Imagine a photovoltaic cell or module that actually produces and stores energy, acting as a battery and producing power even after dark. New research into silicon-based supercapacitors at Vanderbilt University shows that it’s possible.  […]

Brazil is eyeing a 5% increase in biodiesel requirements in January 2014 and up to a 10% increase in biodiesel requirements for 2020 as the country deals with a supply glut. The […]

Although we face similar energy challenges, crises, and opportunities we did in the late 1970s, things like climate change, globalization and the digital era have fundamentally changed the way we actually approach […]

The road to bringing more distributed solar into the utility resource mix runs through long-term planners. Solar complicates utility planning decisions, according to the findings presented in Treatment of Solar Generation in […]

Lack of sufficient water for hydraulic fracturing may impede international growth of oil and gas production from tight formations. via Fuel Fix http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/11/08/international-shale-plays-likely-to-face-water-shortfalls/

Before we start with this weeks news please do take a moment to look at our latest presentation which analyzes various developments taking place within oil & gas and predicts 5 areas […]

Climate change makes many extreme weather events more frequent and intense, such as heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and superstorms, according to a growing body of literature. That’s why so many climate scientists and […]

The household electric water heater, long a quiet partner in utility demand response programs, is going through a series of makeovers that just might turn it into tool that can match the […]

On November 6 Shell announced it submitted revisions to its Plan of Exploration to the U.S. government, a regulatory hurdle it needed to clear in order to keep Arctic drilling plans open […]

Investment banks are worried about high-cost coal mines and ports becoming stranded assets in the next decade. So should Queenslanders be worried too? via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/if-coals-in-trouble-why-build-more-coal-ports-56078?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-coals-in-trouble-why-build-more-coal-ports-56078