Major oil and gas companies’ recent record of bringing large projects on stream within projected timeframes and budgets leaves much to be desired. Ernst & Young analyzed the performance of 365 megaprojects […]
Advanced Energy Technology of the Week: Demand Response
Demand Response is a mechanism that allows utilities to provide customers with information and incentives that encourage customers to reduce energy usage at specific times of the day or year. This gives […]
Sasol Clears Major Hurdle to Build America’s First GTL Plant
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Tesla Selects Nevada as Giga Battery Factory Site
As we reported in July, Tesla had broken ground on its Giga battery factory outside of Reno, Nevada. That spot represented at least one of the two candidates for the factory. Today, […]
US city passes law making solar ‘default’ generation resource
Austin Energy’s recent 5-cent solar contract was a big deal. Now it makes solar "default" generation to hedge against rising fossil fuel costs. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1sTNXkt
Residential electricity prices are rising
U.S. retail residential electricity prices for the first half of 2014 averaged 12.3 cents per kilowatthour, an increase of 3.2% from the same period last year. This is the highest year-over-year growth […]
Dept. of Energy Report Shows How Far U.S. Wind Energy Has Come and the Challenges Ahead
For U.S. wind power, last year was both the best of times and the worst of times. That’s the conclusion from the new Wind Technologies Market Report released last week by the […]
The Global Outlook For Biofuels
Introduction to the GSRToday I want to take a deep look at the global biofuels picture, drawing mainly from the Renewables 2014 Global Status Report (GSR) that was released in June by […]
A Big Summer Story You Missed: Soaring Oil Debt
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Hawaii utilites capitulate on solar, in 65% renewables plan
Months after being ordered to lift their game on renewables, Hawaii’s utilities reveal plans to triple amount of rooftop solar by 2030. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1nO3j6K