The “Duck Curve” was recognised as a worrying phenomenon when the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) first published a report in 2013 that predicted the impact of (mostly) solar generation on the […]
Gas Utilities Are Facing The Heat Death Of Their Business Models, & We Need To Help Them
In the past few weeks, I’ve had a lot of conversations about pipelines, which is kind of a weird thing for a strategist focused on electrifying everything possible, building lots of renewables, […]
World BEV Sales Now 12% Of World Auto Sales
Global plugin vehicle registrations were up 28% in March 2023 compared to March 2022. There were 1,097,000 registrations, making it the second best month ever for plugin electric vehicles, only behind December […]
Biden Is In Between Rock And A Hard Place On Permitting Reform
Some of about 500 miles worth of coated steel pipe manufactured by Welspun Pipes, Inc., originally … [+] for the Keystone oil pipeline, is stored in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) […]
From 1,000GW to 63TW: NREL sets massive solar target for global decarbonisation
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says an “unprecedented ramp-up” of solar production capacity will play a crucial part in the global effort to avoid climate catastrophe. A new study published in […]
UK Plugin EV Share Up YoY, Volkswagen Wins In April
The UK car market saw plugin electric vehicles take 21.9% share of sales in April 2023, up from 16.2% year on year. Full battery electrics grew strongly in both share, and in […]
FERC commissioners tell senators of major grid reliability challenges, with some blaming markets
The U.S. grid faces major reliability challenges, according to members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission who used the word 34 times in their prepared testimony Thursday at a Senate Energy and […]
Backup Power: A Growing Need, if You Can Afford It
Extreme weather linked to climate change is causing more blackouts. But generators and batteries are still out of reach for many. via NYT > Business > Energy & Environment https://ift.tt/xJw7u0C
Low wind and solar prices and long duration batteries: Where now for pumped hydro?
One of the big questions in energy markets right now is whether enough new wind, solar and storage can be built to replace the ageing coal generators that are to exit the […]
It’s a Mystery – Why Did Propane Production Sag, and When Is It Coming Back?
U.S. propane stocks are high, 33% over the 5-year average. Year-to-date propane exports are at a robust 1.6 MMb/d, well above the 1.4 MMb/d shipped out in 2022. Increasing propane production must […]
