After two years of research, the company said a plant that would convert natural gas to liquids would have cost more than $20 billion. via NYT > Environment http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/business/energy-environment/citing-cost-concerns-shell-will-not-build-gulf-coast-plant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
SolarCity Offers Power Storage to Lower Customers’ Utility Bills
SolarCity Corp., the second largest U.S. solar company by market value, is offering power-storage systems to commercial customers that will reduce utility bills and provide electricity during blackouts. via Solar Energy News […]
Five Major Oil Companies Are Prepared to Pay Price on Carbon
(New York Times) More than two dozen of the nation’s biggest corporations, including the five major oil companies, are planning their future growth on the expectation that the government will force them to pay […]
Natural gas use for power generation falls as industrial sector’s use continues to rise – Today in Energy – U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
For the first eleven months of 2013, natural gas consumption in the electric power sector was below 2012 levels because of relatively higher natural gas prices compared with coal prices, and cooler […]
Wind Picks Up as Coal Declines in the Midwest
At first glance, a new chart from the U.S. Energy Information Administration suggests that coal is not just king in the Midwest’s electricity mix, but still reigns with an iron grip. Look […]
Fuel Costs of Home Heating
When a boiler or furnace is working it turns fuel into usable heat. Because this occurs at varying efficiencies the price of usable heat can be very different than the price of […]
The Future of Energy Storage Is Behind the Meter
Today, energy storage is often described as new, emerging or risky. But tomorrow, one word will suffice: mainstream. In California, we have a near perfect storm of market signals moving the entire […]
Graph of the Day: Countries with dirtiest coal power : Renew Economy
Here’s a couple of stunning graphs we dug up in an HSBC analysis of the recently completed Warsaw climate talks. This focuses on the issue of coal, where one of the main […]
Germany expands renewables targets, considers ‘virtual baseload’
Germany is expanding its renewable energy targets under a grand coalition agreement by the country’s two major political parties, but is also toying with the idea of introducing the concept of “virtual […]
Libyan crude oil production levels influence international crude oil markets
Libya\’s oil sector has been crippled by prolonged strikes at key loading ports since the end of July, removing more than 1 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil from the […]
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