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Only 1% of the Bakken Play area is commercial at current oil prices based on my analysis that follows. Only 4% of horizontal wells drilled since 2000 meet the EUR (estimated ultimate recovery) threshold […]

UK Government’s pursuit of new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point C not just a colossal waste of money, but could also be real danger to national security. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1M5Mu3t

Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, believes the idea of using large coal-fired or nuclear power stations for baseload power is outdated. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1iwzJpU

State regulators in New Mexico rejected a proposal that would have created a separate rate for electric power sold to utility customers who install distributed generation, including rooftop solar panels. via Forbes […]

They are not killing tens of thousands of birds and bats as some early media reports suggested, and mitigation strategies show signs of further reducing avian impacts via IEEE Spectrum Recent Content […]

DuPont, the chemicals company based in Wilmington, Del., has begun operations at one of the world’s first commercial-scale advanced biorefineries in central Iowa. via Forbes – Energy http://ift.tt/1NIlIAR

The lithium-air battery is the holy grail of energy storage only better. via Forbes – Energy http://ift.tt/1P3g3IP

The picture of the U.S. energy infrastructure is far from rosy. An analysis of the electricity outage data from the Department of Energy shows that outages are on the rise. In fact, […]

We recently published the first article in a series on flow batteries as our initial Technology Squared column. We’re looking to dive even deeper into the technology, finance and behavior of the […]

Sleeping giant oilfields that were once thought mature and largely tapped out are getting a second lease on life with the latest in revolutionary enhanced oil technology: the futuristic-sounding Plasma Pulse Technology—a […]