Archive for September, 2017
American nuclear power plant outages were relatively low this summer – EIA
Hurricane Irma led to unscheduled outages at both of Florida’s nuclear power plants U.S. nuclear power plant outages averaged 4.6 gigawatts (GW) during the summer of 2017 (June through Aug.), 10 per cent lower than outages during the summer of 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Nuclear outages were highest in June, averaging 7.4 GW, but […]
Column: Perry puts thumb on the scale to save US coal and nuclear
US coal, nuclear industries compensated for contributing to electric grid By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The US Department of Energy has thrown a lifeline to the struggling US coal and nuclear industries by proposing a new rule that would explicitly compensate them for contributing to electric grid reliability and resiliency. Invoking his […]
Oil prices mixed on profit taking following price rally
Oil prices on track for weekly gains Oil prices were mixed in trading on Friday, mostly due to profit taking in the wake of a price rally spurred by geopolitical instability in Iraqi Kurdistan. By 1:24 p.m. EDT, US WTI was up by 4 cents to $51.60/barrel, and is on track for its strongest third […]
California considers ban on internal combustion engine vehicles
Earliest ban on internal combustion engine vehicles at least a decade away California is considering a ban on internal combustion engine vehicles as officials in the Golden State look for ways to ensure cleaner air for the future, according to a report by Bloomberg. Mary Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board told Bloomberg […]
US natural gas inventories remain lower than 2016, but higher than 5-year average
For most of summer, natural gas production was relatively flat or declining Working natural gas inventory levels in the Lower 48 states since April have been lower than they were in 2016, but they are still higher than the previous five-year average (2012-2016), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. For the week ending Sept. 22, natural gas […]
Podcast: Canadian pipeline politics with Prof. Keith Brownsey
Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline enjoys support of just under half of British Columbians Kinder Morgan has begun preliminary work on the Trans Mountain Expansion and, on cue, First Nations and environmental groups have begun protesting the project. West Coast opposition has been noisy, well organized and funded, and is particularly strong in Metro Vancouver, where […]
Albertans offered incentives on winter energy efficiency products
Government claims programs supported creation of 1,300 private sector jobs Starting Sept 28, Energy Efficiency Alberta is offering in-store savings on outdoor timers for block heaters, holiday lights and programmable thermostats, as well as many other energy-efficient products, according to an Alberta government press release. “Fall and winter are the most energy-intensive seasons of the […]
Podcast: Production or consumption-based accounting for GHGs? It makes a huge difference to Alberta
Alberta fares much better under a consumption-based GHG emissions accounting system, according to a new study Nations around the world are beginning to implement policies they hope will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including Canada. Should those policies target the companies that produce energy or the consumers that use it? This question is of enormous importance […]
New energy vehicle sales in China to hit 10 per cent by 2019: Gov’t
New energy vehicles sales expected to hit 12 per cent by 2020 in China Backing away from its original plan to see new energy vehicle (NEV) sales reach 8 per cent by next year, the Chinese government has decreed that by 2019, electric plug-in and hybrid vehicles account for one-tenth of annual car sales. By […]
Independents lobbying to remove rule banning fracking on US Indian, federal lands
Bureau of Land Mangemeng released precedent-setting final rule on March 20, 2015 under President Barack Obama The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy Alliance have submitted detailed comments to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on its proposed rule that would rescind the March 2015 nationwide rule governing the practice of hydraulic fracturing on […]
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