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Energy corporations dominate this year’s Fortune Global 500 list of the largest corporations in the world by revenue, with China’s oil and power giants rising in the ranks. via Fuel Fix http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/07/08/energy-companies-dominate-fortune-global-500/

Pumped hydro storage plants serve an important role on electric power systems: they improve system-wide efficiency and reliability by allowing system operators to time-shift power generated during low-demand periods for use during […]

With the cost of solar continuing to fall rapidly (50% in the past five years) and electricity prices rising steadily, if slowly, the approach of solar grid parity is near. The following […]

Researchers at the University of Melbourne have concluded that Australia is much more likely to see extremely hot summers thanks to human-driven global warming. This finding is based on a raft of […]

Germany sets a new record for solar output, at 23.4GW, accounting for more than 45 per cent of total demand. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/graph-of-the-day-germany-sets-another-solar-record-70130?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graph-of-the-day-germany-sets-another-solar-record-70130

Crude oil production in the North Sea has been declining for years as the mature fields come to the end of their operational life and oil majors begin to concentrate on more […]

U.S. sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-only autos rose at least 23 percent to more than 287,000 for first half of 2013. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=30698

Germans not only believe they can switch to 100% renewable energy, many are convinced they can and should so within a few decades’ time. Here’s why. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/germany-100-renewable-energy-and-beyond-78310?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germany-100-renewable-energy-and-beyond-78310

Kevin Bullis examines the rationale behind the new cooperative agreement with General Motors and Toyota to develop next generation fuel cell. via EVWorldwire http://www.evworld.com/news.cfm?rssid=30688

China’s ETS pilot programs face great problems. Can those challenges be overcome? And does China – a global cleantech leader – really need an ETS? via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/emissions-trading-in-china-risky-difficult-but-necessary-24251?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emissions-trading-in-china-risky-difficult-but-necessary-24251