Hodgson Russ and Aaron Saykin consider the impact of falling lithium-ion battery costs as they are likely to impact electric car prices. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=31389
Coal Use Falling, Proof of Progress to Low-Carbon Future
Although it is easy to get caught up in the vastness of the volume of fossil fuels we continue to consume, we are increasingly being presented with positives as we move – […]
Top four U.S. coal companies supplied more than half of U.S. coal production in 2011
In the past two years, more than half of U.S. coal production was attributable to the top four coal producers, the result of changes in regional production as well as decades-long trends […]
Energy Darwinism: Fossil fuels and utilities at risk
New report from Citi says trillions of dollars of energy investments across the globe are at risk because dramatic changes taking place in technology and fuel costs are not understood. “This is […]
New California Net Metering Study Appears to Be DOA
A controversial new study on the costs and benefits of net metering requested by California regulators appears to be obsolete on delivery and may be objectionable to both the solar and the […]
California clean-tech entrepreneurs have gone corporate
The time-honored Silicon Valley trajectory of the California technology entrepreneur who scores funding from a fabled Sand Hill Road venture capital firm and then becomes Zuckerberg-wealthy in a Twitter-worthy initial public offering […]
Record Oil Outputs in Saudi Arabia Fail to Ease Shortage Anxiety
Saudi Arabia, along with OPEC neighbors Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, exported a record high of crude oil this August. Despite pumping out 10.2 million barrels per day, the fastest rate […]
Natural gas-fired combustion turbines are generally used to meet peak electricity load
In 2012, there were 121 gigawatts of operating natural gas combustion turbines that contributed about 3% of overall electricity generation. The average capacity factors of these combustion turbines varied significantly by time […]
Renewable Energy Mid-Year Report: 10% US Energy Consumption, 14% Net Electrical Generation
According to the most recent issue of the "Monthly Energy Review" by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), with data through June 30, 2013, renewable energy sources (i.e., biofuels, biomass, hydropower, geothermal, […]
EU PVSEC: Self-consumption holds vast potential as solar business model, says IEA
Self-consumption and other new business models for PV “can reduce and ultimately suppress the reliance on dedicated financial support”, according to Marie Latour, senior national policy advisor at the European Photovoltaic Industry […]
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