Nowhere is investor interest in energy solutions more apparent than at the grid edge. 2014 saw a dramatic increase in venture capital and private equity investment in companies developing innovative solutions, particularly […]
U.S. Shale Boom May Come To Abrupt End
U.S tight oil production from shale plays will fall more quickly than most assume. Why? High decline rates from shale reservoirs is given. The more interesting reasons are the compounding effects of […]
Report: Solar Added 50% More American Jobs than Oil and Gas Drilling and Pipeline Construction in 2014
There’s thrilling news out about job growth in the U.S. solar industry: Last year, the industry added more than 31,000 jobs, and solar jobs grew at rate of 21.8 percent, according to […]
The Most Important Solar Trends in 8 Charts
Every quarter, GTM Research’s solar analysts compile the most important data and findings from the past three months. The most important charts from the Q4 2014 Solar Executive Briefing covering pricing, installations, […]
Sleeping giants wake to give utility-scale solar yet another record year
Utility-scale solar installations will surge for a fifth consecutive record year in 2014, according to provisional figures released today by Wiki-Solar.org. New capacity for the year already exceeds 10GW, and is expected […]
Saudis to build world’s first large scale solar powered desalination plant
A Saudi company is to build the world’s biggest solar powered water desalination plant. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1yPjMCH
Crushing The U.S. Energy Export Dream
Exporting crude oil and natural gas from the United States are among the dumbest energy ideas of all time. Exporting gas is dumb. Exporting oil is dumber. The U.S. imports almost half […]
U.S. Department of Energy: Our forecasts aren’t really forecasts (or are they?)
Put this in the category of things that can’t be true, but that are nevertheless affirmed with a straight face: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical arm of the U.S. […]
Bakken Data Continues To Confound
The North Dakota Industrial Commission is out with the Bakken November Production Data and the North Dakota Production Data.Bakken production was up 5,293 BP/D while total North Dakota was up 3,691 BP/D. […]
Oil and the Economy: Where are We Headed in 2015-16?
The price of oil is down. How should we expect the economy to perform in 2015 and 2016? Newspapers in the United States seem to emphasize the positive aspects of the drop […]
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