Back in early 2007, just as the first signs of the bursting housing and credit bubble were becoming visible, one of the primary harbingers of impending doom was banks slowly but surely […]

Although pumped hydroelectric storage makes up most of the total electricity storage capacity in the United States, nonhydro storage has doubled in electric power sector capacity from 160 megawatts (MW) to nearly […]

We may be witnessing the start of the long-awaited jump in global temperatures. Many studies suggest we’re "about to experience a historically unprecedented spike in temperatures.” Changes in the Pacific Ocean that […]

Investment in renewable energy grew 17 percent in 2014 to $270 billion, just 3 percent below the all-time record of nearly $279 billion in 2011, according to a new report from the […]

Existing offshore wind is already cheaper than gas-fired power plants. Future offshore wind farms will be cheaper still. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1akMzo3

There are now over two dozen all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles on the market and at least two dozen additional models that are slated to be available in the next couple […]

How much of the drop in oil prices is simply due to the rising dollar? That question has important implications for the future of oil prices. via Forbes – Energy http://ift.tt/1aipGSc

April is a crucial month for the industry because it’s when lenders are due to recalculate the value of properties that energy companies staked as loan collateral. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1MztCim

Here is an interesting fact: Solar PV is already upturning the business models of utilities around the world, yet right now it contributes just 1 per cent of global electricity demand. Imagine […]

The 17 rare earth elements have energy supply by the throat. They are used in everything from oil refineries to solar and wind generators. These rare earths are, as John Kutsch, director […]