Natural gas has lost market share to coal this year as higher nat gas prices have pushed power plants to prefer coal. via Market Realist http://marketrealist.com/2013/07/why-natural-gas-continues-to-lose-market-share-to-coal/

Natural gas and nitrogenous fertilizers Natural gas is a major raw material input in the production of nitrogenous fertilizers, such as urea and ammonia, ranging from 40% to 70% of… via Market […]

When President Obama announced his proposal to limit carbon emissions on existing power plants, many environmentalists and clean energy supporters cheered. But the plan will take years, at the least, to put […]

Graphene has been described as a ‘miracle material’. It is basically just a one atom thick sheet of carbon that is immensely strong and has incredible electronic, mechanical, and photonic properties. It […]

It’s strong, conductive and flexible, and research continues to find more applications. Will graphene catch on or travel the same path as carbon nanotubes? via Cleantech http://gigaom.com/2013/07/15/what-is-graphene-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-a-material-that-could-be-the-next-silicon/

Public utility commissions have increasingly scrutinized smart grid business cases in recent years. Many utilities have struggled to justify the consumer benefits of infrastructure upgrades that reach into the hundreds of millions […]

The deployment of PV/diesel hybrid systems in developing countries is being held back by poorly planned management and inadequate service regimes, a study claims. via News – PV-Tech http://www.pv-tech.org/news/iea_report_lack_of_local_expertise_holding_back_pv_diesel_hybrid_deployment?utm_source=pvtech-feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-rss-feed

Are renewable energy technologies really less competitive than non-renewables? And, given the recent uptake of renewables, is there still a business case for other forms of power generation? via Solar Energy News […]

In 2011, the U.N. announced that the world population had reached 7 billion. This year’s new projections for future population growth are higher than previously expected. Projects like Millennium Cities hope to […]

The World Bank’s proposal to end coal financing should help pave the way for a decentralised clean energy ‘grid’ to eradicate fuel poverty. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/world-bank-coal-and-the-right-side-of-history-59247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-bank-coal-and-the-right-side-of-history-59247