Here I re-tread a well-trodden path, but with recent events in the oil market I thought a brief recap might be timely. I begin with a photographic illustration of a typical US […]
Oil Shocks And The Global Economy
LNG-Dependent Japan Tries To Gain Leverage Over Pricing
Japan’s record purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) show no sign of slowing as the country continues to try and fill the energy shortfall created when it took its nuclear plants offline […]
California drought leads to less hydropower, increased natural gas generation
The drought in California continues to increase in severity since California’s governor declared a state of drought emergency in January 2014. As of September 30, 58% of the state was classified as […]
How Rising Interest Rates Could Spell the End of the U.S. Energy Boom
The winding down of extraordinary measures taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve to ameliorate the effects of the financial crisis could reverberate through energy markets. The Fed has kept short-term interest rates […]
$18 Trillion Windfall: Health And Productivity Benefits of Efficiency Top Energy Savings
A major report by the global body responsible for energy analysis finds the total benefits from energy efficiency upgrades equals — and often exceeds — the energy savings. The 232-page International Energy […]
Coal-fired generation in US to fall by 1/4 by 2020
As Australia looks to protect the interests of its coal-fired generation industry by scaling back its renewable energy target, new research shows that coal-fired generation in the US is likely to fall […]
Why $100bn invested in wind or solar will produce more energy than oil
French investment bank Kepler Chevreux has produced a fascinating analysis that has dramatic implications for the global oil industry. It estimates that $100 billion invested in either wind energy or solar energy […]
Solar and Gas Capacity Competition
Last year, solar photovoltaics and concentrating solar power were the second-largest source of new generating capacity in the U.S. That trend continued through the first half of 2014, with solar coming in […]
Electric buses: Proterra wants to rid America of emission-spewing buses
Forget about Tesla and its futuristic new Gigafactory. When it comes to using electricity for transportation, the real action may lie in the polar opposite of the fancy sports car. Municipal intracity […]
China Clean Energy Defaults Loom Amid Record Debt Loads
SHANGHAI — President Xi Jinping’s clean-energy strategy is suffering more growing pains as China’s renewables companies face record bond repayments and Sinovel Wind Group Co. said it may struggle to meet obligations. […]
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