Lately, it has been fashionable to talk of “stranded carbon assets” that will emerge as a risk to investors as pressure to mount a serious global climate policy increases. The thinking behind […]
Cold Snap Sends Energy Prices Into Stratosphere In New England
The widely predicted explosion in New England’s energy prices has started sooner than most people expected. The price of natural gas at Boston’s Algonquin Citygate climbed from $4.13 per MMBtu last Wednesday […]
[Closed] DISCUSSION: Power from gas – who bears the risk?
The EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook for 2013 projects a continuation of the rebalancing occurring in electricity generation in the USA (See figure 1), with gas rising to 30% of the US electricity […]
[Closed] DISCUSSION: Methane Hydrates: another unexpected revolution?
LNG imports and nuclear energy have long played a key role in Japan’s electricity generation, as the country lacks domestic natural resources. However, since the Fukushima incident, Japan has increasingly been relying […]
Natural gas use for power generation falls as industrial sector’s use continues to rise – Today in Energy – U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
For the first eleven months of 2013, natural gas consumption in the electric power sector was below 2012 levels because of relatively higher natural gas prices compared with coal prices, and cooler […]
Wind Picks Up as Coal Declines in the Midwest
At first glance, a new chart from the U.S. Energy Information Administration suggests that coal is not just king in the Midwest’s electricity mix, but still reigns with an iron grip. Look […]
Fuel Costs of Home Heating
When a boiler or furnace is working it turns fuel into usable heat. Because this occurs at varying efficiencies the price of usable heat can be very different than the price of […]
The Future of Energy Storage Is Behind the Meter
Today, energy storage is often described as new, emerging or risky. But tomorrow, one word will suffice: mainstream. In California, we have a near perfect storm of market signals moving the entire […]
Graph of the Day: Countries with dirtiest coal power : Renew Economy
Here’s a couple of stunning graphs we dug up in an HSBC analysis of the recently completed Warsaw climate talks. This focuses on the issue of coal, where one of the main […]
Germany expands renewables targets, considers ‘virtual baseload’
Germany is expanding its renewable energy targets under a grand coalition agreement by the country’s two major political parties, but is also toying with the idea of introducing the concept of “virtual […]
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