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Nuclear plant closures in Ohio and Pennsylvania will have significant negative impacts on the environment and the regional economy. Closure of the plants would reverse emissions benefits gained over the last 25 years from all renewable generation in the region; total zero-emission generation in region might not return to current levels until 2032. … [Read more...]
Recent growth in U.S. crude oil production has been primarily light, sweet crude oil, defined as having an API gravity of 35 or higher and sulfur content of 0.3% or less. These light, sweet crudes, which are produced from tight resource formations, accounted for up nearly 90% of the 3.1 million barrel per day (b/d) growth in production from 2010 to 2017. … [Read more...]
The past five years have given many reasons for optimism about climate change. … [Read more...]
Global shipping must at least halve its emissions by 2050, according to an international deal adopted on Friday. Reaching an agreement on how to achieve this goal will be difficult as countries already challenge many proposed measures, writes Sara Stefanini of Climate Home News. … [Read more...]
The decision of Bosch not to enter battery production may prove to be a historic mistake, writes Gerard Reid. Bosch was no doubt motivated by its failure in the solar power market, but according to Reid the battery market is very different. It is much more complex, involves much more technology and will be a critical pillar of the new economy. If Bosch and others don’t get over their solar complex, European industry may get seriously hurt. … [Read more...]
Electricity distribution networks in Europe run at well below their full potential, finds a new study from the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). The findings show that the unused network capacity could be utilised for charging electric vehicles with little or no need for additional capacity. Smart pricing and smart grid technologies will be the keys. … [Read more...]
There is no longer any room for doubt — our climate is changing and it’s largely our fault. Thankfully, the sciences have done what they do best and provided us with several short- and long-term measures to help us stop and eventually reverse the trend of ever-higher average temperatures across the globe. … [Read more...]
2017 was a landmark year for the power sector. 2018 will be no less significant. Here is a roundup of five energy trends to keep an eye on in 2018. … [Read more...]
After putting its proposal on hold in April 2017 due to financial concerns, Waste Control Specialists (WCS) announced in late March 2018 that it will resume licensing work at the NRC for a consolidated interim storage facility (CSF) for spent fuel at a site near Andrews, TX. … [Read more...]
Is the environment exploited? “Of course, Yes!” But what does this mean? More significantly, how is it so and how do we address the issue? Might there be a better way see human progress and the environment that we thrive in without the obvious exploitation? On one hand, green enthusiasts often use “exploitation” as a moral slogan, a polemical phrase – something Karl Marx did frequently as well. … [Read more...]
As the winter season gives way to summer, what were the decisive points and lessons from the season? What can we take from them for the development of summer pricing and, more importantly, what clues do they derive for winter’s future? … [Read more...]
Over the past four years, relatively little new underground natural gas storage capacity was built in the Lower 48 states. EIA measures natural gas storage capacity in two ways: design capacity and demonstrated maximum working gas volume (or demonstrated peak). In 2017, design capacity grew by about 1%, and demonstrated peak fell by 1%. … [Read more...]
The European Commission has proposed amendments to the Gas Market Directive essentially to acquire control over Nord Stream 2. But once they are approved, the EU will have much more authority over Member States’ overall security of energy supply than it has now, warns Bent Ole Gram Mortensen of the University of Southern Denmark. … [Read more...]
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