From the time that The Oil Drum first began and through the years up to the Recession of 2008-9, there was an increase in the price of oil, and that resumed following […]
Look: America’s New Vehicles Are More Efficient Than Ever
New vehicles rolling off car lots this summer are more efficient than ever, tying highs in rated fuel efficiency set earlier this spring. Researchers at the University of Michigan’s transportation research institute […]
Proof That Renewables Can Out-Compete Coal
Germany’s second largest energy company (RWE) recently made a very stunning admission. Well, the announcement would be stunning if you have head your head stuck in the sand when it comes to […]
Why US power companies don’t want you putting a solar panel on your roof
The short answer: It will destroy their business model forever. In the US, electrical utilities are in a charged battle—complete with negative political ads—against solar panel distributors over rules that both sides […]
Here’s how UK homeowners cut their energy use by 25%
One way to get people to cut their energy consumption by 25%: raise utility bills by 28%. That’s what’s happened in England and Wales, where average energy use fell by a quarter […]
Test-Driving Driverless Cars
An integrated network of communal, driverless vehicles is needed to transform today’s unsustainable, dangerous, and inconvenient road-transportation system. The task now is to establish prototype networks to test what is possible, find […]
Falling Renewable Prices Force RWE to Close 3.1GW of Power Plants in EU
The idea that falling prices for renewable energy will begin to create a shake-up in the energy market, may have merit as RWE has just announced that it will close 3.1GW of […]
Study: Good Public Transit Key to Urban Economic Power
Academic study finds public transportation offers ‘hidden’ economic value to a community ranging from from $1.5 million to $1.8 billion a year, depending on the size of the city. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=31023
The Real Reason High Oil Prices Lead to Instability
Businesses rarely gain from political instability so trying to predict unrest is a critical activity for any entity investing in a volatile corner of the world. One of the factors most often […]
Why blackouts are more common than ever, in two charts
Ten years after the 2003 meltdown, weather-related outages are on the rise. via Grist http://grist.org/climate-energy/why-blackouts-are-more-common-than-ever-in-two-charts/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
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