Oil experts are deeply divided in their views on the future of what is still the world’s key commodity. This divergence was on display at last week’s CERA Conference in Houston, which […]
Banner Week for Progress on U.S. Advanced Reactors
Four major announcements were made last week by developers of advanced nuclear reactors in the U.S. All of them indicate progress towards completing designs and engagement with nuclear safety agencies. There are […]
Clean Energy Can Bring $10 Trillion Annual Benefits By 2050
A dramatically increased share of renewables and higher energy efficiency have the potential to create benefits of up to $10 trillion annually by 2050, compared to estimated incremental system costs of […]
The Energy Star Program Saves Americans Billions. So, Why Cut It?
Evidently, President Trump and his environmental protection chief Scott Pruitt are just getting warmed up. Now they’ve set their sights on one of the most successful and noncontroversial energy-related programs the U.S. […]
There’s Vast Untapped Potential for Solar Rooftops in the US, Says Google
When Google first launched a website two years ago that collects data on solar rooftops, called Project Sunroof, it only covered a few cities. But this week, the search engine giant announced […]
The Glutted World Gas Market
LNG gas storage tanks are shown at the Woodside operated North West Shelf Gas Venture near Karratha in the north of Western Australia on June 17, 2008. Woodside is providing extra gas […]
U.S. ethanol exports rise 26% in 2016 to second-highest level on record
U.S. exports of fuel ethanol in 2016, totaled more than 1 billion gallons (68,000 barrels per day), an increase of 26% from the 2015 level. U.S. imports of ethanol, which are relatively […]
Is The Constantly Changing Natural Gas Market About To Change Again?
The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in […]
California Solar Industry and Utilities Unveil Dueling Solar-Storage Tariffs
California is already breaking ground in attempting to properly value the distributed technologies hitting the grid. So far, that’s been done through large-scale capacity contracts, demand response auction mechanisms, and utility pilots. […]
NuScale’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Keeps Moving Forward
NuScale Power, LLC The first Small Modular Reactor company to file a license application to NRC, NuScale’s Power Module has also become the first design to be accepted by the NRC for […]
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