Despite major oil finds off Brazil’s coast, new fields in North Dakota and ongoing increases in the conversion of tar sands to oil in Canada, fresh supplies of petroleum are only just […]
The last ten years have brought a structural change to the world oil market, with changes in demand increasingly playing a role in maintaining the supply/demand balance. These changes will come at […]
While it may be way too early to declare a final winner in the race to find replacement renewable liquid fuels for the jet fuel and diesel that power so many of […]
The World Energy Council’s (WEC’s) ‘Global Transport Scenarios 2050’ report highlights the role of governments in providing a sustainable future for the global transport sector. The WEC expects transport fuel demand in […]
Gartner, the largest technology market research firm, is forecasting 100,000 electric car sales in 2012 in the United States. Yesterday, I took in the presentation at the SV Forum and then talked […]
The use of jet fuel from renewable sources is now well demonstrated, but it costs more than double what fuel made from petroleum does, according to airlines, aircraft companies and suppliers. One […]
Saudi Arabia is aiming to keep oil prices at about $100 a barrel, a third above its previous public target, in a sign that Riyadh needs higher oil revenues to sustain a […]
A major part of the United States’ misguided policy on ethanol usage came to an end as the $6 billion-a-year ethanol subsidy dies via The Oil Drum | Ethanol Subsidy Ends; Will […]
General Motors just announced a quasi-recall of the 8,000 Volt plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) made to-date in order to address the battery fire issue. Technically, it is a “Customer Satisfaction Program,” done proactively […]
One of the difficulties with investing in early stage cleantech startups is that oftentimes the investors need to take a very long term view of the companies they back — many startups […]
