Let’s end at the beginning: retail gasoline prices are going to continue to head lower, and this post simply presents the case as to why, through some simple visuals. But before we […]
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Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Gives a Boost to Global Renewable Energy
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund is the largest in the world at around $750 billion, and a new government is currently being formed in Oslo that is considering investing some of the […]
Changing the Rules to Help Utilities Embrace the Future
The basic business approach used by much of America’s electric power sector has changed little over the past 100 years. Electric utilities operated state granted monopolies on electric sales, but were regulated […]
US Ethanol Industry and Subsidies | The Energy Collective
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The US corporate boom in solar power explained in five charts
The news on the green technology front has not been good of late. As we wrote yesterday, funding for new technologies has been declining sharply. But there’s one bright spot for clean energy startups: […]
European utility shareholders lost half a trillion euros in five years
Report says fall in value of Europe’s 20 biggest power companies – from a collective $1trn in 2008 to $500bn now – is largely driven by renewables rollout. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/european-utility-shareholders-lost-half-trillion-euros-five-years-37359?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-utility-shareholders-lost-half-trillion-euros-five-years-37359
Clean Energy Investment Continues Drop in 3Q
Clean-energy investment fell 14 percent in the third quarter from the prior three months as Europe curbed subsidies and cheaper U.S. natural gas lured investment. via Solar Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/clean-energy-investment-continues-drop-in-3q?cmpid=rss
The End of Cheap Water?
Across the country, Americans are paying more for water than they did a decade ago, even as water utilities fall into debt and water infrastructure deteriorates, according to a recently released Columbia […]
Renewables Growth Predictions and Accuracy | The Energy Collective
via Renewables Growth Predictions and Accuracy | The Energy Collective http://theenergycollective.com/onclimatechangepolicy/286586/why-have-iea-s-projections-renewables-growth-been-so-much-lower-out-tur?utm_source=feedburner
Can Hydrogen Fuel Cells Catch Up with Batteries? – EVWORLD.COM
via Can Hydrogen Fuel Cells Catch Up with Batteries? – EVWORLD.COM http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=31500