Any time you get a few solar financiers together, the conversation inevitably turns to the potential of financial tools and pooled assets such as securitization, REITs, and MLPs to disrupt the world […]
Capacity Markets: Life Support for Fossil Fuels or the Next Frontier for Renewables?
Clean energy advocates have historically fought hard for every single inch of progress made. As a result, there is a tendency to focus on the immediate opportunities in deployment, rather than thinking […]
How The American Coal Industry Found Itself In An Economic No Man’s Land
Economic limitations may prevent it from taking advantage of a natural gas lull, and the economic advantages of not burning it mount everyday. The post How The American Coal Industry Found Itself […]
Oil Reserves Overview: Not Running Out of Oil (Yet)
With all the statistical information that has been published lately, we’ve decided to make a brief review of statistical data on world oil reserves and production. Are we already running out of […]
Mexico unlikely to tap its Eagle Ford Shale, expert says
Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, is not likely to develop its shale gas resources, both because of the high number of wells needed, the high labor costs and its lack of experience, said […]
What Energy Storage CEOs Are Thinking
In his most recent report, Grid-Scale Energy Storage in North America 2013: Applications, Technologies, and Suppliers, author Chet Lyons spoke with dozens of energy storage CEOs and summarized their thoughts. Below is […]
Transforming Rooftop Solar From Invisible Threat to Predictable Resource
The solar panels springing up across California’s rooftops like flowers after a desert rainstorm may look pretty to environmentalists and homeowners seeking energy independence. But to grid operators and utilities, they could […]
“200 Year” US Coal Supply Could Run Out by 2035
Federal Estimates Overstate Reserves by Including Coal That Cannot Be Mined Profitably; Production Already Down in All Major Coal Mining States … And Utility Consumers Are Facing Rising Energy Bill Prices. WASHINGTON , […]
The Most Important Energy Map You’ll See This Year
You probably haven’t heard about it—but there’s a potential bull market brewing in propane. At the risk of sounding like Hank Hill—the market for this natural gas liquid has been one of […]
This time-lapse nature porn is your five-minute dose of Zen
It’s hard not to feel a little bit of wonder watching this video of America’s most dazzling places. via Grist http://grist.org/living/this-time-lapse-nature-porn-is-your-five-minute-dose-of-zen/
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