Coal shortages are currently causing electricity supply problems in two major coal-using economies, India and China. As Statista’s Katharina Buchholz notes, shortages are happening because economic activity is picking up as coronavirus numbers have remained […]
Spike in energy prices suggests that sharp changes are ahead
An analysis of what is going terribly wrong in the world economy The world economy requires stability. People living in the world economy need stability, as well. They need food every day […]
UK Grid Relies For 62 Percent On Fossil Fuels For Its Energy
Ahead of COP26, the UK National Grid showed that fossil fuels were generating 62 percent of its energy, while renewables chipped in just 6.3 percent. By far, natural gas is the source […]
FERC Tackles Modernization of U.S. Power Markets
The seven major organized electricity markets scattered across the U.S. account for roughly two-thirds of all power generated in the country. Most of these markets are made up of Independent System Operators […]
Annual U.S. coal-fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014
We expect 22% more U.S. coal-fired generation in 2021 than in 2020, according to our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). The U.S. electric power sector has been generating more electricity from coal-fired […]
IEA: Energy Crisis Threatens Economic Recovery
The energy crisis that has pushed the prices of fossil fuels to highs not seen in years is threatening the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the International Energy Agency has warned. […]
Why Is The World Still Ignoring Geothermal Energy?
As the world begins to accept the urgency of mitigating and adapting to climate change, many nations around the globe are starting to work toward a clean energy transition in more tangible […]
Could Rooftop Solar Really Provide Enough Electricity For The Entire World?
A Chinese worker from Wuhan Guangsheng Photovoltaic Company works on a solar panel project on the … [+] roof of a building in Wuhan, China. Getty Images With countries racing to end […]
Natural Gas Faces A Winter Reckoning Worldwide
THE EDGE – SIMON FLOWERS Gas prices have hit record levels in Europe and Asia surging 10-fold in a year. As with all perfect storms, the crisis has come about by creeping […]
Australia Picks A Nuclear Waste Disposal Site – Now The Dance Begins
Australia’s Federal Resources Minister, Keith Pitt, has declared that the national nuclear waste storage facility will be at Napandee, near Kimba, on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. The choice was widely expected as the […]
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