Natural Gas As A Bridge Fuel To The Future? Not Anymore There was a time not so long ago when EV advocates assumed plug-in hybrids would be the bridge technology between conventional cars and battery electrics. The thinking was that battery prices would remain so high that fully electric cars would take a long time … Continue reading Natural Gas As A Bridge Fuel To The Future? Not Anymore→
In surprise, feds hit pause on Jordan Cove Oregon’s declaration late Wednesday that it could not allow the Jordan Cove project to go forward was enough to turn federal energy regulators against the project — for now. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 2-1 Thursday morning against certifying the $10 billion pipeline and LNG export … Continue reading In surprise, feds hit pause on #Jordan_Cove→
Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure Cities and utilities across the United States are starting to reject natural gas — and not just for environmental reasons. Increasingly, the compelling economics of clean energy alternatives play a major role in these decisions. San Jose, the tenth largest city in the country, recently joined a string … Continue reading Rethinking Future Investments in Natural Gas Infrastructure→
There’s plentiful gas on our doorstep. Let’s use it As an independent group not beholden to any energy source, ISO-New England President-CEO Gordon van Welie, in his State of the Grid conference call Wednesday, simply laid out the challenges of the organization that runs the power-generating system to meet the demand for electricity, given the … Continue reading There’s plentiful gas on our doorstep. Let’s use it→
Solar plus batteries aim to retire natural gas plants in 2019 For years, proponents of natural gas referred to it as a “bridge fuel,” an interim power source on the way to a distant future dominated by renewable energy. That far-off day seemed to pose little immediate threat. Not anymore. Last year, representatives at the … Continue reading Solar plus batteries aim to retire natural gas plants in 2019→
Natural Gas and Renewable Energy to Continue Leading the Market Cheap natural gas and social pressure to reduce carbon emissions give gas-fired power plants and renewable energy resources a competitive advantage over traditional coal and nuclear generation. Energy storage continues to gain traction as costs decrease and technology evolves. The more things change, the more … Continue reading Natural Gas and Renewable Energy to Continue Leading the Market→
Fluctuating Natural Gas Prices Are Not A Threat To The Power Grid As we enter the throes of winter, a number of unique factors have accrued resulting in an eventful November for natural gas prices. The price surge last month exceeded the expectations of analysts, prompting some to renew calls for policies to prop up … Continue reading Fluctuating Natural Gas Prices Are Not A Threat To The Power Grid→
Natural gas tries to eke out a future in greener world Bloomberg/Frankfurt The natural gas industry is trying to up its green credentials as it bids to join electric cars and renewable power plants in a lower-emission future. European energy companies spent years touting the role gas can play as a transition fuel to replace … Continue reading Natural gas tries to eke out a future in greener world→
PJM defends plan to include key gas-plant costs in offers Washington — PJM Interconnection is standing behind its plan to allow natural gas-fired plants to include maintenance expenses in their cost-based energy market offers, saying the change is needed to put the plants on an equal footing with other types of generators that already put … Continue reading PJM defends plan to include key gas-plant costs in offers→
Impact of electric vehicles in oil and gas industry As charging technology for electric vehicles (EVs) gradually takes reins from the internal combustion engine as the king of the road in the rapidly evolving energy landscape, oil and gas companies are acknowledging the rise of EVs, observes leading data and analytics company GlobalData Digitisation and … Continue reading Impact of electric vehicles in oil and gas industry→
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