Cash from operations for major energy companies has flattened in line with flat crude oil prices, which have had the lowest price volatility in years. Based on data compiled from quarterly reports, […]
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Bakken fuels North Dakota’s oil production growth
North Dakota crude oil production surpassed 1.0 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in April and May (the latest data available). This record is the result of increasing crude oil production from the […]
Making Sense of the US Oil Story
We frequently see stories telling us how well the United States is doing at oil extraction. The fact that there are stories in the press about the US wanting to export crude […]
Robert Rubin Echoes Robert F. Kennedy: GDP Is Fatally Flawed Measure Of Economic Health
He explains that tackling climate change won’t harm the economy, but will save it. But we need a new measure of economic health, much as RFK argued in 1968. The post Robert […]
Germany Added A Lot Of Wind And Solar Power, And Its Electric Grid Became More Reliable
Germany only lost 15.91 minutes of electricity per customer in 2012. That’s better than most of its European neighbors, and much better than the U.S. The post Germany Added A Lot Of […]
Renewables Provide 56 Percent of New US Electrical Generating Capacity in First Half of 2014
According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower provided 55.7 percent of new installed U.S. electrical […]
Fifteen Clean Energy Yield Cos: Where’s The Yield?
In the first article of this survey of yield cos, I noted that many of the recent yield co IPOs have risen so far as to "lend the very term "yield co" […]
Global Renewable Energy Status Uncovered
More than a fifth of the world’s electrical power production now comes from renewable sources and in 2013 renewables accounted for more than 56 percent of all net additions to global power […]
Geothermal Visual: Comparing the Geothermal Permitting Process to Other Technologies
The visual below, prepared by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), shows the average length of time for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process for geothermal projects as compared to […]
Disruptive Innovation Alert: Regulated Utilities Vie for a Piece of the DG Solar Pie
After gaining a reputation for being one of solar’s most outspoken naysayers, Arizona Public Service (APS) shocked the industry by announcing its intent to get into the residential solar market. This is […]