According to a soon-to-be-released report produced by the Department of Energy, the government has netted about $30 million in loan guarantee interest payments since it first started supporting clean energy manufacturers and […]
Will LEDs Trigger Rebound Effects? Examining the Key Evidence
Rob Day argues that the rebounds in energy demand triggered by energy efficient lighting have been overblown. This rebuttal sets the record straight, and does so by exploring the key evidence in […]
Natural gas storage on track to recover from last winter’s lows
Natural gas storage inventories usually rise over the summer months and are drawn down in the winter as the fuel is used to heat homes. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1u7xbl7
How A Solar Revolution Could Be Near
Credit: ShutterstockCan we build enough carbon-free energy fast enough to avert catastrophic climate change without having to power this energy transition with fossil fuels that would undermine the whole transition? The answer […]
How Long Can The Shale Revolution Last?
A new study has cast serious doubt on whether the much-ballyhooed U.S. shale oil and gas revolution has long-term staying power.The U.S. produced 8.5 million barrels of oil per day in July […]
Are Utilities Investing Enough in Distribution to Boost Resilience and Support Renewables?
Investor-owned utilities in the United States have made increased investments in the electricity distribution system over the past two decades, according to data compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Investments are […]
Report: U.S. will reach energy independence in 2025
The U.S. will reach energy independence in about a decade, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie’s Global Trends Service. The firm expects that 2025 could mark the first time since […]
Eight Pieces of Our Oil Price Predicament
A person might think that oil prices would be fairly stable. Prices would set themselves at a level that would be high enough for the majority of producers, so that in total […]
Methane Leaks Wipe Out Any Climate Benefit Of Fracking, Satellite Observations Confirm
Satellite observations of huge oil and gas basins in East Texas and North Dakota confirm staggering 9 and 10 percent leakage rates methane. Researchers write, “at the current methane loss rates, a […]
Petro-dictators are in even more trouble than we thought a few days ago
On Oct. 9, we said the outlook for the world’s petrocrats looked bad. It just got worse: Saudi Arabia has been hoping that producers of American shale oil will be forced to […]