Prices under emissions trading schemes have been low to date. Sometimes this may be because systems are new, but the EUETS is long established and needs to demonstrate that it can now […]
Will Trump Negotiate a Better Coal Deal for Taxpayers?
Trump Digs Coal: Source It’s here. The first week of the Trump administration. And it promises to be a busy one. On the energy front, Trump has an ambitious agenda for […]
Power Sector Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Below Transportation Sector Emissions
U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the transportation sector reached 1,893 million metric tons (MMmt) from October 2015 through September 2016, exceeding electric power sector CO2 emissions of 1,803 MMmt over the […]
First Solar Proves That PV Plants Can Rival Frequency Response Services From Natural Gas Peakers
Last summer, First Solar and California grid operator CAISO ran a set of tests to show that utility-scale solar PV, instead of being a disruptive influence on the power grid, could actually […]
Mercedes, BMW, Toyota To Go On $10 Billion Hydrogen Fuel Binge
A group of car companies and hydrogen suppliers have pledged to invest $10 billion over the next 5 years to promote fuel cell research and hydrogen fueling infrastructure. But why? The post […]
Solar Is the Largest Employer in U.S. Electric Power Generation Industry
Solar employment accounts for the largest share of workers in the electric power generation sector, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In a new report “U.S. Energy and Employment Report,” […]
AES’ New Kauai Solar-Storage ‘Peaker’ Shows How Fast Battery Costs Are Falling
AES Distributed Energy will build a solar-plus-storage "peaker plant" on the Hawaiian island of Kauai that stands out both in capacity and power price. The project, if approved by state and local […]
New Projects Show Carbon Capture Is Not Dead
Carbon capture and storage has had a hard time finding love. The technology is easy to dismiss because of its expense. It’s too green for those on one extreme, too tied to fossil […]
NuScale Submitted a Modular Nuclear Design to the Feds—Now It Has to Wait 40 Months for Review
Forbes: NuScale First to Submit SMR Nuclear Application to NRC NuScale Power is a company with a mission — to build the first small modular nuclear reactor in America. As of now, they […]
Super-Emitters Are Real: Here are Three Things We Know
Super-Emitters Are Real: Here are Three Things We Know January 17, 2017 by EDF Energy Exchange Leave a Comment As part of our landmark 16-study series and ongoing work in measuring methane […]
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