Current trends in the electric power market put many coal-fired generators in the United States at risk for retirement. In the Annual Energy Outlook 2012 (AEO2012) Reference case, 49 gigawatts of coal-fired […]
Shale Gas And The Overhyping Of Its CO2 Reductions
Between 2006 and 2011 the US cut its CO2 emissions by nearly half a billion metric tons—more than any other country in the world. This remarkable decline overlaps with the boom in […]
Low U.S. injections reflect already high natural gas storage inventories
The increase in U.S. working natural gas inventories nearly half way through the 2012 injection season—the period from April through October when most natural gas is stored underground to help meet heating […]
Nissan Leaf Range Issues
A group of Nissan Leaf owners recently conducted a test in Arizona to see if high ambient summer temperatures in Arizona have permanently reduced the capacity of their batteries to hold a […]
Petroleum Demand in Developing Countries
Access to affordable, stable energy supplies is critical for economies throughout the world. For developing countries, affordable energy can offer a pathway to a better quality of life. But between 2000 and […]
Microgrids: So Much More than Backup Energy
Most Americans don’t have to think much about energy reliability. We plug in a computer and it powers up; we flip a switch and the lights come on. While very reliable today, […]
Can a “Value of Solar Tariff” Replace Net Energy Metering?
Ten U.S. utilities currently account for 70 percent of all net energy metering (NEM) — but most solar companies and utilities are thinking about it. Innovative financing, unprecedentedly low panel costs and […]
Trendspotting: US States Warming up to Renewable Energy Heating and Cooling
Of the fifty U.S. states, four territories and one District of Colombia, almost forty of them have some kind of renewable energy requirement on the books and of those forty, only about […]
Production and Storage of Hydrogen using Nanotechnology
Hydrogen is an extremely promising form of energy storage. It is not an inherently renewable source of energy like solar power, nor is it a naturally occurring fuel like methane or coal. […]
Shale Gas Assets – Overpriced Or a Liquid Turn for Mining Giant BHP?
Australian mining giant BHP has lost a quarter of its former market capitalization since its acquisition of US shale acreage from Petrohawk and Chesapeake last year. The company is keen to point […]
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