In recent years, the global solar market has looked a lot like a monarchy, with Europe reigning as king of installations. But Europe is quickly losing its crown as the industry\’s playing […]
SolarCity (SCTY) just acquired privately held financial technology firm Common Assets. The distributed energy financier and installer also just announced that it will offer a web-based investment platform to allow \”individuals and […]
Can a breakthrough in the U.S. climate change fight come from the energy tax policy reform proposed by outgoing Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-MT)? “It is time to bring our […]
The Energy Report: Bill, you published a book six months ago, \”Cold, Hungry and in the Dark: Exploding the Natural Gas Supply Myth,\” questioning the conventional wisdom of shale gas. Have events […]
A comprehensive new study (with appendix) conducted by Life Cycle Associates found that the carbon footprint of corn ethanol continues to shrink, while the carbon impacts associated with crude oil production continue […]
Chevron made a new discovery of natural gas off of Australia’s west coast, adding to other recent exploration successes in a key region for the company. America’s second-largest energy company after Exxon […]
While China, Russia and Argentina have topped the list of potential venues for the next shale boom, a new analytical report says all eyes should be on Australia as the most attractive […]
Capacity factors are an important measure of electric generator usage. In December 2013, EIA began publishing tables of monthly capacity factors for 16 different fossil and non-fossil fuel and technology combinations in […]
Last year, geothermal heat pump (GHP) manufacturers introduced new heat pumps with break-through efficiency based on variable-speed compressor technology. These manufacturers include Waterfurnace Renewable Energy (TSX:WFI, OTC:WFIFF) and ClimateMaster, a division of LSB […]
Spot steam coal price trends varied across key basins in 2013. Compared with 2012, while total coal demand increased, total coal supply decreased, yet regional differences in market fundamentals resulted in different […]
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