Renewable diesel imports were 4.7 million barrels in 2017, 12% lower than in 2016 U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, totaled 14.1 million barrels in 2017, a 36% decrease from [Read more]
R&D provides foundation for many energy technology advancements and cost reductions Federal subsidies for renewable energy—including biofuels for transportation use and renewable generation of electricity—dropped to $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2016, a 56% [Read more]
Commitment includes clean-tech and renewable energy financing, sustainable bonds, other low-carbon solutions Morgan Stanley announced a new commitment to provide $250 billion dollars in low-carbon financing by 2030, according to a press release. Contributing to [Read more]
Coal consumption has been declining in the UK for decades In the United Kingdom, electricity produced from coal declined from 42% of total electricity generation in 2012 to 7% in 2017, according to the U.S. [Read more]
Women and renewables empowerment programme expands solar energy access to Indonesia’s off-grid communities About a third of Indonesians, roughly 80 million people, live without electricity and many more with only unreliable access. In the country’s [Read more]
Execs say technology like autonomous and electric vehicles unlikely to impact energy industry U.S. energy executives are looking to emerging technology like artificial intelligence and intelligent automation to improve business operations, but do not expect [Read more]
To achieve a truly sustainable energy system, renewables needs to more than double to 21% by 2030 The world is not on track to achieving energy-related Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new series of Policy [Read more]
Transport is second largest energy end‑use sector, accounting for 29% of total final energy use in 2015, 64.7% of world oil use A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the International Energy [Read more]
BP carbon emissions will remain at current levels into 2025, despite the company increasing its oil and gas output. The global oil major pledged to maintain its CO2 levels due to rising investor pressure to [Read more]
Wind made up 6.3% of total new generation and utility-scale solar made up 1.3%, both records Total U.S. net electricity generation fell slightly (down 1.5%) in 2017, reflecting lower electricity demand, according to the U.S. [Read more]
EIA projects natural gas produced in Appalachian and Permian basins will account for most production growth EIA expects a 40% increase in natural gas consumed in the U.S. industrial sector, from 9.8 quadrillion British thermal [Read more]
Renewable increases, most of the new generation capacity is powered by solar The mix of fuels used to generate electricity in the United States has changed in response to differences in the relative costs of [Read more]
57 per cent of respondents felt “positive” or “very positive” about wind turbines located near their homes. Creative Commons photo by Samir Luther. Over 1.3 million US homes located near wind turbines A study led [Read more]
Both hydro and wind generation follow seasonal patterns As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the United States, according [Read more]
As U.S. attempts to move back towards coal, China moving away China has continued to be the world’s dominant force in the building and financing of clean energy technology globally in 2017, according to a report published [Read more]
2018’s Summit focuses includes incentivizing indigenous partnerships on renewable energy Global leaders in renewable energy finance and development are preparing to meet next month in Calgary to gain a clear understanding of evolving large-scale renewables [Read more]
In early spring, California’s total solar share of electricity demand exceeded 50% during mid-day hours Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been [Read more]
Batteries can help balance electricity supply and demand on multiple time scales Driven largely by installations over the past three years, the electric power industry has installed about 700 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale batteries on the U.S. electric [Read more]
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