Deutsche Bank analysts have painted a bullish outlook for the global solar market, noting that solar PV is about to enter a “third growth phase” where it can be deployed without subsidies, […]
The best of two worlds: Solar hydrogen production breakthrough
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2013 Using a simple solar cell and a photo anode made of a metal oxide, HZB and TU Delft scientists have successfully stored nearly five percent of […]
New Solar Energy Index Ranks Yields On Residential Solar Investment
Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts now outrank California, Arizona and New Mexico in the amount of money each ray of sunlight can generate for homeowners, […] via SolarIndustryMag.com http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.13040
Romancing the Stone: Geothermal’s Path to Promise
An important transition is underway with the integration of renewables into the grid. But often overlooked and seldom appreciated is the tremendous potential of geothermal energy. Unfortunately for those in the industry, […]
EIA oil monthly: few signs yet of a RINs-inspired export surge
This month’s quick take on the monthly US supply/demand, import/export numbers, released today for May. If the soaring price of RINs was spurring exports during the spring, the evidence in the report […]
Charting the Course to a Renewable Energy Future
As environmentalists have pushed for greater investment in wind and solar energy, critics have insisted that renewable sources of power could never provide more than a fraction of world energy demand. Evidence […]
Efficiency Drove U.S. Emissions Decline, Not Natural Gas, Study Says
Conventional wisdom says switching to natural gas is why CO2 fell last year, but a recent analysis found a different explanation. By Maria Gallucci Aggressive energy efficiency efforts by households, companies and […]
Report: Utilities Missing Opportunity on Combined Heat and Power
Combined heat and power, an energy-saving technique for generating both heat and power from a single fuel source, is not yet as widespread as it could be in the U.S. And according […]
Will the Bakken “Red Queen” Have to Run Faster?
This post is an update and continued expansion to my previous posts about tight/shale oil in Bakken/Three Forks in North Dakota (ND): Is Shale Oil Production from Bakken Headed for a Run […]
Goldman Sachs says coal-export terminals are a bad investment
Goldman Sachs says the market for coal exports is slowing and related infrastructure projects, like those planned for the U.S. Northwest, “will struggle to earn a positive return.” via Grist http://grist.org/climate-energy/goldman-sachs-says-coal-export-terminals-are-a-bad-investment/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed