Climate alarmists have waged war on energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining operations but have yet to denounce large language models (LLMs) like Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT that use 16 ounces of fresh water every time […]
Moody’s warns of potential power price volatility from renewables oversupply
Dive Brief: As utilities increase the amount of renewable energy in their fuel supply mixes, the associated need for an increase in resource buffers could lead to oversupply that would increase power […]
Hold the Line – Has the Natural Gas Market Averted an Injection Season Meltdown?
The CME/NYMEX Henry Hub prompt natural gas futures prices have been relatively rangebound this injection season and have averaged around $2.60/MMBtu since June — a third or less of where prices stood […]
EV Sales Growing Faster Than Forecasted, Oil Demand Peaked In 2019
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The second report of the X-change series was produced by RMI in partnership with the Bezos […]
Renewable Energy Milestone: Wind And Solar Trump Hydropower
Aerial view of the northern border state of Sonora where state electric utility CFE is building the … [+] largest solar plant in all of Latin America, in Puerto Penasco, Sonora state, […]
The Oil Price Rally Is Fueling Inflation Concerns
U.S. crude oil prices have surged past $90 a barrel, triggering worries about accelerating inflation and its potential impact on an economy already grappling with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes. […]
Time of Use Electricity Rate Plans Explained: Challenges & Solutions To Maximize Your Savings
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Balancing extreme swings in supply and demand of electricity has become a huge challenge for utility […]
OPEC Pointedly Rejects IEA ‘Peak Oil’ Projection Amid Rising Crude Prices
The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Kuwaiti … [+] Haitham al-Ghais, gestures during a meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, on September 14, 2022. […]
A Critical Mineral Cartel Would Be Worse Than OPEC
In her State of the Union address this week, EC President Ursula von der Leyen made a point about the EU’s growing independence in sectors such as energy, chips, and raw materials. […]
Extend the RET, expert says, and don’t pay coal plants for a job they can’t do
Leading energy expert Tim Nelson says the extension of the Renewable Energy Target is the “easiest thing we could do” to decarbonise Australia’s electricity sector in line with climate and renewable energy […]