Most Americans don’t have to think much about energy reliability. We plug in a computer and it powers up; we flip a switch and the lights come on. While very reliable today, […]
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Can a “Value of Solar Tariff” Replace Net Energy Metering?
Ten U.S. utilities currently account for 70 percent of all net energy metering (NEM) — but most solar companies and utilities are thinking about it. Innovative financing, unprecedentedly low panel costs and […]
Trendspotting: US States Warming up to Renewable Energy Heating and Cooling
Of the fifty U.S. states, four territories and one District of Colombia, almost forty of them have some kind of renewable energy requirement on the books and of those forty, only about […]
Production and Storage of Hydrogen using Nanotechnology
Hydrogen is an extremely promising form of energy storage. It is not an inherently renewable source of energy like solar power, nor is it a naturally occurring fuel like methane or coal. […]
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 […]
A Few Insights Regarding Today’s Nuclear Situation
The issue of nuclear electricity is a complex one. In this post, I offer a few insights into the nuclear electric situation based on recent reports and statistical data. According to BP’s […]
Should Renewable Energy Be Afraid of Basel III Banking Standards?
The Basel III Accords, the latest set of international banking standards from the Basel Committee on Banking and Supervision, are set to take effect in just a few short months. This new […]
The Long Term Tie Between Energy Supply, Population, and the Economy
The tie between energy supply, population, and the economy goes back to the hunter-gatherer period. Hunter-gatherers managed to multiply their population at least 4-fold, and perhaps by as much as 25-fold, by […]
The energy-water nexus Part I
The principal challenge of this century, in my view, will be adapting to a life without abundant, cheap fossil fuels. It has been the lifeblood of our society, and turns out to […]
Geothermal Transmission 101: Technologies Are Not Treated Equally
Among renewable resources, one of the most valuable attributes of geothermal electricity is the baseload characteristic of the energy resource. That is, geothermal electricity generators are able to deliver a stable level […]
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