Experts predict separate caps for gas-fired and coal-burning plants, something the coal industry would be likely to challenge. via NYT > Environment http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/us/epa-is-expected-to-set-limits-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-new-power-plants.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
U.S. Coal Companies Scale Back Export Goals
American mining companies confront a global coal glut and a price slump, along with persistent environmental opposition. via NYT > Environment http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/business/energy-environment/us-coal-companies-scale-back-export-goals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Why Are Some Big Utilities Embracing Small-Scale Solar Power?
One of New York’s largest utilities will save $84 million by paying developers to put solar panels on the roofs of buildings. And it’s not alone. By Maria Gallucci A handful of […]
The first oil flows from the biggest headache in the world
Perhaps no field in the world has so vexed oilmen as Kashagan. The world’s biggest oil companies—Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, Italy’s Eni and others—have stumbled again and again while developing this offshore Kazakhstan […]
China Makes Cheap Coal Expensive
China has long benefited from cheap thermal coal imports from Indonesia. But that may be coming to an end. The Chinese government last week announced it will add a 3% tax to […]
Power Africa or Power Oil and Gas Profits?
Slowly but surely one of the most pressing development issues facing the international community, energy poverty, is getting the recognition it deserves. President Obama announced a signature initiative, Power Africa, to address […]
A Common Fallacy in the Energy and Climate Debate
Those participating in the energy and climate debate often approach the issues from a purely developed world point of view. As this article will illustrate, this type of thinking and approach can […]
Nuclear Power, Simply Put
The case for the benefits of advanced nuclear power, in twelve sentences, including the facts that nuclear power plants generate power less expensively than wind or solar power plants, and that nuclear […]
Report: Offshore Wind Can Be Installed in Deeper Waters at Cheaper Cost
Studies indicate that building floating turbines in deeper waters off Europe’s coasts will improve wind energy’s yield and could cut offshore wind costs. These studies are relevant in light of Deepwater Wind […]
Is Opower About to Reinvent Residential Demand Response?
When Alex Laskey, co-founder of Opower, gave a TED Talk on his philosophy of efficiency, here’s how he described the company’s business model: “For the last five years, we’ve been running the largest […]
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