By Sebastian Kennedy The oil industry is about to enter its final phase: managed decline. Even if there is a strong post-pandemic economic recovery that boosts oil prices at some in the 2020s, it will be Big Oil’s ‘last hurrah’ before global demand peaks definitively and gradually tapers off. Some say this might have happened…
By Jay Eldridge This piece was originally shared with the Generation Professionals community group. Thought it would be of interest to share here as well. Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate
By Energy Innovation Coal economics have passed the cost crossover point with renewables – 179 gigawatts (GW) of coal plants in the United States were more expensive to operate than replacing them with new local solar or wind energy in 2018. But even though opportunities abound for utilities to economically transition from existing coal to…
By Enno Peters This article contains still images from the interactive dashboards available in the original blog post. To follow the instructions in this article, please use the interactive dashboards. Furthermore, they allow you to uncover other insights as well. Visit ShaleProfile blog to explore the full interactive dashboardThese interactive presentations contain the latest oil…
By Charley Rattan Bloomberg on the Nikola option for Europe with her hydrogen aspirations. Would be a useful addition to one of the many hydrogen clusters being proposed. Join me tomorrow.Offshore wind and hydrogen – the essentials | Energy Central Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy…
By Dan Yurman New Policy Group Calls for Parity in Policy Focus& Incentives Offered to Renewables and Nuclear EnergyOther Nuclear NewsInvest in Nuclear to Galvanize Growth, says OECD-NEAJacobs Selected by Moltex Energy to Help Develop a New Type of Nuclear Power ReactorHydrogen / US DOE Providing $84 Million For Project That Includes Installing Electrolysers At…
By Richard Brooks I’ve registered to attend this Atlantic Council event supporting our Veteran’s within the Energy Industry and plan to write about my experiences on Energy CentralOur Veterans have earned the right, and deserve, to have greater opportunities in the Energy Industry. Their devotion to achieve mission success makes them valued contributors to the…
By ENEL Foundation Contributor July 27, 2020Enel Foundation recently contributed to the 123rd issue of the Oxford Energy Forum dedicated to COVID-19 and energy transition, published by the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. Our research team wrote a piece on the importance of a clean and resilient electricity sector for a post-COVID recovery.The published issue…
By STAN KAPLAN This is a list of public-source items on developments in power plant construction and retirements, generally updated on Thursdays. If you have comments or have an item to add to an upcoming list, please contact me. For the time being this is an experiment. If you find it useful let me know….
By Dan Yurman The New York Times reported on August 6, 2020, that a U.S. government classified intelligence analysis includes an assessment that Saudi Arabia, working with China, was building a facility to convert uranium ore into yellowcake.This is an intermediate step for producing either commercial nuclear fuel (3-5% U235) or weapons grade highly enriched…
By Nick Assendelft Drivers of electric vehicles will have more locations to recharge their vehicle’s batteries as they travel across Michigan through $1.7 million in grants announced today by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for direct current fast chargers (DCFC) along well-traveled routes, which will make it more convenient for…
By Richard Brooks BP is making a strategic decision to be a leader in the energy transition. I’m thinking the new BP stands for “British Preservation” with the push for zero carbon energy in this announcement. This energy transition is going to require careful planning, coordination and strong leadership. Today we rely on natural gas…
By Charley Rattan Ambitious cost reductions discussed in this article Join me Tuesday for;Offshore wind and hydrogen – the essentials | Energy Central Click headline for full article Read Full Article Here For more great articles: The Energy Collective – The world’s best thinkers on energy & climate
By Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) More than 200 clean energy business leaders have signed onto a letter organized by CEBN and its partners urging Congress to include clean energy measures in an upcoming COVID-19 response or stimulus bill. Like so many sectors, the clean energy industry has been hard-hit by this pandemic, with half…
By ENN Contributor The Craig Generating Station in March 2020. Photo Credit: Allen Best / Energy News NetworkIdeas range from retraining to relocation programs to funding to help towns realize tourism potential.In 2017, when residents of the Hayden School District debated the merits of building a new pre-k through 12th grade school, little was said…