Adani’s $1.25bn debt issuance will test the fossil fuel market, revealing who’s comfortable buying a claim on a coal port in this day and age. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/stranded-assets-anyone-testing-times-for-the-fossil-fuel-market-55317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stranded-assets-anyone-testing-times-for-the-fossil-fuel-market-55317
Five gruesome truths about the sorry state of the global food industry
Wednesday (Oct 16) is World Food Day, a day marked by the United Nations to highlight the obstacles facing the global food industry, as well as the most viable solutions for surmounting […]
Booming oil towns prepare for inevitable bust
The surge in oil drilling has drawn money and men like a magnet to run-down communities that haven’t seen a boom since the 1980s. But leaders and residents here are increasingly mindful […]
Why Charles Darwin Would Love Distributed Energy
If you’re getting the sense that the world of energy is in for some dramatic changes, the number crunchers have some data to back up your hunch. Three recent reports released in […]
Sacramento’s Path to Battery-Backed Solar Homes
While some California utilities have been in the news lately for blocking homeowners from backing up their rooftop solar panels with batteries (we’re looking at you, Southern California Edison), another is working […]
Shell Sees Virtually Petroleum-Free Highways By 2070
Royal Dutch Shell’s newest ‘New Lens Scenarios’ sees the future of transportation being electric, hydrogen and natural gas-powered. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=31514
Why Gasoline Prices are Heading Lower
Let’s end at the beginning: retail gasoline prices are going to continue to head lower, and this post simply presents the case as to why, through some simple visuals. But before we […]
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Gives a Boost to Global Renewable Energy
The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund is the largest in the world at around $750 billion, and a new government is currently being formed in Oslo that is considering investing some of the […]
Changing the Rules to Help Utilities Embrace the Future
The basic business approach used by much of America’s electric power sector has changed little over the past 100 years. Electric utilities operated state granted monopolies on electric sales, but were regulated […]
US Ethanol Industry and Subsidies | The Energy Collective
via US Ethanol Industry and Subsidies | The Energy Collective http://theenergycollective.com/willem-post/287061/us-corn-ethanol-program?utm_source=feedburner