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Fracking May Have Political Support, It Still Needs a ‘Social Licence’

April 18, 2018 by Andreas Goldthau Leave a Comment

Fracking May Have Political Support, It Still Needs a ‘Social Licence’

The UK government may be convinced that shale gas production is important to the country, it will need to convince the public too. Experience in Eastern Europe has shown that without a “social licence”, fracking will not get off the ground, writes Andreas Goldthau, Director of the Centre of International Public Policy in London and author of a new book on the politics of shale gas. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Natural Gas, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Tech, Utilities, Water Tagged With: energy policy, fracking, uk

Is Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan A Disaster?

April 17, 2018 by Oilprice.com Leave a Comment

Is Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan A Disaster?

The Trump administration has had to rein in expectations for offshore oil drilling, with an aggressive sales pitch and boastful rhetoric mostly being met with tepid interest from the oil industry. In March, oil and gas companies only bought about 1 percent of the acreage on offer in the U.S.’ largest offshore auction in history. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications and Messaging, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: drilling plan, energy policy, fuel production, offshore drilling, oil production, Trump

New Gas Market Directive Will Change Balance of Power Between EU and Member States

April 11, 2018 by Bent Ole Gram Mortensen Leave a Comment

New Gas Market Directive Will Change Balance of Power Between EU and Member States

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...]

Filed Under: Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy market, energy policy, eu, EU members, european union, gas market, international agreement, Market Directive, natural gas market

India Slashes Plans for New Nuclear Reactors by Two-Thirds

April 11, 2018 by Dan Yurman 2 Comments

India Slashes Plans for New Nuclear Reactors by Two-Thirds

The Financial Express, one of India’s major newspapers, reports that the Narendra Modi government, which had set the ambitious 63,000 MW nuclear power capacity addition target by the year 2031-32, has cut it to 22,480 MW, or by roughly two thirds. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Nuclear Power, Politics & Legislation, Rare Earth Minerals, Risk Management, Subsidies, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: energy planning, energy policy, india, nuclear industry, nuclear plant, plant construction, power plant, power plant construction

Canada Is Off-Track For Its Paris Climate Goal. Stronger Policies Can Close The Gap, Save More Than $150 Billion Annually

April 4, 2018 by Energy Innovation

Canada Is Off-Track For Its Paris Climate Goal. Stronger Policies Can Close The Gap, Save More Than $150 Billion Annually

Canada has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 30% below 2005 levels by 2030 under the Paris Climate Accord, and proposed the ambitious Pan-Canadian Framework (PCF) to reduce emissions while strengthening the economy. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech Tagged With: canada, climate change, energy policy, global warming, paris agreement, Paris climate agreement

Cap-and-Trade and Innovation

April 3, 2018 by Severin Borenstein

Cap-and-Trade and Innovation

Pricing carbon will help drive R&D, but the market will still be bumpy. Virtually all economists agree that one of the biggest selling points for pricing greenhouse gases (GHGs) – whether a carbon tax or cap-and-trade — is that it will boost innovation in low-carbon technologies. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cap-and-Trade, Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Electricity Grid, Energy, Energy and Economy, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, International Climate Conferences, News, Renewables, Risk Management, Subsidies, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: cap and trade, cap-and-trade, carbon policy, carbon pricing, energy policy, greenhouse gas (ghg)

Can The U.S. Break Russia’s Gas Monopoly In Europe?

March 27, 2018 by Oilprice.com

Can The U.S. Break Russia’s Gas Monopoly In Europe?

