reader comments 259 Just before the holiday break, the US Energy Information Agency released data on the country’s electrical generation. Because of delays in reporting, the monthly data runs through October, so it doesn’t provide a complete picture of the changes we’ve seen in 2023. But some of the trends now seem locked in for ..
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Enlarge (credit: Lew Robertson via Getty Images) In 1976, beloved chef, cookbook author, and television personality Julia Child returned to WGBH-TV’s studios in Boston for a new cooking show, Julia Child & Company, following her hit series The French Chef. Viewers probably didn’t know that Child’s new and improved kitchen studio, outfitted with gas stoves, ..
reader comments 78 with Humanity is on the cusp of radical changes in how we produce and consume energy, according to a new evaluation by the International Energy Agency. And that leaves us in a place where small changes can produce huge differences in the energy economy by the end of the decade—even a slight ..
Enlarge / In Texas, solar facilities compete for space with a whole lot of nothing. reader comments 140 with 0 posters participating Share this story Earlier this week, the US’ Energy Information Agency (EIA) gave a preview of the changes the nation’s electrical grid is likely to see over the coming year. The data is ..
reader comments 61 with 40 posters participating Share this story The past several years have seen a lot of unexpected turbulence in the global energy market. Lockdowns during the early pandemic response caused energy use to plunge in 2020, but carbon emissions soared as the economy rebounded in 2021. Early 2022, however, saw Russia invade ..
reader comments 191 with 93 posters participating Share this story The European Union says it wants to “prevent greenwashing” among investors, but a new proposal may end up encouraging the behavior it wants to banish. The European Commission put forward a plan today that defines what counts as a “sustainable investment,” something that’s all but ..
Getty Images reader comments 72 with 47 posters participating, including story author Share this story Texans will be paying for the effects of last February’s cold snap for decades to come, as the state’s oil and gas regulator approved a plan for natural gas utilities to recover $3.4 billion in debt they incurred during the ..
I prezzi record del gas naturale stanno mettendo sotto pressione le catene di approvvigionamento di molti settori aziendali europei, compresi i fornitori di energia non integrati, i produttori di fertilizzanti e le società di beni di consumo, ha affermato Fitch Ratings mercoledì. Una pressione che sta facendo esplodere i costi alla produzione in molti paesi, ..
A hydrogen filling station. Peter Gercke/picture alliance via Getty Images reader comments 54 with 41 posters participating Share this story The head of a hydrogen lobbying group has stepped down amid concerns that blue hydrogen made from natural gas would serve as a “lock-in” for fossil fuels. Oil and gas companies in recent years have ..
Enlarge / A Hyundai Nexo patrol car at a hydrogen filling station in Lower Saxony, Germany. reader comments 182 with 104 posters participating Share this story Gas companies and utilities are in a pickle. Their entire business model relies on the extraction, transport, and combustion of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases known ..