If you’re getting the sense that the world of energy is in for some dramatic changes, the number crunchers have some data to back up your hunch. Three recent reports released in […]

While some California utilities have been in the news lately for blocking homeowners from backing up their rooftop solar panels with batteries (we’re looking at you, Southern California Edison), another is working […]

Royal Dutch Shell’s newest ‘New Lens Scenarios’ sees the future of transportation being electric, hydrogen and natural gas-powered. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=31514

Let’s end at the beginning: retail gasoline prices are going to continue to head lower, and this post simply presents the case as to why, through some simple visuals. But before we […]

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund is the largest in the world at around $750 billion, and a new government is currently being formed in Oslo that is considering investing some of the […]

The basic business approach used by much of America’s electric power sector has changed little over the past 100 years.  Electric utilities operated state granted monopolies on electric sales, but were regulated […]

The news on the green technology front has not been good of late. As we wrote yesterday, funding for new technologies has been declining sharply. But there’s one bright spot for clean energy startups: […]

Report says fall in value of Europe’s 20 biggest power companies – from a collective $1trn in 2008 to $500bn now – is largely driven by renewables rollout. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/european-utility-shareholders-lost-half-trillion-euros-five-years-37359?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=european-utility-shareholders-lost-half-trillion-euros-five-years-37359

Clean-energy investment fell 14 percent in the third quarter from the prior three months as Europe curbed subsidies and cheaper U.S. natural gas lured investment. via Solar Energy News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/clean-energy-investment-continues-drop-in-3q?cmpid=rss