Investment bank Deutsche Bank is predicting that solar systems will be at grid parity in up to 80 per cent of the global market within 2 years, and says the collapse in […]
Deutsche Bank Predicts Solar Grid Parity In 80% Of Global Market By 2017
Policy Uncertainty Drives 25% Of Wind Industry Suppliers Out Of Business
More than 120 suppliers have collapsed or stayed out of the wind business in the past two years, including 88 from Asia, 23 from Europe and 18 from North America, as the […]
The crude price plunge and LNG, a tenuous link
Over the last several months there has been much discussion about the impact of falling crude oil prices on the liquefied natural gas market. The conventional argument goes something like this: lower […]
The “factory floor” aspect of shale oil production means it’s different this time
The search for a means to halt the continuous fall in crude oil prices is not going to be easy. One reason for that is the very short lag between shutting a […]
Are Biofuels Finally Over?
A year end report from the United Nations says that using corn to make ethanol does more harm than good. Is ethanol officially over The post Are Biofuels Finally Over? appeared first […]
Yes, Fracking Can Be Directly Linked to Earthquakes
A study released Monday afternoon by the Seismological Society of America confirms — again — that hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, activity associated with natural gas drilling in the Ohio portion of the Marcellus Shale […]
Solar Plus Batteries Unlikely To Threaten Utilities Anytime Soon, Study Says
More than a few utility customers have considered defecting from the electric power grid. The technology exists for going off the grid. The price tag is the problem. It is too steep […]
Energy Quote of the Day: Keystone XL Decision Still a Ways Off
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Wholesale power prices increase across the country in 2014
Wholesale on-peak electricity prices were up at trading hubs across the nation between 2013 and 2014, driven largely by increases in spot natural gas prices and high energy demand caused by cold […]
Cape Wind Loses Power Contracts, Becomes Victim of Class Warfare
Nearly a decade and a half after it was first proposed, America’s first commercial offshore wind project, Cape Wind, could be on its last legs. Yesterday, National Grid and NSTAR, the two […]
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