BP views the future. (Photo: BP) BP’s new Energy Outlook predicts ever-growing demand for oil and gas, and rising emissions that would take the world well beyond 2°C of warming. According to […]
The Distributed Energy Resource Management System Comes of Age
It’s the first day of the big DistribuTech conference in San Diego. Grid giants and startups are unveiling their latest products aimed at connecting utilities with the grid edge. Let’s start with […]
Toshiba To Exit Nuclear Plant Construction Business
Toshiba is preparing to put an end to its nuclear power plant construction business as part of damage control measures following a huge write-off on its U.S. nuclear operations. This is […]
SEPA And EPRI Explore The Opportunities For Microgrids
A new report released by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) lays out three basic business models – third party, utility and hybrid – now […]
Solar Employs More People In U.S. Electricity Generation Than Oil, Coal And Gas Combined
In the United States, more people were employed in solar power than traditional coal, gas and oil energy combined last year. According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy, […]
Terrestrial Energy Announces Plans To License Their Integral Molten Reactor In The U.S.
Recently, Terrestrial Energy USA (TEUSA) informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that they planned to begin pre-license application discussions with a goal of being ready to file a design certification application […]
NRC Vision And Strategy For Licensing Advanced Reactors Needs Improvement
Sample of images associated with advance reactor development The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published its vision and strategy for preparing to review applications for permission to begin building reactors that do not […]
Drillers face $43 billion cash shortfall in 2017, study says
Linn Energy filed for bankruptcy on May 11. It reported $9.3 billion in debt at the end of 2015. See the other energy companies who have fallen victim to the […]
Wind and Solar Are Our Cheapest Electricity Generation Sources. Now What Do We Do?
Debates about the future of America’s electricity system have long centered on a binary choice between lowering costs or decreasing pollution. But that has changed. In many parts of the country, new […]
SunShot $1 per Watt Solar Cost Goal: Mission Accomplished, Years Ahead of Schedule
With the advent of $1.00-per-watt (DC) pricing for utility fixed-tilt PV systems, the solar industry has crushed the SunShot Program’s $1.00-per-watt goal for 2020 three years early.In early 2011, Steven Chu, Secretary […]
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