It’s not easy being a cleantech startup. Venture capitalists have pulled back from the cleantech sector, burned by unimpressive returns and the bad reputation that previous investments have earned. According to cleantech […]
Utilities Are Building the Infrastructure for California’s Shift to EVs
Say what you will about California, but it’s undeniable that the state has been a leader when it comes to transportation and vehicle policy. In the domain of electric vehicles (EVs), in […]
The Oil Glut And An Inevtiable Oil Price Rebound
The world is awash in oil, I’m hearing. The problem is, it’s fairly expensive oil. Take for example Canada. The country that has managed to increase its production of oil by a […]
China Pollution Targets and Future Emissions Goals
The Chinese government announced it would cap coal use by 2020. The Chinese State Council, or cabinet, said the peak would be 4.2 billion tonnes, a one-sixth increase over current consumption. This […]
Something Doesn’t Add Up In Bakken Production Figures
The US Petroleum Supply Monthly just came out with production data for every state and territory. US supply was up 168,000 bpd to 8,864,000 bpd in September. The biggest gainers were North […]
Has China already reached peak coal?
The share of coal in China’s electricity market has shrunk more than 6 per cent in a single year, and imports have shrunk dramatically. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/15byE0J
How the UK’s nuclear new-build plans keep getting delayed
When will the UK get a new generation of nuclear power plants? Doubts surfaced again today with the Times reporting a "secret government review". via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1vHu3z2
China, US climate deal delivers $4.5 trillion blow to Big Oil, coal
Citigroup says China-US climate deal will slash $4.5 trillion from revenues of coal, oil industries. It also downplays CCS, warns thermal coal in decline, suggests energy poverty will be solved with "anything […]
Air pollution costs EU up to $235 billion: EU agency
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Air pollution, chiefly from coal-fired power plants, cost society up to 189 billion euros ($235 billion) in 2012 – equal to the gross domestic product of Finland, the European […]
The Unwelcome Reality For U.S. Coal Exports
U.S. coal export capacity is running well below capacity, and as such, exporting coal from the U.S. west coast is a losing strategy. That comes from a new report put out by […]
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