Ammonia and aviation “The density of liquid ammonia allows for conventional aircraft configurations to be used and it may be possible to retrofit into an existing engine, resulting in a zero-carbon jet […]
Duke Energy Lays Out Its Long-Term Clean Energy Pathways — and Price Tags
Duke Energy has detailed the various paths its utilities in the Carolinas could take over the next 15 years, a choice that will determine how quickly Duke cuts its carbon footprint and how […]
Why Aren’t Home Efficiency Scores Standard in Online Real Estate Listings?
Consumers rely on labels and scores to understand the attributes and performance of the products they buy. There are miles-per-gallon ratings for cars, nutrition labels for food and Energy Star ratings for appliances. […]
Eighty Years After Hindenburg, Startup Pitches Hydrogen Flight – Bloomberg
The aviation industry is under pressure to do something about the immense amount of carbon emissions its engines generate. The output is accelerating many times faster than from sectors such as energy and agriculture, […]
Two-Thirds of New Global Power Generation Capacity Came From Solar and Wind in 2019
Solar accounted for nearly half of all new power generation capacity added worldwide in 2019, surpassing wind as the fourth-largest source of capacity on a cumulative basis, according to newly released data from Bloomberg […]
As U.S. coal-fired capacity and utilization decline, operators consider seasonal operation
Coal-fired electricity generating capacity in the United States is retiring, as tighter air emission standards and decreased cost-competitiveness relative to other power resources make coal-fired power plants less economical. From 2011 to […]
Power Companies Are Slowing Down Clean Energy Transition – Bloomberg
Even as the world has added a record amount of new renewable power, utilities globally have moved too slowly to transition away from fossil fuels to generate electricity, according to a study published today in Nature […]
The Innovative Solution Bringing Electricity To Crisis Stricken Areas
Without the uninterrupted supply of power and electricity, modern economies would be unable to function. A blackout can impact everything from transport to health care, communication, and even water supplies. It is […]
Global ‘Gas Bubble’ Has Nearly Half of New LNG Projects Facing Pandemic Delays, Nervous Investors
Wikimedia CommonsInvestment legend Warren Buffett’s decision last March to pull out of a controversial liquefied natural gas project in Quebec’s Saguenay region is just one example of a bigger trend that has […]
Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2020 – So Far
In December, we published a list of the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2019. With 2020 now past the halfway point, we check in on the top public utility commission (PUC) […]
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