Carbon leakage refers to the risk of emissions shifting outside of areas where there are climate policies in order to avoid paying the extra costs of complying with these policies. For aviation […]
OPEC+ Nears Its Limit, Leaving Prices One Crisis Away from a Spike
The OPEC+ group continues to return modest volumes of supply to the market, cautious not to sink oil prices as demand weakens after the summer. The production hikes are estimated to be […]
Poker Face – Pipelines Bet They Can Slash Power Costs With Demand-Response Programs
The most significant operating expense for energy pipelines is the power needed for pumps and compressors. So, when gas and power prices surge as a result of inclement weather, it can be […]
ACT went first and fastest to 100 per cent renewables: It now looks like the smartest policy of all
The ACT government’s early push to 100 pct renewables is looking like the smartest policy of all – with one wind farm paying consumers $50/MWh in the last quarter. The post ACT […]
Germany wraps up solar-plus-storage tender with average price of €0.0531/kWh
Germany has concluded a new renewables tender for innovative projects, securing 485 MW of capacity at final prices ranging from €0.0479 ($0.0557)/kWh to €0.0559/kWh From pv magazine Germany Germany has concluded a […]
Two-shifting: Coal units are being turned off as they dance around rooftop PV in “new normal” for the grid
One of the biggest remaining coal generators in Australia is learning to dance – around rooftop solar – and is regularly switching off in the middle of the day. The post Two-shifting: […]
Value engineering delivers key benefits on EPC substation projects
Substations are a crucial component of the energy sector. Often considered the backbone of the power system, they are essential to reliable electricity delivery. As demand for power continues to grow, substations […]
Over-voltage triggered Iberian blackout – report
The investigation confirmed the blackout was not caused by over-reliance on renewable energy sources, instead pointing to a cascading chain of events compounded by a lack of voltage control. The blackout, which […]
Distributed energy resources can accelerate data center interconnection
Jen Downing is the former chair of the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment Program at the U.S. Department of Energy, the predecessor to DOE’s Energy Dominance Financing program established in July. Downing co-authored three of […]
High Interest Rates Could Turn Next Oil Glut Into a Crisis
Bloomberg’s Javier Blas warned on Monday that the next oil glut will be harder and costlier to finance than any in recent memory, describing a “cartoonish” surplus forming as new barrels from […]
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