Where is the U.S. energy storage market going? Storage deployments could triple this year and open big new markets The 40% growth in yearly additions to U.S. energy storage capacity from 2013 to 2014 was big news but growth for 2015 is expected to more than triple to 220 MW. The numbers explain why over … Continue reading Where is the U.S. #energystorage market going?
As wind boom continues, CREZ capacity in question ……The state’s grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, is studying the transmission system in the Texas Panhandle, where at least 2,200 megawatts’ worth of new wind farms — enough to power more than 400,000 homes — are expected to begin operation before 2017. Right now … Continue reading As wind boom continues, #CREZ capacity in question
Calpine exec says ERCOT power market ‘balanced on a razor’s edge’ The Electric Reliability Council of Texas wholesale power market is “balanced on a razor’s edge” as the region’s “economic reserve margin” slides to near 10%, Steven Pruett, Calpine’s chief commercial officer, said Friday. During Calpine’s fourth-quarter 2014 earnings call with analysts, Pruett said the … Continue reading Calpine exec says ERCOT power market ‘balanced on a razor’s edge’
Nasdaq to challenge ICE and CME with new energy futures market Nasdaq OMX Group said on Wednesday it is expanding into energy derivatives with energy futures and options set to trade on the Nasdaq Futures Exchange at less than half the prices charged by incumbents CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange. The energy futures and options … Continue reading #Nasdaq to challenge #ICE and #CME with new #energy futures market
U.S. LNG projects hit by energy price slide Sinking oil and gas prices have put the brakes on the development of the U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, with planned projects being delayed or even scrapped altogether. U.S. natural gas production has soared to record levels in recent years due to advanced drilling techniques, including … Continue reading U.S. #LNG projects hit by #energy price slide
Oil-Price Plunge Hits North Dakota — Energy Journal A magnet for oil workers has lost some of its attraction in the wake of plummeting oil prices, Russell Gold reports. After the oil boom started in the Bakken Shale in North Dakota, Williston became the fastest-growing small city in the U.S. But Bakken crude has always … Continue reading #Oil – Price Plunge Hits North Dakota — Energy Journal
Will the March 20th Total Solar Eclipse Impact Europe’s Solar Energy Grid? The first eclipse of 2015 is coming right up on Friday, March 20th, and may provide a unique challenge for solar energy production across Europe. Sure, we’ve been skeptical about many of the websites touting a ‘blackout’ and Y2K-like doom pertaining to the … Continue reading Will the March 20th Total Solar Eclipse Impact Europe’s Solar Energy Grid?
Duke Energy Hit With Record $25 Million Coal Ash Fine RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 12, 2015 (ENS) – North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources has handed Duke Energy Progress a record penalty for environmental damages. The utility was fined $25.1 million for groundwater contamination from coal ash at the Sutton Plant on the … Continue reading Duke Energy Hit With Record $25 Million Coal Ash Fine
Renewable energy is a California success story In 2011, Solyndra, a California-based solar panel manufacturer, defaulted on a $535-million federal loan and went bankrupt. Critics argued that this proved renewable energy was hopelessly impractical and expensive and that federal and state policies to support it were a waste of taxpayer money. Americans for Prosperity, a … Continue reading #Renewable #energy is a California success story
Wireless electricity: Scientists send energy 55 meters away through air Japanese scientists have made a breakthrough step towards developing new energy source for humans in the future by for the first time transmitting electric power wirelessly to a pinpoint target using microwaves. Japanese scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have succeeded using microwaves … Continue reading Wireless #electricity: Scientists send energy 55 meters away through air
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