After a decade of unprecedented growth and seemingly endless investments, the writing is now on the wall: the Great American Shale Boom is slowing down and this could have some grave consequences […]
Meet The Biggest Losers Of The U.S. Shale Bust
The Myth Of Cheap Shale Oil
The breakeven cost of producing oil from U.S. shale is roughly the same as non-shale, despite the tidal wave of investment into the sector.According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the […]
Bullet Train Thinking: How Japan Hopes to Lead a Global Hydrogen Revolution – Renewable Energy World
“Japan will present hydrogen to the rest of the world as a new energy choice and will lead global efforts for establishing a carbon-free society taking advantage of Japan’s strong points,” read […]
All-time low for discovered resources in 2017: Around 7 billion barrels of oil equivalent was discovered
Rystad Energy concluded this week that 2017 was yet another record low year for discovered conventional volumes globally. Less than seven billion barrels of oil equivalent has been discovered YTD. “We haven’t seen […]
The Future Of U.S. Oil Relies On A Single Play
U.S. oil production recently broke another record, jumping to 10.619 million barrels per day (mb/d) in the last week in April, and the sky seems to be the limit for U.S. shale […]
When Will Electric Cars Take Over The Roads?
The age of the electric vehicle (EV) will be here sooner than you think. Out of 1 billion cars in the world, only 2 million are electric. But that will soon change, […]
Solar Is Surging In U.S. Electricity Generation
The EIA released the latest edition of their Electric Power Monthly on April 24th, with data for February 2018. The table above shows the percentage contribution of the main fuel sources to two decimal […]
Can Fresh Tax Credits Help High-Temperature Fuel Cells Scale?
If the loss of the fuel cell Investment Tax Credit in Q1 2017 made for a winter of discontent, its restoration in February 2018 amounted to an early Valentine. The fuel cell […]
Cheap Hydrogen Could Soon Become A Reality
Few younger readers will remember how popular hydrogen fuel cells were in the media a couple of decades ago. They came before electric cars. They were supposed to be the cleaner alternative […]
Rooftop Solar Could Power 75% Of U.S. Homes
If you have ever wondered how much of the electricity demand in the U.S. could be supplied by rooftop solar, a new study has the answer. Last month the National Renewable Energy […]
