American energy storage technology newcomer Form Energy says it has received funding to deploy a groundbreaking 85 MW/8.5 GWh iron-air multi-day battery, which will be capable of up to 100 hours of […]
Big Oil Cashes In as Clean Fuel Startups Falter
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022-IRA was supposed to accelerate the transition from petroleum-based fuels to what the act termed “Cleaner Transportation Fuels.” The IRA provided billions of dollars in tax credits […]
The World’s Biggest Gas Reservoir Is At A Tipping Point
Iran is embarking on a US$70 billion investment programme of measures to attempt to halt a dramatic decline in output from its crucial South Pars gas field. A failure to do so […]
Two years of the IRA: Triumphs and delays | Latitude Media
Just weeks ago, the most pressing question about the Inflation Reduction Act was about its fate: would a Republican takeover of the White House and Congress be a death knell for the […]
Rooftop solar hits record 52 pct share in Australia’s most coal dependent state
Rooftop solar has achieved a record share of generation in Queensland, the country’s most coal dependent grid despite being known as the “sunshine state”, and at the same time sent operational demand […]
Acres of Solar Panels Are Replacing One of the Nation’s Largest Coal Plants
The past and the future of electricity in America are perhaps most visible in a Minnesota town surrounded by potato farms and cornfields. Towering over Becker, a community of a little more […]
Ultra-high density hydrogen storage
Ultra-high density hydrogen storage A nanoporous material that holds hydrogen at twice the density of cryogenic liquid H2 could address the challenges of large-scale liquid and gas storage that have […]
From Fukushima to SMRs: How Nuclear Power is Evolving Globally
In June, the Energy Institute released the 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand for major energy sources on a country-level basis. Each year, I write […]
EIA expects 62.8 GW to come online in 2024, led by solar, energy storage
The Energy Information Administration expects power plant developers and owners will add 62.8 GW this year in the United States, up 55% from 2023 when 40.4 GW came online, the agency said […]
Zombie Wells: A $280 Billion Problem the U.S. Can’t Ignore
One hundred and fifty years of oil and gas production in the United States has left millions of decommissioned wells scattered around the country. While they no longer have much, if any, […]
