Advertising authorities have told Peabody Energy that it can no longer freely dangle its “clean coal” mythology in front of consumers without explanation. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1s7lLdv
Sub-Saharan Africa predicted 1.8GW renewable energy pipeline for 2014
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance 1.8GW of renewable power capacity will be commissioned in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2014. via News – PV-Tech http://ift.tt/1oVnncM
Communication Breakdown Between Utilities and Their Online Customers
Utilities are lagging behind most of their private-sector peers, and even many government agencies, when it comes to using digital technology to reach their customers. That oversight is costing them money today […]
Distributed Marginal Price: The New Metric for the Grid Edge?
The grid is changing from a one-way, centralized electricity delivery system to a distributed, networked system for generating, storing and consuming power — and the technology is changing a lot faster than […]
How cheap is “cheap” oil?
Everyone seems to agree that the world is running out of cheap oil. But how cheap is cheap? Until we know it’s hard to say exactly what the world is running out […]
Price of US Wind Energy at ‘All-Time Low’ of 2.5 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour
A just-released Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report pegs utility-scale wind power-purchase agreement pricing as averaging $25 per megawatt-hour for projects that negotiated contracts in 2013. That’s cheap power. […]
China’s Natural Gas Demand Set to Triple by 2040
China’s demand for natural gas will more than triple over the next 25 years, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Natural gas demand in China is projected […]
The 2,000MW coal generator the NSW government sold for $0
AGL Energy said on Thursday that it had effectively bought the 2,000W Liddell coal-fired power station in the Hunter Valley for zero dollars. The give-away by the NSW government – which completed […]
Russia-China deal will supply Siberian natural gas to China’s northern, eastern provinces
China’s natural gas demand has been growing as the government seeks to move away from coal in favor of cleaner fuels. According to EIA’s International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) Reference case, demand […]
Major Court Ruling Clears The Way To Let Renewables Into The Grid
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, is setting the scene for a revitalized electric grid that gives renewable energy the consideration its due. The post Major Court Ruling Clears The Way […]
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