Rooftop solar has achieved a record share of generation in Queensland, the country’s most coal dependent grid despite being known as the “sunshine state”, and at the same time sent operational demand […]
Acres of Solar Panels Are Replacing One of the Nation’s Largest Coal Plants
The past and the future of electricity in America are perhaps most visible in a Minnesota town surrounded by potato farms and cornfields. Towering over Becker, a community of a little more […]
Ultra-high density hydrogen storage
Ultra-high density hydrogen storage A nanoporous material that holds hydrogen at twice the density of cryogenic liquid H2 could address the challenges of large-scale liquid and gas storage that have […]
From Fukushima to SMRs: How Nuclear Power is Evolving Globally
In June, the Energy Institute released the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Each year, I write […]
EIA expects 62.8 GW to come online in 2024, led by solar, energy storage
The Energy Information Administration expects power plant developers and owners will add 62.8 GW this year in the United States, up 55% from 2023 when 40.4 GW came online, the agency said […]
Zombie Wells: A $280 Billion Problem the U.S. Can’t Ignore
One hundred and fifty years of oil and gas production in the United States has left millions of decommissioned wells scattered around the country. While they no longer have much, if any, […]
U.S. Electricity Prices Surge Amid Grid Strains and Rising Demand
U.S. consumers are set to pay higher electricity bills as power providers raise investments in much-needed grid improvements amid an old power system that is not designed to cope with soaring demand […]
Mexico May Need to Import Crude and Cease Exports After 2030
Crude oil producer and exporter Mexico could see itself in need of crude imports in 2030 as its field production is set to rapidly decline at the end of this decade while […]
Rystad: OPEC’s Oil Reserves are Much Lower Than Officially Reported
Rystad Energy’s latest research shows global recoverable oil reserves held largely steady at around 1,500 billion barrels, down some 52 billion barrels from our 2023 analysis. Of this year-over-year decrease, 30 billion […]
OPEC Oil Reserves in Decline
1. US Becomes Europe’s Leading Diesel Supplier- US diesel exports to Europe are set to reach an all-time high this month, undeterred by loading delays caused by Hurricane Beryl earlier this month […]