The tussle for supremacy between OPEC and U.S. shale drillers is killing off older oil fields at the fastest pace in almost a quarter century. That could hurt the industry once the […]
Oil Fields Pumping a Third of Supply Die Fastest in 24 Years
Renewables Generated More Power Than Nuclear in March and April
Solar farms planted on an abandoned nuclear plant site or powering a coal museum or atop a strip mine offer stark images of the ascendance of renewables. But forget metaphorical images — utility-scale renewable […]
Has Permian Productivity Peaked?
The U.S. shale industry might have just received a huge windfall with the nine-month extension of the OPEC cuts. Shale output was already expected to come roaring back this year, but the […]
Microgrid Goes Online At Schneider Electric’s North American HQ
Project partners have announced completion of a new microgrid at the North American headquarters of energy management and automation company Schneider Electric. Located at the company’s Boston One Campus (BOC) in Andover, […]
California is getting so much power from solar that wholesale electricity prices are turning negative
The extraordinary success of solar power in some pockets of the world that combine sunshine with high investment in the technology mean that governments and energy companies are having radically to rethink […]
Drivers Behind Flattening CO2 Emissions
The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently reported that carbon dioxide emissions from energy use remained flat in 2016, the third year in a row. This is a noticeable departure from the 21st […]
As PACE Financing Grows Up, the Industry Grapples With Lending Standards and Consumer Protections
By many measures, the financing programs referred to as PACE — or property-assessed clean energy — are among the most successful energy-efficiency financing tools in U.S. history. The programs, which fund building […]
Is Elon Musk’s Model 3 Production Plan Too Ambitious?
Elon Musk, Silicon Valley’s automotive visionary, loves to wow the world with grandiose visions that serve primarily to reinforce his position at the top of the list of tech titans. That […]
Climate Change Policies Working: CO2 Emissions Flat For 2 Years In A Row
The International Energy Agency gave environmentalists cause for celebration earlier this month when it reported that carbon dioxide emissions in 2016 remained unchanged from the levels reached in 2014 and 2015. […]
Where have drilling costs dropped the most? Midland Basin, of course
The costs of producing oil in the major U.S. shale fields have dropped by almost half over the past two years, but none as much as West Texas’ Midland Basin, a part […]
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