UBS says solar PV could provide 50% of global output by 2050, with negligible impact on bills, and no land or resource bottlenecks. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1Ba8Hxv
EPA: Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Airplanes Are Dangerous To Human Life
But rather than set a standard, the U.S. agency opted to let an international group lead the way on curbing airplane emissions. The post EPA: Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Airplanes Are Dangerous […]
Renewables fastest growing form of energy in 2014: BP
LONDON (Reuters) – Renewable power was the fastest growing form of energy last year, with a record 6 percent of global power generation, in a year when energy consumption slowed sharply worldwide, […]
U.S. EPA takes first step to regulate aircraft greenhouse gas emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday said greenhouse gases from aircraft endanger human health, taking the first step toward regulating emissions from the domestic aviation industry. via Reuters: […]
Report: Cost For ERCOT and Xcel to Integrate Wind and Solar is Less Than Expected
Wind and solar power comes and goes with the weather, and requires new technologies and techniques to smoothly integrate into power grids that must keep supply and demand in perfect balance at […]
A Deeper Look into the Fragmented Residential Solar Market
Who sells residential solar PV in California? How many companies operate in this market? What fraction of the market is controlled by the largest companies? How is this changing over time? In […]
UBS Analysts: Solar Will Become the ‘Default Technology of the Future’
Within a decade, solar photovoltaics could account for 10 percent of electricity supply globally, beating out coal and nuclear as "default" power generation technologies. That’s the conclusion of a new analysis from […]
This Merger Could Signal Big Changes In Nuclear Energy
France has long been at the forefront of nuclear power as one of the biggest users around the world. But the recent announcement that French nuclear giant Areva would merge its reactor business with […]
EIA: Major U.S Shale Plays Have Peaked, Expect Decline To Kick In
The EIA has released its latest Drilling Productivity Report. There were some interesting data presented in the report. (Click to enlarge)They say the Bakken peaked at 1,311,703 barrels per day in March […]
Lies, Damned Lies and Modeling: Energy Efficiency’s Problem With Tracking Savings
The efficiency industry is systematically plagued by an outdated way of measuring performance — partly because efficiency is hard to track compared to energy generation, and partly because of the industry’s inability […]