Coal mining productivity increased in 2013, averaging 5.5 short tons per miner hour, reversing a trend of declining productivity since at least 2000. Preliminary data from the Mine Safety and Health Administration […]
States Are Doing a Poor Job of Measuring Net-Metering Caps, According to Report
Earlier this summer, NV Energy told solar installers that a 235-megawatt limit on net-metered solar would be met by the end of July. The limit was meant to last through at least […]
Value of Battery-Backed Solar in California: 25 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour
Determining the value of batteries that can store, shift and dispatch solar energy requires some complex calculations, not to mention no small amount of faith in the future of real-world regulations and […]
LNG projects still moving toward oversupply, Wood Mackenzie says
The capacity currently being built is enough to meet the world’s LNG needs until about 2022 and will likely lead to a short-term glut when it comes online. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1KQbLlh
Asian LNG price face steep fall as storm brews
Asian liquefied natural gas prices could fall a further 25 percent in coming months as new supply, falling demand and weaker oil prices put it on par with iron ore and coal […]
Owner of first “clean coal” plant in US faces bankruptcy over soaring CCS costs
Kemper CCS is two years behind schedule and $4.4 billion more expensive than the original estimate, and its owner is facing financial problems via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1E5x9Ss
Why wind and solar are already better value than fossil fuels
Critics of renewables – such as Alan Jones, the Murdoch media and the Abbott government – focus on capital costs. But a new report from Citigroup says this is an error, and […]
Economies of scale: Why small solar is better than big solar
While utilities in US continue to imply that large-scale solar projects are more economical than small ones, the data is telling another story. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1haBOrj
Distributed solar: evil drag on network or misunderstood blessing?
The value of distributed solar depends on assumptions on benefits and costs. Just don’t forget the benefits. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1PzB5v1
EIA expects near-term decline in natural gas production in major shale regions
Natural gas production across all major shale regions in EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report is projected to decrease for the first time in September. Production from these seven shale regions reached a high […]
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