In a statement that is sure to provoke Russian backlash, while also sending a strong message to both Moscow and European energy markets, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry said on Thursday before the Senate Armed Services committee that moving U.S. energy supplies into Eastern Europe is one of the more powerful ways to contain Russian influence. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Sustainability, Transportation, Utilities Tagged With: energy dependence, energy monopoly, energy policy, eu, europe, monopoly, Natural Gas Production, russia, united states

Still Cheaper Than Coal: A Report on the Economics of Solar Power in Colorado

March 27, 2018 by EDF Climate 411

Still Cheaper Than Coal: A Report on the Economics of Solar Power in Colorado

A newly-updated report is shedding light on what President Trump’s solar trade tariffs may mean for one state – and underscoring a tremendous opportunity to move forward toward clean energy, with all the benefits it can bring. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Coal, Efficiency, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, Risk Management, Solar Power, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: coal industry, colorado, energy market, energy policy, energy price, solar industry, solar report, state energy

California Utilities Propose Storage for Energy Resilience and Equity, But More Needs to be Done

March 26, 2018 by Seth Mullendore

California Utilities Propose Storage for Energy Resilience and Equity, But More Needs to be Done

Three of California’s largest utilities recently proposed more than 100 megawatts of utility-owned energy storage to support resiliency in critical public facilities and $6 million in incentives for customer-owned storage at multifamily affordable housing properties. If approved by the California Public Utilities Commission, the proposals would represent a great success for resilient power and improved energy equity in California. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Finance, Storage, Utilities Tagged With: california, energy policy, energy storage, resiliency, state policy

New Research Shows Canada’s Methane Emissions Problem Is Even Worse, But It’s Not Hopeless

March 26, 2018 by EDF Energy Exchange

New Research Shows Canada’s Methane Emissions Problem Is Even Worse, But It’s Not Hopeless

New direct emissions data from oil and gas fields in Alberta should be a warning to regulators in Ottawa and Edmonton as they each prepare their methane regulations. A new study concluded that oil and gas methane emissions are 15 times higher than industry reports for 60 production sites measured in Red Deer. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Communications and Messaging, Efficiency, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Risk Management, Storage, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: air pollution, canada, energy policy, energy research, methane, methane emissions, methane leaks

The Sol Source: Solar Report for March, 2018

March 25, 2018 by Sol Systems

The Sol Source: Solar Report for March, 2018

The Sol SOURCE is a monthly journal that our team distributes to our network of clients and solar stakeholders. Our newsletter contains trends and observations gained through monthly interviews with our team, and it incorporates news from a variety of industry resources. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Renewables, Solar Power, Storage, Sustainability, Utilities Tagged With: energy policy, report, solar industry, solar project, State Solar Policy

What the Fate of One Solar Bill Reveals About Politics in Virginia

March 22, 2018 by Ivy Main

What the Fate of One Solar Bill Reveals About Politics in Virginia

While Dominion’s latest effort to legislate profits into perpetuity got all the press attention this winter, another story went largely ignored. A whole raft of bills that would have opened more opportunities for customer-owned and third-party owned renewable energy died in committee. So did bills supporting energy choice and an energy efficiency mandate. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Cleantech, Climate, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Green Business, News, Politics & Legislation, Solar Power, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: Energy Legislation, energy policy, energy politics, solar bills, solar legislation, state energy, state policy, virginia

U.S. Shale Boom Has Led To Big Payoffs, But Energy Independence Isn’t One. Nor Should It Be

March 20, 2018 by Energy Policy Institute at UChicago

U.S. Shale Boom Has Led To Big Payoffs, But Energy Independence Isn’t One. Nor Should It Be

Fueled by the shale oil boom, U.S. oil production in November, 2017, was 10.057 million barrels per day (bpd), making it the first time U.S. production exceeded 10 million bpd since 1970 (and breaking 1970’s record). This rate of crude oil production also surpasses that of Saudi Arabia, leaving the U.S. behind only Russia in terms of total crude production. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carbon and De-carbonization, Communications and Messaging, Electricity, Energy, Energy and Economy, Energy Security, Environment, Environmental Policy, Finance, Fuels, Natural Gas, News, Oil, Politics & Legislation, Public Health, Risk Management, Sustainability, Tech, Utilities Tagged With: Energy Dominance, energy policy, energy production, shale boom, shale production

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