The global benchmark price of crude oil will fall through the end of 2013, as the United States continues to pump more oil and cut its need for imports, the federal Energy […]
NRG Uses Smart Plugs as an Energy Management Platform
Texas has some serious grid reliability issues. But that’s not the reason that energy retailer Reliant is offering its latest program to large commercial clients. Reliant, owned by NRG Energy, will offer […]
Here’s How Chinese Firms Will Produce Solar for 36 Cents per Watt
From the end of 2010 until the first quarter of this year, leading Chinese solar companies were able to drop the cost of manufacturing multicrystalline solar modules by 54 percent. Their ability […]
Unconventional oil and gas making U.S. more secure
Higher oil and gas production and improvements in the resulting impact on the environment has helped lower the United States’ energy security risk by six percent, according to a new report on […]
Tech Talk – where to expect more oil to come this year
The news that Saudi Arabia is planning to employ 200 drilling rigs next year (up from 20 back in 2005) suggests that there is a recognition that future reserves may not measure […]
Stumbling Blocks to Figuring Out the Real Oil Limits Story
The story of oil limits is one that crosses many disciplines. It is not an easy one to understand. Most of those who are writing about peak oil come from hard sciences […]
Tech Talk – Oil Supply, Oil Prices and Saudi Arabia
From the time that The Oil Drum first began and through the years up to the Recession of 2008-9, there was an increase in the price of oil, and that resumed following […]
Look: America’s New Vehicles Are More Efficient Than Ever
New vehicles rolling off car lots this summer are more efficient than ever, tying highs in rated fuel efficiency set earlier this spring. Researchers at the University of Michigan’s transportation research institute […]
Proof That Renewables Can Out-Compete Coal
Germany’s second largest energy company (RWE) recently made a very stunning admission. Well, the announcement would be stunning if you have head your head stuck in the sand when it comes to […]
Why US power companies don’t want you putting a solar panel on your roof
The short answer: It will destroy their business model forever. In the US, electrical utilities are in a charged battle—complete with negative political ads—against solar panel distributors over rules that both sides […]
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