Have we entered the long-promised age of commercial cellulosic ethanol production? Not quite, but progress is being made. via Forbes – Energy http://ift.tt/1WowHEO
Small Turbines Can Outperform Conventional Wind Farms, Stanford Prof Says, With No Bird Kill
Arrays of small vertical-axis wind turbines, optimized to take advantage of each other’s turbulence, can outperform conventional wind farms, according to a Stanford University researcher—and they don’t kill birds. via Forbes – […]
EIA produces new maps of the Utica Shale play
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has produced new maps that show the structure, thickness, and geologic setting of the Utica Shale play and the location of production wells. Production of oil and […]
Wind Generation Growth Slowed in 2015 as Wind Speeds Declined in Key Regions
U.S. wind generation grew by 5.1% in 2015, the smallest annual increase since at least 1999, as weather patterns in the Western half of the United States lowered wind speeds and dampened […]
New Iron Flow Battery Company Makes Big Claims About Cost. Will It Prove Itself?
Electric Fuel Energy and its parent company are making some bold claims about a new flow battery. If they can live up to those claims, other flow battery companies may have some stiff […]
Solar Stuns in Mexico’s First Clean Energy Auction: 1,860MW Won at $50.7 per MWh
Mexico just concluded its first Clean Energy Auction for energy, power and Clean Energy Certificates for purchase by CFE, Mexico’s only utility. The results are stunning — 11 PV projects have been […]
Solar households now have to pay to use their own solar output
Thousands of solar households are now required to pay utilities to use the output of their own solar panels inside their own homes. And the utilities involved don’t see any problem with […]
Railroad Stocks Hit Hard By Oil And Coal Collapse
There has been a lot of focus on the collapse of the energy industry over the last two years and how badly bruised many of the associated company’s stocks have become. What […]
EIA: Oil and gas costs down 25 to 30 percent since 2012
"Changes in technology have affected drilling efficiency and completion, supporting higher productivity per well and lowering costs, while shifts towards deeper and longer lateral wells with more complex completions have tended to […]
The Utility Industry Is Rebranding Itself: PR Ploy or Serious Attempt to Connect With Customers?
Utilities are often criticized for not connecting deeply enough with their customers. In a world where choice is becoming more important — turning ratepayers into dynamic consumers — power companies need to […]
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