The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to codify proposed changes to streamline a key environmental review process for advanced nuclear reactors. Nuclear advocates lauded the measure as one of […] The […]
Solar Geoengineering To Cool the Planet: Is It Worth the Risks?
Photo: Knowable Magazine Science Graphic When I first wrote about geoengineering in 2012 , it was considered far-fetched at best, and crazy by most. But 12 years later, while there is still […]
ERCOT launches new planning efforts as 2030 load growth projections soar 40 GW in a year
Dive Brief: Texas load growth forecasts for 2030 have soared by 40 GW in a single year, necessitating “a new era of planning,” Electric Reliability Council of Texas President and CEO Pablo […]
Fossil Fuels Hit All-Time Low in UK Electricity Generation
Fossil fuels have provided the lowest amount of UK electricity for a one-hour time period on record. Energy think tank Carbon Tracker today said that on Monday, April 15th, just 2.4 per […]
IEA Expects Strong EV Sales While Carmakers Flag Weaker Demand
Amid concerns in the auto industry about slowing electric vehicle sales with the phase-out of subsidies in key markets and consumers not yet convinced about affordability and range, the International Energy Agency […]
Carbon Price Crash Threatens EU Transition Funds
The price of carbon dioxide on the European Union’s emissions trading markets, ETS, has taken a bad tumble. On the face of it, this is good news—it means industries covered by the […]
Poles and wires: Is there a better way to get consumers to pay for using the grid
The average residential customer across Australia’s main grid appears to be paying about $520 a year, pre GST, for the distribution component, excluding transmission, for the privilege of being connected to the […]
US DOE Releases Strategy to Connect Renewable Energy to Grid
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled what it said is the country’s first-ever roadmap for fast-tracking the connection of renewable energy to the national power grid, in an effort […]
Biden Limits Oil Drilling Across Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve
The Biden administration on Friday finalized a plan to prevent oil development across more than half of the US government’s mammoth petroleum reserve in Alaska and set the stage to block road […]
If You’ve Got the Money, Honey – Investors Rewarded with Strong Returns Despite Dip in E&P Cash Flows
As we’ve frequently chronicled, 2022 was a golden year for U.S. exploration and production (E&P) companies and their investors, as soaring commodity prices triggered record cash generation to fund the highest levels […]