President Trump’s recent decision to rescind the Biden-era fuel efficiency standards marks a sharp shift in U.S. transportation policy. While the administration frames the move as a win for consumers and automakers, […]
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Back in the Saddle – Gulf of Mexico Oil Production Nears New High, But Will Growth Continue?
Crude oil production in the U.S.’s portion of the Gulf of Mexico is poised to top 2 MMb/d for the first time in six years — and only the third time ever. […]
Chart Toppers: Frac Spreads Get a Modest December Boost, But the Stocking Isn’t Full
Chart Toppers: Frac spreads have strengthened modestly so far in December, supported by heavier NGL values—but remain well below year-ago levels. via RBN Energy https://ift.tt/Ts8ZmjI
New Passenger & Car Ferry From Incat Is 100% Electric
Incat in Tasmania has completed a battery electric fast ferry for service between Argentina and Uruguay, thanks to European technology. The post New Passenger & Car Ferry From Incat Is 100% Electric […]
Solar and storage program forecast to save all Massachusetts ratepayers $313 million per year
Solar plus storage can also offer winter reliability improvements and limit gas consumption, finds a report from Synapse Energy Economics and the Solar Energy Industries Association. From pv magazine USA Continued growth […]
The Critical Failure Point in Modern High-Efficiency Solar Cells
There is a specific, sharp smell that hits you when walking through a high-volume solar module assembly line. It isn’t the clean, clinical scent of silicon or the metallic tang of glass. […]
Ain’t This The (Reserve) Life – E&Ps Struggle to Maintain Reserve Life Under the Cash-Return Model
In the upstream oil and gas world, “reserve life” — calculated via the Reserve Life Index — is one of the simplest and most widely cited metrics. But behind the RLI lies […]
Modelling spot prices in a post-coal grid, when big batteries will become the price setters
Electricity prices can be kept near today’s levels in a post-coal National Electricity Market, but need a system where batteries become the dominant price-forming technology. The post Modelling spot prices in a […]
Peak Oil Is Not Dead: Reviewing the IEA’s World Energy Outlook for 2025
A month ago, media all over the internet went crazy repeating the following headline (or a similar one) over and over: “IEA scraps Peak Oil, says oil demand will continue growing until […]
BNEF flags potential global solar slowdown in 2026 as China cools
BloombergNEF (BNEF) projects a slight year-on-year dip in global solar additions in 2026 as China’s growth eases, even as installations elsewhere continue to rise. From pv magazine USA For the first time […]