The European Union reduced its combined pipeline gas and LNG imports by 18% between 2021 and 2024, as consumption slumped by 20%, a gas flow tracking tool of the Institute for Energy […]
How to integrate solar-plus-storage with heat pumps
Scientists in Spain have simulated a system that uses both power-to-heat-to-power thermal batteries and lithium-ion batteries for energy storage. The hybrid system reportedly achieved a 7% lower LCOE compared to a PV […]
U.S. Imports of Major Transportation Fuels Decreased in 2024
U.S. imports of petroleum products decreased by 210,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2024 to average 1.8 million b/d. Imports of all major transportation fuels, such as motor gasoline, diesel, and jet […]
White Hydrogen Hype Heats Up as Green Dreams Fade
First it was grey, then it was blue, later it was green, now it’s white—these color codes for types of hydrogen depending on sourcing have seen a lot of hype in recent […]
Trump’s battery tariffs threaten utility-scale storage and US grid reliability
Brandon N. Owens is the founder of Clean Power Shift, an independent journal and research platform. President Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” tariffs slap a 64.5% composite duty on Chinese lithium-ion batteries […]
Germany Slams Idea of Splitting Europe’s Power Market Into Zones
Germany remains committed to a single power market in its area and doesn’t like the recommendation from a new report to split the market into five separate bidding zones. Entso-e, the association […]
Solar Power Surge Sinks Europe’s Electricity Prices Deep Below Zero
A sunny weekend in northwest Europe plunged power prices in the region to hundreds of euros below zero on Sunday afternoon as solar generation soared. Spot power prices in Belgium sank to […]
GE Vernova Boosting Gas Turbine Capacity With Technology Upgrade
GE Vernova will install new equipment at a power plant in Iraq, its first use of the company’s upgraded AGP XPAND technology. The latest version is an evolution of GE Vernova’s Advanced […]
Cheap Crude Tests U.S. Shale’s Breaking Point
Drilling in the U.S. shale patch is starting to slow down amid weaker oil prices and cost uncertainty stemming from the tariff war. Smaller producers are suspending new drilling in anticipation of […]
“We are on a dangerous trajectory:” Global policy settings to trigger multiple climate tipping points
Study finds current global policies are creating a high risk of triggering 16 climate tipping points, leading to dire – and potentially irreversible – consequences. The post “We are on a dangerous trajectory:” […]