OPEC has been the most talked about international organization among investors, analysts and international political lobbies in the last few months. When OPEC speaks, the world listens in rapt attention as it […]
U.S. remained world’s largest producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2014
The United States remained the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2014, according to EIA estimates. U.S. hydrocarbon production continues to exceed that of both Russia and Saudi […]
Why battery storage may put peaking gas plants out of business
Battery storage could make peaking gas plants – currently an essential tool for meeting variations in peak demand – virtually redundant. It’s just one of a number of changes predicts as storage […]
Report: ‘Load Defection’ from Customer-Owned Solar and Batteries is Already Here
Forget the threat of solar and battery-equipped customers defecting from the grid. The real threat for utilities unwilling to adapt to grid-connected customers installing ever-cheaper solar and energy storage technologies is “load […]
U.S. refiners can bulk up to consume more domestic oil
A new report from the Energy Information Administration suggests refiners can — and will — invest in new equipment to process the light oil flowing out of U.S. wells today, but a […]
Yes, It’s Possible to Value Environmental Impacts from Shale Gas Production
One of the papers included in the Brookings Panel on Economic Activity looked at how the shale gas boom has affected the U.S. economically. Shale gas has indeed lowered natural gas prices. […]
Rating Agencies, Solar Experts and the Gov’t Define What Makes a Perfect Solar Project
Although securitization has been limited in the residential solar sector thus far, most in the industry believe it’s an inevitability. But if more banks are going to package portfolios of solar projects […]
Creditors Pulling The Rug From Under U.S. Shale Sector
Back in early 2007, just as the first signs of the bursting housing and credit bubble were becoming visible, one of the primary harbingers of impending doom was banks slowly but surely […]
Nonhydro electricity storage increasing as new policies are implemented
Although pumped hydroelectric storage makes up most of the total electricity storage capacity in the United States, nonhydro storage has doubled in electric power sector capacity from 160 megawatts (MW) to nearly […]
Long-Awaited ‘Jump’ In Global Warming Now Appears ‘Imminent’
We may be witnessing the start of the long-awaited jump in global temperatures. Many studies suggest we’re "about to experience a historically unprecedented spike in temperatures.” Changes in the Pacific Ocean that […]
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