According to researchers, the most cost-effective way for the U.S. grid power sector to meet greenhouse gas emissions targets through 2030 is by using natural gas. It would primarily displace coal-fired generation, […]
Energy Products: Return on Investment is Already too Low
My major point when I gave my talk at the Fifth Biophysical Economics Conference at the University of Vermont was that our economy’s overall energy return on investment is already too low […]
$1 Billion of Natural Gas Wasted in North Dakota through Flaring in 2012
Flaring is a problem in the US fracking industry, especially in North Dakota, but the true extent of that problem has not been fully understood until the release of a recent report […]
Deutsche Bank: Solar, distributed energy at ‘major inflection point’
Deutsche Bank analysts have painted a bullish outlook for the global solar market, noting that solar PV is about to enter a “third growth phase” where it can be deployed without subsidies, […]
The best of two worlds: Solar hydrogen production breakthrough
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jul 31, 2013 Using a simple solar cell and a photo anode made of a metal oxide, HZB and TU Delft scientists have successfully stored nearly five percent of […]
New Solar Energy Index Ranks Yields On Residential Solar Investment
Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts now outrank California, Arizona and New Mexico in the amount of money each ray of sunlight can generate for homeowners, […] via SolarIndustryMag.com http://www.solarindustrymag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.13040
Appliance Standards: Comparing Predicted and Observed Prices
When appliance standards are revised, the Department of Energy (DOE) looks at the estimated benefits of standards relative to the estimated costs and only sets standards that it finds are cost-effective to […]
Romancing the Stone: Geothermal’s Path to Promise
An important transition is underway with the integration of renewables into the grid. But often overlooked and seldom appreciated is the tremendous potential of geothermal energy. Unfortunately for those in the industry, […]
EIA oil monthly: few signs yet of a RINs-inspired export surge
This month’s quick take on the monthly US supply/demand, import/export numbers, released today for May. If the soaring price of RINs was spurring exports during the spring, the evidence in the report […]
Rank ‘Em: The Most Solar-Friendly States in the US
A new report from the Environment America Research & Policy Center acknowledges what it deems are the top 12 U.S. states for solar energy ranked by several criteria, from new and […]
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