Solar power “soft” costs remain the United States’ greatest opportunity for cost reductions in solar energy deployment. These costs — which include permitting, inspection, interconnection, financing, customer acquisition, and others — represent […]
China’s coal plant water grab – and why it’s bad news for Australia
Unchecked expansion of coal-reliant industries is threatening China’s water resources; a reality Australia will need to deal with sooner rather than later. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/chinas-coal-plant-water-grab-and-why-its-bad-news-for-australia-86492
Bugger the utilities: wind and solar will be built anyway
Energy utilities say Australia’s 20% renewables target is expensive and impossible to meet. Other analysts say Australia can reach 46% renewables because cheap wind and solar will replace ageing and expensive coal […]
As Solar Costs Drop, Energy Storage Solutions Take Center Stage
Energy storage has emerged as the next big opportunity for the solar industry. With significant improvements in PV technology and new balance-of-system innovations, the solar industry has dramatically reduced both commercial and […]
World Oil and Gas Production Forecasts Up to 2100
The modelling methodology is the same as in my previous analyses, which started 20 years ago, namely the use of a multi-cycle logistic curve (and its derivatives) to extrapolate the future. The […]
Wholesale electricity prices rose across the United States
Average on-peak, day-ahead wholesale electricity prices rose in every region of the Lower 48 states in first-half 2013 compared to first-half 2012. The most important factor was the rise in the price […]
Highlighting Some Trends in Global Renewable Generation
For the last couple of months I’ve been digging into the hydrocarbon space and studies from LNG exports to NGVs to gasoline, so it seemed a prudent time to go off on […]
Smart Meters Must Better Integrate Into Utility Operations
North American utilities have installed nearly 50 million smart meters across their service territories, ranging from massive investor-owned utility deployments that count into the millions, to rural co-op and municipal systems that […]
IEA: Urban Transport Gains Could Save $70 Trillion Globally by 2050
Business-as-usual scenarios for global energy consumption and carbon emissions are always extremely depressing. So it’s no surprise that the International Energy Agency’s latest assessment of our current transportation policies paints a pretty […]
Wholesale electricity prices rose across the United States
Average on-peak, day-ahead wholesale electricity prices rose in every region of the Lower 48 states in first-half 2013 compared to first-half 2012. The most important factor was the rise in the price […]
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