California, a state that has been aggressively weaning its power grid off of fossil fuels, is now working on adding several natural gas-fired plants in an effort to keep the lights on this summer. The California […]
Leading into COP26 climate negotiations, China announced a new goal of net-zero emissions by 2060 including reaching 1,200 gigawatts (GW) total wind and solar by 2030, more than doubling current capacity. But despite this pledge, China continues […]
ENB Publishers Note: I wrote a paper in 1977 about using fusion and fission reactors. The prediction was that it would be 80 to 100 years before a working fusion reactor could be built. That […]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Hourly Electric Grid Monitor On August 12, 2021, most of the United States registered a daily high temperature above 90°F. Our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor shows that hourly electricity demand in the Lower 48 […]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates nearly 34,000 megawatts of electricity generating capacity—the most among government-owned electricity providers in the United States. Balancing authorities like the TVA […]
According to 2018 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) for newly constructed utility-scale electric generators in the United States, annual capacity-weighted average construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems and onshore wind turbines have continued […]
German emissions from electricity generation increased in the first half of 2021 by one-quarter, or 21 million tons, according to German think tank Agora Energiewende. Gas-fired power plants increased 15%, coal power plants by 36%, and hard […]
Saudi Aramco is investing, alongside the country’s sovereign wealth fund and Riyadh-based ACWA Power, in the oil exporter’s largest solar project with a capacity of 1.5 GW as the world’s biggest energy company makes a […]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates nearly 34,000 megawatts of electricity generating capacity—the most among government-owned electricity providers in the United States. Balancing authorities like the TVA […]
China’s outsize energy needs and its reliance on overseas suppliers have underpinned its foreign policy for decades. Now those needs are changing. The planet’s largest oil and coal importer wants to become greener and more […]
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