Last month the European Commission proposed that the EU should cut its domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2030, and aim for “at least” 27 per cent of its […]
Is Europe giving up on renewables?
GE puts $1.4bn into natural-gas-fired distributed power
Fresh on the heels of its $10 billion Ecomagination investment into large-scale natural gas energy technologies, General Electric has announced a $1.4 billion, four-year plan to push into a new natural gas frontier: distributed power. That’s […]
Peak-to-average electricity demand ratio rising in New England and many other U.S. regions
Across the United States, but most pronounced in New England, the ratio of annual peak-hour electric demand to average hourly demand has risen over the past 20 years. In New England, the […]
Gas-to-liquids plants face challenges in the U.S. market
Gas-to-liquids (GTL) is a process that converts natural gas to liquid fuels such as gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel. GTL can also make waxes. The most common technique used at GTL facilities […]
EIA projects record natural gas storage injection in 2014 to boost stocks from 11-year low
A winter of prolonged, widespread, bitter cold weather throughout much of the United States led to a record-breaking natural gas withdrawal season in 2014, bringing inventories of natural gas to a 11-year […]
How Geothermal Heat Pumps Can Soar Like Solar
Ralph Waldo Emerson never said “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” The mousetrap that likely inspired the misquote was invented seven years after his death. Unfortunately, […]
Ethanol’s Victory Could Be Ethanol’s Ruin
Investors expect the Environmental Protection Agency to back down from a proposal to reduce the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline this year—but reducing ethanol content may be the only way to […]
By The Time Natural Gas Has A Net Climate Benefit You’ll Likely Be Dead And The Climate Ruined | ThinkProgress
The evidence is mounting that natural gas has no net climate benefit in any timescale that matters to humanity. In the real world, natural gas is not a “bridge” fuel to a […]
Minnesota Adopts First Statewide Method For Calculating The Value Of Solar Power | ThinkProgress
On Wednesday, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted to become the first state in the nation to come up with a methodology for calculating the value of solar power generated by consumers […]
Postcard From the Future of Energy: Hawaii as a Solar Laboratory
From an energy perspective, Hawaii is unique. Located in the middle of the Pacific, the Aloha State runs on imported oil. But its island environment — from sunny days to active volcanoes […]
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