Smart grid technology could shave 15 percent to 20 percent off a utility or region’s peak power demand, according to estimates from the World Energy Council, IBM and others. That adds up […]
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Will Fast Charging Make Electric Vehicles Practical?
It can take hours, even days, to recharge an electric car. That’s one reason GM added a backup gas-powered generator to its electric car, the Volt. Another option is the DC fast […]
GE’s New Natural-Gas Turbines Could Help Renewables
With the abundance of cheap natural gas propelling a shift away from coal for generating electricity, new gas turbine technology that GE announced yesterday could make it even more difficult for coal […]
The Impact of U.S. Crude Oil Production on Gulf Coast Crude Imports
Increased production of U.S. domestic crude oil, particularly light sweet crude from tight oil formations in Texas and North Dakota, has been replacing imports of foreign light crude oil processed by U.S. […]
US Oil Production Continues to Grow
U.S. oil production, including crude oil and lease condensate, has grown steadily since 2008, a change from the two decades of declines before 2008. This growth has been driven mainly by increased […]
Capturing Distributed Benefits
Factoring customer-owned generation into forecasting, planning, and operations. As with most utilities, Con Edison has long planned its distribution system based on a unidirectional flow of electricity to customers. This design assumption […]
Corn Exports Shrivel as U.S. Ethanol Demand Grows
As an increasing amount of U.S. corn is being used to meet rising ethanol demand, the United States—the world’s dominant producer and exporter of corn—is exporting less. The first chart shows how […]
Don’t Count on Revolution in Oil Supply
*** Editors Note: One of the most thoughtful and profound articles written recently – particularly coming from an Aramco executive*** Leonardo Maugeri’s recent paper Oil: The Next Revolution on the presumed future […]
The Climate Change Limits of U.S. Natural Gas
The Associated Press reported last week that U.S. greenhouse gas emissions have dropped to a twenty-year low on the back of abundant natural gas. “The question,” it correctly observed, “is whether the […]
Shale Gas Assets – Overpriced Or a Liquid Turn for Mining Giant BHP?
Australian mining giant BHP has lost a quarter of its former market capitalization since its acquisition of US shale acreage from Petrohawk and Chesapeake last year. The company is keen to point […]
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