The picture of the U.S. energy infrastructure is far from rosy. An analysis of the electricity outage data from the Department of Energy shows that outages are on the rise. In fact, […]

We recently published the first article in a series on flow batteries as our initial Technology Squared column. We’re looking to dive even deeper into the technology, finance and behavior of the […]

Sleeping giant oilfields that were once thought mature and largely tapped out are getting a second lease on life with the latest in revolutionary enhanced oil technology: the futuristic-sounding Plasma Pulse Technology—a […]

The growth of distributed energy resources such as demand management, solar, energy storage, and fuel-based distributed generation is beginning to shift the behavior of the wholesale market. In its latest report, Regulating […]

They appear periodically, but predictably — media reports on state-level debates over net metering that reduce the story to a struggle of irreconcilable and unevenly matched forces. It’s the powerful corporate utilities […]

It’s not news that the drop in oil prices has had a double-edged effect; hurting energy companies’ bottom lines but blessing motorists with less-expensive gasoline. What’s odd – some would say senseless […]

Several people told Robert Eckhardt he was crazy when he said he wanted to put solar panels on his company’s corporate headquarters nearly a decade ago. There were concerns about water runoff, […]

Oil producers’ rapid response to the latest move upward comes in contrast to the second quarter, when a moderate price recovery was met with only modest hedging interest. via Rigzone.com: Latest News […]

“Peak coal” is here. Goldman Sachs released a September 22 research note that predicted that coal will decline and never come back. “Peak coal is coming sooner than expected,” the investment bank […]