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Lower US natural gas consumption forecast in 2020

May 27, 2020 Energi Staff

By Stephen York This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 26, 2020. In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that decreases in natural gas [Read more]

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Air conditioning energy use to grow faster than any other use in buildings

March 16, 2020 Energi Staff

By Courtney Sourmehi This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 13, 2020. In the Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) Reference case, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that delivered energy for [Read more]

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Opinion: Off-grid energy key to power growth in emerging markets

March 11, 2020 Energi Staff

Approximately $2.1 billion in cumulative disclosed corporate-level investment was deployed into off-grid energy access markets between 2010 and 2019, according to consultancy firm, Wood Mackenzie. Currently, about 420 million people now use standalone off-grid solar [Read more]

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US natural gas consumption sets new record in 2019

March 5, 2020 Energi Staff

By Kristen Tsai This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Mar. 3, 2020. US natural gas consumption increased by 3 per cent in 2019, reaching a record of 85.0 billion cubic [Read more]

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US wind generation surpassed hydroelectric in 2019

February 26, 2020 Energi Staff

By Richard Bowers This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 26, 2020. In 2019, U.S. annual wind generation exceeded hydroelectric generation for the first time, according to the U.S. Energy [Read more]

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New computing technique could help make Bitcoin mining faster, greener

February 19, 2020 Energi Staff

By Andrew Lyle This article was published by Folio on Feb. 14, 2020. A new algorithm by computing scientists at the University of Alberta could be the first step in reducing the massive amounts of [Read more]

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US power generation from coal, nuclear to plateau after 2025

February 7, 2020 Energi Staff

By Katherine Antonio, David Fritsch, Michael Scott This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 7, 2020. Despite projected growth in natural gas and renewable energy use to generate electricity through [Read more]

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Solar power cheaper and more efficient in 2020s

February 4, 2020 Energi Staff

Solar power system prices will fall over the next decade, thanks to advances in module efficiency, manufacturing, labour practices and software, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie. The consultancy firm says the 2020s will [Read more]

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US electricity generation from renewables to pass nuclear and coal by 2021

January 30, 2020 Energi Staff

By Vikram Linga This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 30, 2020. In the latest long-term projections, the U.S Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects electricity generation from renewable sources such [Read more]

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Canada’s retiring coal-fired power plants to be replaced by clean energy sources

January 29, 2020 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 29, 2020. Coal-fired power generation declines considerably in the latest Canada Energy Regulator’s outlook Canada’s Energy Future 2019 (EF2019). Over the projection period, the share [Read more]

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Renewables will provide almost half of world’s electricity generation by 2050

January 22, 2020 Energi Staff

By Kenneth Dubin This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 22, 2020. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019), global electric power generation from [Read more]

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Natural gas-fired generation growth slows, renewable energy rises

January 20, 2020 Energi Staff

By Tyler Hodge This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 16, 2020. In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), released on January 14, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts [Read more]

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New electric generating capacity in 2020 mostly wind, solar

January 14, 2020 Energi Staff

By Suparna Ray This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 14, 2020. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest inventory of electric generators, EIA expects 42 gigawatts (GW) of [Read more]

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US coal plant retirements linked to plants with higher costs

December 6, 2019 Energi Staff

By Kenneth Dubin This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Dec. 3, 2019. Since peaking at nearly 318 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, US coal fired electric generating capacity declined to 257 [Read more]

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US energy-related CO2 emissions up in 2018

November 26, 2019 Energi Staff

By Perry Lindstrom This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Nov. 26, 2019. Total U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018 rose to 5.27 billion metric tons, 2.7 per cent [Read more]

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Africa’s energy future matters for the world

November 8, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 7, 2019 Africa is set to become increasingly influential in shaping global energy trends over the next two decades as it undergoes the largest [Read more]

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Energy investment and transforming Southeast Asia’s power sector

November 5, 2019 Energi Staff

By Michael Waldron, Head of Investment Team, and Lucila Arboleya, Energy Economics and Financial Analyst. This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 5, 2019. The new IEA Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2019 (SEAO) provides a [Read more]

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Energy investment in emerging economies: transforming Southeast Asia’s power sector

November 1, 2019 Energi Staff

By Michael Waldron, Lucila Arboleya This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Nov. 1, 2019. The financing gaps and opportunities differ starkly by scenario. Under today’s policy settings, the region’s investment needs [Read more]

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Most utility-scale batteries in the US are made of lithium-ion

October 30, 2019 Energi Staff

By Vikram Linga This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 30, 2019. Most of the utility-scale battery systems used for energy storage on the U.S. electric grid use lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, which [Read more]

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Offshore wind to become a $1 trillion industry

October 28, 2019 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on Oct. 25, 2019. COPENHAGEN – Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades, boosting efforts to decarbonize energy systems and reduce air [Read more]

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