Few executives are more outspoken about the threat that distributed energy poses to utilities than NRG Energy CEO David Crane, so it’s not surprising that NRG Energy plans to sell a product […]
IEA: Shale Boom is Only Temporary , we’ll Soon be Relying on Middle East Again
Claims that the shale boom in the US will eventually see the country become energy self-sufficient seems to have received its biggest blow yet after the International Energy Agency, in its latest […]
Hawaii Embraces Geothermal – Cautiously
In the ongoing energy debate about fossil fuels versus renewables, solar and wind renewable sources have a shortcoming – the sun doesn’t always shine, the wind doesn’t always blow.Three renewable resources, in […]
World Depends on Two Countries for Increase in Oil Production
Oil prices will only rise moderately over the next 20 years according to estimates from the International Energy Agency. The IEA released the 2013 edition of its much-anticipated World Energy Outlook, which […]
IEA sees global carbon pricing spreading with China scheme
LONDON (Reuters) – The share of global emissions subject to carbon pricing policies is on course to rise to around 33 percent in 2035 from about 8 percent last year, the International […]
Obstacles to Adaptation of Water Desalination
This blog will focus entirely on a report that was issues by the Pacific Institute in 2006 under the title “Desalination, with a Grain of Salt.” The report was authored by Heather […]
Northeast grows increasingly reliant on natural gas for power generation
Lower natural gas prices and regional environmental initiatives are leading natural gas-fired generators to provide a greater portion of the electricity in the northeastern United States. The Northeast is a combination of […]
How We Use Oil
Motley Fool presents the above pie chart in making the case that it will take more than wind, solar, nuclear or hydro to make us “energy independence.,” The chart shows that 75 […]
Expensive Natural Gas?: US, UK, France, Germany and Japan’s Prices Compared
In the last month the “Big 6″ utilities in the UK have raised natural gas prices and electricity prices by 8-11%. These prices had already doubled in the last decade. People are […]
Energy Storage on the Grid Edge
Energy storage technology, at the scale that makes it a true grid resource, may find its earliest economic applications in behind-the-meter, customer-facing applications, not on the grid itself. That’s one of the […]
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