We recently published the first article in a series on flow batteries as our initial Technology Squared column. We’re looking to dive even deeper into the technology, finance and behavior of the […]
The Next Big Thing In Enhanced Oil Recovery
Sleeping giant oilfields that were once thought mature and largely tapped out are getting a second lease on life with the latest in revolutionary enhanced oil technology: the futuristic-sounding Plasma Pulse Technology—a […]
Redefining the Role of Distributed Energy Resources in Wholesale Markets
The growth of distributed energy resources such as demand management, solar, energy storage, and fuel-based distributed generation is beginning to shift the behavior of the wholesale market. In its latest report, Regulating […]
What’s Missing From Media Coverage of Net Metering
They appear periodically, but predictably — media reports on state-level debates over net metering that reduce the story to a struggle of irreconcilable and unevenly matched forces. It’s the powerful corporate utilities […]
As Fuel Prices Drop, Consumers Spend Savings On – More Fuel
It’s not news that the drop in oil prices has had a double-edged effect; hurting energy companies’ bottom lines but blessing motorists with less-expensive gasoline. What’s odd – some would say senseless […]
The World’s Biggest Companies on Why They Buy Renewables: ‘It’s a Very Clear Economic Issue’
Several people told Robert Eckhardt he was crazy when he said he wanted to put solar panels on his company’s corporate headquarters nearly a decade ago. There were concerns about water runoff, […]
US Shale Firms Snap Up $50 Oil Hedges, Risking Rally Reversal
Oil producers’ rapid response to the latest move upward comes in contrast to the second quarter, when a moderate price recovery was met with only modest hedging interest. via Rigzone.com: Latest News […]
NextEra on Storage: ‘Post 2020, There May Never Be Another Peaker Built in the US’
Energy storage at utility scale just got a $100M vote of confidence from one of the world’s largest utilities. NextEra Energy wants to be “the largest, most profitable clean energy provider in […]
Goldman Sachs: “Peak Coal” Is Here
“Peak coal” is here. Goldman Sachs released a September 22 research note that predicted that coal will decline and never come back. “Peak coal is coming sooner than expected,” the investment bank […]
EIA: Oil firms’ deficit between spending and cash balloons to $50 billion
The plunge in crude prices cost oil companies some $35 billion in operating cash flow in the second quarter, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Thursday. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1YEgnRd