International oil producers are girding for carbon emission costs that may surge to almost 10 times the current prices in Europe, the world’s largest greenhouse gas market, as governments around the world […]
Graph of the Day: The inevitable decline of coal-fired generation : Renew Economy
On Monday, the Union of Concerned Scientists released an update of our 2012 ground-breaking analysis, Ripe for Retirement, examining the economic viability of US coal generators compared with modern, cleaner alternatives. Our […]
Latest CPUC Report on Cost of Renewables in California
The California Public Utilities Commission prepares quarterly reports on the status of the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. The latest was released in November. You can read the whole thing here (pdf). Some […]
Renewables and Natural Gas and Demonstration
In Germany a test has been successfully conducted of a 100% renewable energy power plant using wind, solar and biogas to provide round the clock electric power. The Kombikraftwerk 2 is a […]
California and Carbon Reduction Schemes
California’s cap and trade market will expand in 2014 after a successful first year of operations that quelled fears of a European Union-style carbon allowance glut while powering a clean energy economic […]
Oil and gas spending to hit record in 2014
Oil and gas companies will spend more money in 2014 than ever to explore for and produce oil and gas, with $723 billion expected to fund the global effort, according to projections from […]
Energy Taxes and Tax Code Legislation
Congress has spent much of this year debating budget matters and the fate of the nation’s tax policy. A central theme of any tax policy debate raised by just about everyone is […]
The U.S. energy independence story: Will anyone be punished if it turns out to be wrong?
Will anyone who is currently predicting U.S. energy independence be punished if the story turns out to be wrong? I ask because the story–and that\’s all it is right now–appears to be […]
Subsidies for UK nuclear plant could reach £17bn and ‘may be unnecessary’
British consumers could pay £17bn in potentially unnecessary subsidies to fund construction of the country\’s first new nuclear plant in a generation, the European Commission has said. The EC said it was […]
Can utilities adapt quick enough to save their business model?
At the launch of the CSIRO’s Future Grid Forum in Sydney last Friday, a senior executive from one of Australia’s major network operators had a confession to make: He had a solar […]
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