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 […]
A greener China could put $45 billion of Australian coal projects in the red
China’s insatiable demand for energy has triggered a coal-mine building boom in Australia, which now supplies China with a third of its coal. With plans for 10 massive Australian coal mines worth […]
Alberta Tar Sands and Methodology
I spent the first week of November in the heart of the Athabasca oil sands around Fort McMurray, Alberta. I was there as a guest of the Canadian government, which hosts annual tours […]
Predictions of a Coming Carbon Asset Bubble Overstated
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 […]
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