Are Green Energy Backers Out Over Their Skis?
According to Mark Mills at The Wall Street Journal, it's likely that the world will be using hydrocarbons for quite some time. He writes:
The...
Green Dreams and Gas Nightmares in the Northeast
There's an ocean of natural gas in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale formation, but you wouldn't know it based on the paltry natural gas infrastructure running...
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport, Now What?
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport: 80% back on the Grid
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport Day 5...
Your Survival Guy: Out of Gas in Newport
Update: Read more about Day 4 of Newport's gas outage here.
You may have read that Newport, RI lost natural gas service Monday, impacting 7,000...
Is Solar and Storage Competitive with Gas Peakers in Minnesota?
A recent report published by the Energy Transition Lab at the University of Minnesota's Institute of the Environment suggests that a mix of renewable...
UPS: The Beginning of the End of the Internal Combustion Engine
Soon the entire fleet of UPS trucks traveling in London, England will be powered solely by electricity. The company says this is the beginning...
Are You Ready for the ‘Mini-Grid’?
A small German startup has connected 20,000 households that independently produce energy. The company is Sonnen. It’s virtual network allows users to buy and...
What is GE Working on Now?
For generations GE has been at the vanguard of innovation. Now it appears the mega-corp is about to unleash an artificial intelligence on the...
Where Did All of Australia’s Power Go?
During the brutal summers in Australia, temperatures regularly rise to well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This February (southern hemisphere Summer), when temperatures were peaking...
The Minimum Wage Debate Goes off the Rails
Here The Economist reports on the minimum wage debate. Some in the academic community have managed to convince themselves that unlike any other market,...