Across the country, Americans are paying more for water than they did a decade ago, even as water utilities fall into debt and water infrastructure deteriorates, according to a recently released Columbia […]
Renewables Growth Predictions and Accuracy | The Energy Collective
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Can Hydrogen Fuel Cells Catch Up with Batteries? – EVWORLD.COM
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Two Views of our Current Economic and Energy Crisis
As the US heads toward debt default and continues with government shutdown, the underlying reason for the predicament is generally not clear to the American people or the world. The story that […]
Peak Coal in China, or Long and High Plateau?
Chinese coal is one of the world’s largest contributors to carbon emissions, so when two reports project a peak in Chinese coal consumption, many energy commentators concluded that the problem has been […]
Will the World’s Emerging Economies Shape the Future of the Electric Grid?
Talk about “the future of the electric grid” has been focused on developed nations, where discussion of “smart grids” and advanced power systems are commonplace. That focus may be misplaced; the big […]
How Our Inability to Calculate Risk Opened the Doors for Fukushima
Perhaps the most important energy story on the planet right now is the precarious situation for fuel rods stored in a damaged building at the Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan, site […]
This Week in Energy: Europe Doomed without Fracking?
At a Council on Foreign Relations shindig in New York on Monday the hot topic was the European Union and its lesser-of-two evils energy choice: Russia or fracking; but this paints a […]
A ‘frack’ in the bridge from coal to gas
Outgoing Shell CEO Peter Voser says his huge bet on US shale was a big regret of his time as chief executive of the company. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/a-frack-in-the-bridge-from-coal-to-gas-35543?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-frack-in-the-bridge-from-coal-to-gas-35543
Managing the Criticality of Catastrophic Events
Managing the risks of complex systems, and increasing systemic robustness, is a challenging task. Systems can fail on multiple levels. While some of these potential failures are straightforward to identify and protect […]
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