Germany’s second-largest energy company, E.ON, is planning to launch a residential PV-plus-storage offering for the German market in April, the company has confirmed. The product will be based on Solarwatt’s MyReserve battery […]
Russia leads list of oil producers at risk of Moody’s downgrade
The credit ratings of more than 10 oil producing nations in the developing world were placed on review for a downgrade by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited the shock of depressed oil […]
Small Modular Reactor Startup With Molten Salt Nuclear Design Wins $8M in Funding
Small modular reactor startup Terrestrial Energy just closed $8 million in funding from undisclosed sources for its proprietary Integral Molten Salt Reactor design, according to SEC documents. The small nuclear reactors are […]
Why The U.S. Can’t Be Called A ‘Swing Producer’
Daniel Yergin and other experts say that U.S. tight oil is the swing oil producer of the world. They are wrong. It is preposterous to say that the world’s largest oil importer […]
The EPA called fracking safe. Now its scientists disagree.
An EPA spokeswoman said the agency will use comments from the scientists and the public to "evaluate" possible changes to the report. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1n5XNCY
Why China Matters For World Oil Markets
Chinese economic weakness is a dominant factor in oil market fundamentals, magnified by the lack of transparency. via Forbes – Energy http://ift.tt/1PMZVL6
The Golden Age Of Coal In China Is Over
China’s coal consumption may have peaked in 2013, and with it, so have the coal industry’s fortunes. A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) finds that preliminary data suggests that […]
2016 Look Ahead for Nuclear Energy
This is the annual look ahead for the global nuclear energy industry. While it is too early to predict whether the high concept promises of the COP 21 climate change conference will […]
Iran Delusional About Oil Potential
After 37 miserable years of the so-called Islamic Republic (IR) and more than $1.6 trillion of oil income, Iran’s oil and gas infrastructure has become ineffective and is suffering from poor management […]
Utility Regulators Were Busy in 2015. Here Are the Top 10 Issues They Dealt With
State public utility commissions grappled with a wide range of issues in 2015, ranging from rate design to comprehensive utility business model reform. In this retrospective, Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) looks back […]