Lithium, cobalt and nickel are experiencing price fluctuations as global tech and auto giants race to lock down these crucial battery materials. All three metals were rising in price through the early […]
Is Another Oil Price War Looming?
Recently, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), the International Energy Agency (IEA) and BP updated their outlooks for U.S. oil production. All of these projections have one thing in common: Over the next […]
How German Energiewende’s Renewables Integration Points the Way
The experience of the German Energiewende shows that increasing amounts of renewable energy on the power system, while at the same time reducing inflexible baseload generation, does not harm reliability write Michael […]
FERC’s Historic Energy Storage Ruling: A Doomsday Countdown for Natural Gas Peakers?
If storage is the Swiss Army Knife of the electric grid, then U.S. energy regulators are breaking out their tool belts. Last week brought a historic ruling at FERC. Commissioners told regional […]
Utilities Continue to Increase Spending on Transmission Infrastructure
Spending on infrastructure to deliver power to homes and businesses has increased steadily over the past 10 years as utilities build, upgrade, and replace station equipment, poles, fixtures, and overhead lines and […]
Cheap Renewables Are Transforming the Global Electricity Business
Renewables are not yet the least costly option in every market, writes Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finance Studies Australasia at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), but the […]
US Renewable Energy Generation Now ‘Within Striking Distance’ of Nuclear
Last year, Bloomberg New Energy Finance defined renewable energy as the “new normal" in its Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. This year’s edition affirms that finding. While U.S. clean energy installations lagged, […]
Why Solar Is on a Path to Dominance
Despite the Trump administration’s recent decision to levy a 30 percent tariff on solar, we see tremendous opportunity ahead for the industry. In the next year, the solar industry will develop, construct […]
Grid Defection Is On the Rise in Puerto Rico
Orocovis sits right in the mountainous middle of Puerto Rico. It’s one of the island’s “more remote areas with challenging terrain” that on Thursday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said may […]
EV Charging Practices Could Create Grid Constraints
The World Economic Forum has found electric vehicles could slash travel costs and emissions in cities — but only if policymakers heed certain guidelines. Current moves to foster EV adoption risk stressing […]
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