With the exception of two short periods in late 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, when winter-related logistical bottlenecks drove up ethanol prices, spot ethanol prices have consistently been lower than […]
While China’s coal consumption growth has slowed down, and fell in 2014, coal-fired power generating capacity continues to grow rapidly. This apparent contradiction has led some observers to conclude that China’s coal […]
Gazprom’s dominance over European energy supplies may be beginning to slip. The collapse of oil prices has punished Gazprom’s revenues, but in a new development that is further damaging to the Russian […]
By now you have probably heard that a CSX (NYSE: CSX) train carrying Bakken crude from North Dakota’s shale oil fields derailed and caught fire. The oil was bound for a coastal […]
From 2009 through 2014, U.S. solar PV installations grew at a compound annual growth rate of over 60 percent. This resulted in a 2014 market that was 12 times larger than it […]
Despite the dramatic plunge in rig counts, this week saw yet another surge in production to record highs and with storage levels getting close to full, it would seem – despite the […]
“Sub-prime” is the term by which became known the debt market segment that served low quality housing in the US. Essentially these were products supporting mortgages to low-middle class families, that in […]
A new report by the Brattle Group prepared for the Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEEI) says the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) to cut […] via SolarIndustryMag.com http://ift.tt/1FDdMMt
South Australia wants royal commission into nuclear industry, but admits nuclear generation not viable in Australia – confirmed by new studies highlighting nuclear’s soaring costs. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1utQbwI
Clean coal is dead. While the notion of coal being a source of “clean” was a bit oxymoronic to begin with, the Obama administration perhaps put an end to the dream for […]
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