Dive Brief: Hybrid power plants comprised 55.2% of active bulk solar capacity and 51.7% of active bulk energy storage capacity in the U.S. interconnection queue at the end of 2023, according to […]
The Hydrogen Revolution in Rail: Barriers Constraining the Global Hydrogen Economy
Germany’s Strategic Pause: Addressing Supply and Cost in Hydrogen Locomotive Rollout The day after The Hydrogen Revolution in Rail: A Global Transformation in Motion was published, the German government announced a decision […]
IRENA: Solar PV represents 44% of renewables global workforce
China accounted for more than half of the solar PV jobs, with 4.6 million jobs, a 66% increase from the 2.76 million jobs in 2022. Its growth in renewables jobs was primarily […]
Why U.S. Oil Production Surged By 6.5% This Year
According to the latest Weekly Petroleum Status Report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, year-to-date daily average oil production is 13.2 million barrels per day. That is 6.5% higher than last year’s […]
Beyond Coal: The Future of UK’s Electricity Supply
A quiet revolution occurred in the very earliest moments of this morning, probably while you were asleep. You went to bed in one sort of country, and woke up in another sort […]
Nuclear Power Gains Momentum as Multiple Plants Seek Revival
Following the news of the Three Mile Island restart plans, it looks like our assertion that ‘nuclear is back’ is correct. That’s because this week the U.S. closed on a deal to […]
Utility-Scale U.S. Solar Electricity Generation Skyrocketing in 2024
In August 2024, utility-scale generation of solar electricity averaged 63.1 gigawatthours between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. each day in the Lower 48 states, 36% more than for the same hours in […]
Refurbished Three Mile Island Payment Structure Is Not Quite What It Seems
Two weeks ago, the news was filled with reports that Reactor 1 at the Three Mile Island nuclear generating station, which was shut down in 2019, will be refurbished and put back […]
Natural Gas Demand From European Industry Is Set to Drop Again
Despite a slight uptick in industrial consumption of natural gas this year, Europe’s heavy industry is likely to return to curtailing gas use next year amid a tighter gas market and higher […]
Lithium-Ion Battery Prices Plummet
Battery metal prices have struggled as a surge in new production overwhelmed demand, coinciding with a slowdown in electric vehicle adoption. As Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti details below, Lithium prices, for example, […]