In 2011, the U.N. announced that the world population had reached 7 billion. This year’s new projections for future population growth are higher than previously expected. Projects like Millennium Cities hope to […]
World Bank abandons coal, green light for clean micro-grids
The World Bank’s proposal to end coal financing should help pave the way for a decentralised clean energy ‘grid’ to eradicate fuel poverty. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/world-bank-coal-and-the-right-side-of-history-59247?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-bank-coal-and-the-right-side-of-history-59247
The Top 6 Legal Factors Holding Back Microgrids
Are microgrids the key to climate resiliency? It’s a question being asked with a new sense of urgency since Hurricane Sandy. I recently attended a forum on microgrids and storage held by NY-Best and […]
How Water Scarcity From Climate Change Could Jack Up Europe’s Power Prices
Many European countries could see a decrease in electricity generating capacity and an increase in electricity prices thanks to climate change. That’s the overall finding from a new study out of the […]
Ideas to Bolster Power Grid Run Up Against the System’s Many Owners
A fragmented system, with conflicting interests, poses hurdles for improvements that the past three presidents have called a priority. via NYT > Environment http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/us/ideas-to-bolster-power-grid-run-up-against-the-systems-many-owners.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Report: Renewable energy overtaking declining nuclear
Only 1.2GW of nuclear generation capacity was installed last year globally compared to 32GW of solar, according to a report proclaiming the end of the “nuclear renaissance”. via News – PV-Tech http://www.pv-tech.org/news/solar_overtakes_nuclear_in_global_energy_output?utm_source=pvtech-feeds&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-rss-feed
Asking the Hard Questions
There are nights, now and then, when I sit up late with a glass of bourbon and look back over the long strange trip that’s unfolded over the last thirty years or […]
In OPEC, every number tells a story
OPEC has, for years, insisted that it is an economic organization and not a political one. But few observers would disagree with the suggestion that pretty much everything in OPEC is political. […]
Rail delivery of U.S. oil and petroleum products continues to increase, but pace slows
With U.S. crude oil production at the highest level in two decades, outstripping pipeline capacity, the United States is relying more on railroads to move its new crude oil to refineries and […]
