Batteries are usurping the role of gas in the power system. Grid scale battery usage is increasing rapidly, and battery cost deflation is faster than wind or solar. Gas companies are finally […]
BP’s summer surprise shines spotlight on stranded oil, gas assets: Fuel for Thought
BP’s bold August strategy move for a faster pivot to cleaner energy shows the extent to which Big Oil has been forced to consider the financial consequences of climate change on fossil […]
Solar Closing in on “Practical” Hydrogen Production
Israeli and Italian scientists have developed a renewable energy technology that converts solar energy to hydrogen fuel — and it’s reportedly at the threshold of “practical” viability. The new solar tech would […]
Green Hydrogen: just around the corner?
New kid in townThere’s talk on the street; it sounds so familiar.Great expectations, everybody’s watching you.People you meet, they all seem to know you.Even your old friends treat you like you’re something […]
Using Ammonia As Jet Fuel – Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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 […]
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