always good […]
When will the Shale Bubble Burst?
Most of us are aware by now that the introduction of widespread hydraulic fracturing into the oil and gas business has resulted in a rapid growth in U.S. production. U.S. crude output […]
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