France has long been at the forefront of nuclear power as one of the biggest users around the world. But the recent announcement that French nuclear giant Areva would merge its reactor business with […]
EIA: Major U.S Shale Plays Have Peaked, Expect Decline To Kick In
The EIA has released its latest Drilling Productivity Report. There were some interesting data presented in the report. (Click to enlarge)They say the Bakken peaked at 1,311,703 barrels per day in March […]
Improved Living and Energy Use Reduction
A lot has been written recently about the decoupling between GDP and energy. This decoupling (shown for the IEA New Policies scenario below) is generally viewed as a central part of the solution to […]
Lies, Damned Lies and Modeling: Energy Efficiency’s Problem With Tracking Savings
The efficiency industry is systematically plagued by an outdated way of measuring performance — partly because efficiency is hard to track compared to energy generation, and partly because of the industry’s inability […]
Will Battery Storage Create an ‘iPhone Moment’ for Australia?
There is no doubt that Australia is going to be at the leading edge of battery storage, due to the huge number of solar panels already on household rooftops, high electricity costs […]
The IMF Just Destroyed the Best Argument Against Clean Energy
Fossil fuel supporters have insisted that wind and solar are far “too expensive” to replace fossil fuels. A recent report published by the IMF has put a price on the direct and […]
Renewables Will Boom Under EPA’s Clean Power Plan, EIA Finds
It’s not a surprise that regulating carbon emissions from power plants will be a boon for clean, renewable energy. But the U.S. Energy Information Administration has traditionally offered cautious outlooks for renewables, […]
Is There Enough Lithium to Maintain the Growth of the Lithium-Ion Battery Market?
Lithium-ion batteries are the default choice for most personal electronics and most electric cars today because they have a higher energy density than other technologies. The lithium-ion battery revolution began in earnest […]
Big Oil turns on Big Coal, but not to save the planet
Big Oil has broken ranks with Big Coal by calling for an international carbon price, hoping it will phase out coal and boost gas consumption. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1Ql38hf
Levelising the cost of stored energy: Why $/kWh just doesn’t cut it
Nominal cycle lifetime, recommended depth of discharge, round-trip storage efficiency: 3 characteristics to understand when choosing energy storage. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1KzLIvD
