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Owner of first “clean coal” plant in US faces bankruptcy over soaring CCS costs
Kemper CCS is two years behind schedule and $4.4 billion more expensive than the original estimate, and its owner is facing financial problems via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1E5x9Ss
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Asian LNG price face steep fall as storm brews
Asian liquefied natural gas prices could fall a further 25 percent in coming months as new supply, falling demand and weaker oil prices put it on par with iron ore and coal as the worst performing...
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LNG projects still moving toward oversupply, Wood Mackenzie says
The capacity currently being built is enough to meet the world’s LNG needs until about 2022 and will likely lead to a short-term glut when it comes online. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1KQbLlh
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Value of Battery-Backed Solar in California: 25 Cents per Kilowatt-Hour
Determining the value of batteries that can store, shift and dispatch solar energy requires some complex calculations, not to mention no small amount of faith in the future of real-world regulations...
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States Are Doing a Poor Job of Measuring Net-Metering Caps, According to Report
Earlier this summer, NV Energy told solar installers that a 235-megawatt limit on net-metered solar would be met by the end of July. The limit was meant to last through at least the end of the year —...
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Output per miner-hour rises as smaller coal mines close
Coal mining productivity increased in 2013, averaging 5.5 short tons per miner hour, reversing a trend of declining productivity since at least 2000. Preliminary data from the Mine Safety and Health...
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APS Director: Fixed Charges ‘Not the Cleanest and Best Price Signal’
Whether you’re a utility or a rooftop solar company, you probably believe there’s a mismatch between today’s electric rate designs and the value of distributed PV. The trouble is that utilities and...
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Debt service uses a rising share of U.S. onshore oil producers’ operating...
Results from second-quarter 2015 financial statements of a number of U.S. companies with onshore oil operations suggest continued financial strain for some companies. Low oil prices have significantly...
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Coal use in China is slowing
Economic deceleration, industry restructuring, and new energy and environmental policies have slowed the growth of coal consumption in China and are also driving more centralized and cleaner uses of...
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Recent statistical revisions suggest higher historical coal consumption in China
New preliminary data from the China Statistical Abstract 2015 show an upward revision to China’s historical coal consumption and production. Energy-content-based coal consumption from 2000 to 2013 is...
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US Oil Output: More Buffer Provider Than ‘Swing’ Producer
As oil prices continue to stay low, conjecture on whether or not the US could be given the title of the world’s new swing producer continues to gain traction. There are fierce arguments on both sides...
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UBS predicts coal’s share of US electricity halving by 2030
UBS report suggests coal generation’s share of US electricity markets will drop to 18 percent by 2030. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1FQQdz1
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EIA: Oil firms’ deficit between spending and cash balloons to $50 billion
The plunge in crude prices cost oil companies some $35 billion in operating cash flow in the second quarter, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Thursday. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1YEgnRd
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Goldman Sachs: “Peak Coal” Is Here
“Peak coal” is here. Goldman Sachs released a September 22 research note that predicted that coal will decline and never come back. “Peak coal is coming sooner than expected,” the investment bank...
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NextEra on Storage: ‘Post 2020, There May Never Be Another Peaker Built in...
Energy storage at utility scale just got a $100M vote of confidence from one of the world’s largest utilities. NextEra Energy wants to be “the largest, most profitable clean energy provider in the...
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US Shale Firms Snap Up $50 Oil Hedges, Risking Rally Reversal
Oil producers’ rapid response to the latest move upward comes in contrast to the second quarter, when a moderate price recovery was met with only modest hedging interest. via Rigzone.com: Latest News...
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Why rooftop solar will be the new base-load power for consumers
Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, believes the idea of using large coal-fired or nuclear power stations for baseload power is outdated. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1iwzJpU
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The Hinkley Point C boondoggle: a dangerous waste of money
UK Government’s pursuit of new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point C not just a colossal waste of money, but could also be real danger to national security. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1M5Mu3t
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Only 1% Of The Bakken Play Breaks Even At Current Oil Prices
Only 1% of the Bakken Play area is commercial at current oil prices based on my analysis that follows. Only 4% of horizontal wells drilled since 2000 meet the EUR (estimated ultimate recovery)...
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What Will Drive Investment in the Next 60 Million Smart Meters?
The largest investor-owned utilities in the U.S. tend to receive the most media coverage when it comes to deploying advanced metering infrastructure. Whether it’s due to missteps during deployment or...
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