Courtesy U.S. Energy Information Administration The Texas shale revolution will not last forever. U.S. shale and tight oil production will increase to more than 6 million barrels per day in the coming […]
Do You Hear That? It’s the Fat Lady, Singing: Nuclear Revival Ends Almost Before It Starts
Five years ago almost to the day (Feb. 9, 2012, actually), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1 to issue a construction and operating license to Southern Company for the 2,234 megawatt Vogtle […]
Addressing the Plight of Existing Nuclear Retirements, Part 3
Highlights: While states have a major role to play in preventing nuclear retirements, regional and federal solutions offer alternative avenues to keep nuclear plants operating. For ISOs, capacity market reform can reduce […]
Solar Installations Surge 95% In 2016
The solar industry posted its best year on record in 2016, obliterating previous records by installing a smashing 14.6 gigawatts of new solar in the U.S. That is a 95 percent increase […]
EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory Makes Progress but Misses Forest for Trees
In its draft 2017 GHG inventory, published this week, the EPA estimates methane emissions from the oil and gas industry were lower than their previous estimate in the 2016 inventory. The vast […]
The Wild and (Potentially) Wonderful World of Solar Fuels
The first step in understanding solar fuels — fuels generated directly from sunlight — is to forget what you know about how energy is generated and installed, according to Caltech Chemistry Professor […]
‘’New Tech Could Unlock Up To $1.6 Trillion In Energy Savings By 2035’’
Optimizing energy use could unlock between $900 billion and $1.6 trillion in savings globally in 2035, according to a new report by the McKinsey Global Institute. The savings, which roughly equal […]
Stanford Engineers Create a Low-cost Battery for Storing Renewable Energy
A battery made with urea, commonly found in fertilizers and mammal urine, could provide a low-cost way of storing energy produced through solar power or other forms of renewable energy for consumption during off […]
Proterra CEO: Every New Transit Bus Will Be Electric by 2030
By 2020, one-third of new fleet bus purchases will be electric. By 2025, electric buses will make up half of new sales to transit agencies. By 2030, every single transit bus sold […]
BP Predicts 100 Million EVs on the Road by 2035. But They ‘Won’t Be a Game-Changer’ for Oil Demand
Despite a massive increase in electric vehicles and other non-conventional cars, the internal combustion engine will still make up 94 percent of all motorized transportation by 2035, according to an Energy Outlook […]
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