When Google first launched a website two years ago that collects data on solar rooftops, called Project Sunroof, it only covered a few cities. But this week, the search engine giant announced […]
The Glutted World Gas Market
LNG gas storage tanks are shown at the Woodside operated North West Shelf Gas Venture near Karratha in the north of Western Australia on June 17, 2008. Woodside is providing extra gas […]
U.S. ethanol exports rise 26% in 2016 to second-highest level on record
U.S. exports of fuel ethanol in 2016, totaled more than 1 billion gallons (68,000 barrels per day), an increase of 26% from the 2015 level. U.S. imports of ethanol, which are relatively […]
Is The Constantly Changing Natural Gas Market About To Change Again?
The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in […]
California Solar Industry and Utilities Unveil Dueling Solar-Storage Tariffs
California is already breaking ground in attempting to properly value the distributed technologies hitting the grid. So far, that’s been done through large-scale capacity contracts, demand response auction mechanisms, and utility pilots. […]
NuScale’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Keeps Moving Forward
NuScale Power, LLC The first Small Modular Reactor company to file a license application to NRC, NuScale’s Power Module has also become the first design to be accepted by the NRC for […]
New York Regulators Issue Three Milestone REV Orders, but More Work Remains
Three interlocking blocks of the Jenga-like tower that is New York’s utility regulatory reform moved forward last week with the issuance of three commission orders. The orders, part of the Reforming the Energy […]
CEO Lynn Jurich: Sunrun Now ‘Leading Standalone’ Solar Installer, Aiming to Extend Lead
In a tricky U.S. solar market, Sunrun just posted strong financial results for the quarter and year, emerging as the "leading standalone company in the industry," according to CEO Lynn Jurich. The […]
Solar Doesn’t Need Any More of Uncle Sam’s Help
What does the confirmation of new EPA head, Scott Pruitt, mean for the solar industry? Pruitt, considered a long-time ally of the fossil fuel industry, has promised to quickly withdraw the Clean […]
What Counts as Success in Energy Efficiency Programs?
Most countries’ plans for reducing greenhouse gases rely heavily on energy efficiency programs. So, even if you aren’t an energy efficiency specialist, it’s important to understand how, and how well, those savings […]