From the American Energy Society: The Trump administration is looking into shutting down Energy Star, a 25-year-old voluntary regulatory program run by the EPA. Launched in 1992, Energy Star sets efficiency standards in more than 70 product categories, including appliances, …
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The piece below is an announcement to the effect that The American Energy Society has selected Nathaniel Rich as the Energy Writer of the Year for his article, “Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change” (New York Times …
When I ran into a colleague from the National Renewable Energy Lab at Intersolar (huge solar convention) a few years ago, he told me that one of his top priorities was the development of perovskite as a substrate for high …
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From the American Energy Society: “Capacity” – perhaps the most misused term in energy. On average, wind farms have a capacity factor of about 34%; meaning they work about a third of the time.
According to the American Energy Society (an organization that covers energy issues quite objectively), more land must now be mined to produce the same amount of coal. They write:
To simplify a rather complicated structure, the electricity marketplace here in the United States is controlled by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) which oversees a number of Regional and Independent System Operators (ISOs). I thought it would be worth a …
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Thank God for small favors. According to the American Energy Society, there are currently 12 unique investigations of EPA Director Scott Pruitt; these investigations have slowed his attempt to roll back a half-dozen EPA regulatory reviews, including delaying review of rules to …
From the current edition of “Energy Matters” from the American Energy Society: There is a correlation between oil prices and geopolitical unrest: low prices creates tension; conversely, tension can lead to contracting supply and rising prices.
Two items from today’s edition of “Energy Matters” from the American Energy Society with my comments beneath each: – Solar: The US rooftop solar industry contracted in 2017 – after 16 straight years of gains. Meanwhile, Tesla is now in second place to SunRun …
From The American Energy Society: China has been unable to import enough natural gas, so it ramped up its coal output to record-high levels, which has undermined the government’s stated plan to boost alternative sources of energy and wean the nation off …
