It is no secret that the cost of advanced lithium-ion batteries are the main drivers behind the high cost of electric vehicles. Even so, most companies are loathe to discuss specifics when […]
Higher MPG Standard Likely to Bring $4.8bn in Profits for Automakers, Study Says
The global auto industry will likely earn an extra $4.76 billion, or 5.3 percent, in profits in 2020 due to proposed U.S. gas mileage and emissions standards to be finalized in coming […]
The U.S. Leads in Clean Energy Investments
Last year the United States attracted more private investment in clean energy than any other country, according to a report released today by the Pew Charitable Trusts, “Who’s Winning the Clean Energy […]
New NREL Report: Impact of Financial Structure on the Cost of Solar Energy
A new report from the finance team models the effects of tax equity partnership structures on the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) from utility-scale concentrated solar power and PV facilities. The analysis […]
Energy Department Report Finds Major Potential to Increase Clean Hydroelectric Power | Department of Energy
Washington, D.C. — As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today released a renewable energy resource assessment detailing the potential to develop electric power generation at existing […]
US Geothermal Energy State of the Union, 2011-2012
Why isn’t geothermal a larger part of the U.S. energy mix? “In the last decade, we’ve been rebuilding an industry,” according to Karl Gawell, Executive Director of the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA). […]
Does the U.S. Really Have More Oil than Saudi Arabia?
The Difference Between Oil Shale and Oil-Bearing Shale People are often confused about the overall extent of U.S. oil reserves. Some claim that the U.S. has hundreds of billions or even trillions […]
Daily natural gas and power price differences in Mid-Atlantic region reflect constraints
Geographic price differences for U.S. natural gas and electricity prices can reflect transportation and/or transmission constraints between regional markets. A brief period of cold weather around January 4, 2012 drove increases in […]
A Review of the Citigroup Prediction on US Energy
Gasoline prices remain high, and Reuters recently noted that there are enough countries with civil unrest, technical problems, and bad weather with around a million barrels a day of possible supply that […]
Grid-scale Energy Storage: Lux Predicts $113.5 Billion in Global Demand by 2017
Last month Lux Research released a bottom-up evaluation of the cost effectiveness of eight energy storage technologies in six grid-scale applications throughout 44 countries, including all 50 U.S. states. Their report titled […]
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