Ned Molloy explains the benefits of having ownership of physical barrels — and how companies that do so are still competing in trading with those armed only with information — in this […]
AES Growing Its Energy Storage Fleet, Project Pipeline in the Americas and EU
AES subsidiary AES Energy Storage manages the largest fleet of grid batteries in commercial service, with 86 megawatts of storage capacity in operation, 50 megawatts in construction, and 210 megawatts in late-stage […]
Why Moore’s Law Doesn’t Apply to Clean Energy Technologies
Earlier this month, Moore’s law — the prediction that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every two years — turned 50 years old. It so happens that the […]
California’s Major Residential Rate Reform: A Mixed Bag for Solar Economics
This week, California utility regulators issued a long-awaited proposal to reform the complex, multi-tiered rate structures for residential customers of the state’s big three investor-owned utilities. And as solar advocates expected, it […]
How renewables are pushing coal and gas out of energy markets
New report by UBS says rate of closure of coal and gas plants in Europe is accelerating. Soon enough, nearly half of the fossil fuel plants will not be generating enough cash […]
French government study: 95% renewable mix cheaper than nuclear and gas
A new study shows that the cost to the French consumer of a 100% renewable scenario is more or less equal to a scenario close to today’s, with only 40% renewables. via […]
Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas are on the Rise, Confirm Latest EPA Data
Methane emissions from the US oil and gas sector increased, according to new data finalized today by the Environmental Protection Agency. Sadly, the figures come as no surprise, based on preliminary numbers […]
Former BP Chief Sees Oil Price Rebound Soon
BP’s former CEO Tony Hayward agrees with OPEC that its strategy of maintaining the oil glut and thereby helping to drive down prices will quickly crush the US shale boom and that […]
Hawaii May Be Closer to Achieving a 100% Renewable Grid Than You Think
Hawaii is famously reliant on imported fossil fuels, for both electricity and transportation. But that’s changing rapidly as the state invests heavily in renewables. Two new bills are now pending in […]
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