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 […]
Charting the Course to a Renewable Energy Future
As environmentalists have pushed for greater investment in wind and solar energy, critics have insisted that renewable sources of power could never provide more than a fraction of world energy demand. Evidence […]
Efficiency Drove U.S. Emissions Decline, Not Natural Gas, Study Says
Conventional wisdom says switching to natural gas is why CO2 fell last year, but a recent analysis found a different explanation. By Maria Gallucci Aggressive energy efficiency efforts by households, companies and […]
Report: Utilities Missing Opportunity on Combined Heat and Power
Combined heat and power, an energy-saving technique for generating both heat and power from a single fuel source, is not yet as widespread as it could be in the U.S. And according […]
Will the Bakken “Red Queen” Have to Run Faster?
This post is an update and continued expansion to my previous posts about tight/shale oil in Bakken/Three Forks in North Dakota (ND): Is Shale Oil Production from Bakken Headed for a Run […]
Goldman Sachs says coal-export terminals are a bad investment
Goldman Sachs says the market for coal exports is slowing and related infrastructure projects, like those planned for the U.S. Northwest, “will struggle to earn a positive return.” via Grist http://grist.org/climate-energy/goldman-sachs-says-coal-export-terminals-are-a-bad-investment/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed
Note to Australia: Thermal coal is over : Renew Economy
via Note to Australia: Thermal coal is over : Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/note-to-australia-thermal-coal-is-over-65519?utm_source=feedly
Prometheus Institute 