Climatemaster, a division of LSB Industries (NYSE:LXU), recently announced that their new Trilogy 40 geothermal heat pump (GHP) had been certified by the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) to exceed […]
Sandia Releases Web Tool to Evaluate Energy Storage Options
Sandia National Laboratories and the Department of Energy have released a new tool to help utilities, developers and regulators identify the energy storage options that best meet their needs. Partnering with DNV […]
What Ails Geothermal? Let’s Count the Ways
Geothermal is in many ways the best option when it comes to generating clean, carbon-free energy. The problem comes in the details. The chasm between the promise and challenges facing geothermal are […]
OPEC spare capacity in the first quarter of 2012 at lowest level since 2008
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that global spare crude oil production capacity averaged about 2.4 million barrels per day (bbl/d) during the first quarter of 2012, down about 1.3 million […]
Citi eyeing solar securitisation deal this year
Citigroup is closing in on a securitisation deal for a residential solar rooftop project this year, according to a company official. The market is expecting to see solar securitisation transactions either this […]
What to Make of Geothermal’s Numbers
The Geothermal Energy Association’s newest report on global growth is an admirable effort on putting on a happy face — but its numbers tell another story. The association reports, for instance, that […]
BrightSource: The Rumors of Concentrating Solar Power’s Demise Are Wrong
The seemingly endless stream of cars coming out of BrightSource Energy’s 370-megawatt Ivanpah solar power plant complex bolsters the company’s recent declarations about its growth and the progress of the U.S. concentrating […]
Building Wind Energy Can Save Midwestern Consumers $200 Per Year
We’ve all heard that wind energy is too expensive, and that massive investments in wind will drive up electricity rates for consumers. This argument is based on the belief that wind energy […]
OPEC Has Lost the Power to Lower the Price of Oil
There’s been a lot of excitement in the past year over the rise of North American oil production and the promise of increased oil production across the whole of the Americas in […]
Greasing the Wheel: Oil’s Role in the Global Crisis
Between January 2002 and August 2008, the nominal oil price rose from $19.7 to $133.4 a barrel. This led to a large increase in oil revenues for oil exporters and a deterioration […]
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