China has long benefited from cheap thermal coal imports from Indonesia. But that may be coming to an end. The Chinese government last week announced it will add a 3% tax to […]
20% of New Homes in California include Solar
Solar panels are the next granite countertops: an amenity for new homes that’s becoming a standard option for buyers in U.S. markets. At least six of 10 largest U.S. homebuilders led by […]
With Rooftop Solar on Rise, U.S. Utilities Are Striking Back
Issues of electricity regulation typically play out in drab government hearing rooms. That has not been the case this summer in Arizona, where a noisy argument – featuring TV attack ads and […]
Trends in natural gas storage capacity utilization vary by region
Underground natural gas storage fields in the American Gas Associations AGA East region have neared their capacity limits before each winter since 2005. Storage field utilization in the East has ranged between […]
Chinese investments play large role in Southeast Asia hydroelectric growth – Today in Energy – U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
China has emerged as a key player in both financing and building the hydroelectric power infrastructure in Southeast Asia. China invested more than $6.1 billion between 2006 and 2011 in financing 2,729 […]
Oil Prices and Boiling Frogs – Public Beginning to accept High Prices
Many readers will know about the claim that a frog plopped into boiling water will hop right back out if it can, while one put into cold water which is then slowly […]
China Wind Industry and Power Integration | The Energy Collective
Wind is China’s fastest growing renewable energy resource. In 2012, 13 gigawatts (GW) were added to the system, and incremental wind electricity production exceeded coal growth for the first time ever. In […]
GDP Growth must Slow as Oil Limits are Reached
We know the world economic pattern we have been used to in years past–world population grows, resource usage grows including energy resources, and debt increases. The economy grows fast enough that paying […]
Maugeri Misses Bakken ”Red Queen”
In this post I will, amongst other things, present the results from my review of the Bakken portion of Leonardo Maugeri’s discussion paper “The Shale Oil Boom: A U.S. Phenomenon” Leonardo Maugeri […]
Energy Products: Return on Investment is Already too Low
My major point when I gave my talk at the Fifth Biophysical Economics Conference at the University of Vermont was that our economy’s overall energy return on investment is already too low […]
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