Categoria: Fossil Energy

Laboratorio Metrologico Ternano

Worldwide electricity production vulnerable to climate and water resource change

Climate change impacts on rivers and streams may substantially reduce electricity production capacity around the world. A new study calls for a greater focus on adaptation efforts in order to maintain future energy security. Climate change impacts and associated changes in water resources could lead to reductions in electricity production capacity for more than 60%…
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7 Gennaio 2016 0

Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of producing electricity from renewables

The report details how utility-scale solar PV and especially onshore wind power are comparable and often lower in countries featuring plentiful resources and appropriate market and regulatory frameworks. The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar has been falling for several years. Now, a new report provides in detail the contrasting…
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2 Settembre 2015 0

Drilling Activity in the U.S. The bird’s eye view, and the neighbor’s perspective

Matt Kelso It is unclear if true energy independence—a popular selling point of carbon extraction industries—is even possible for the United States without a major shift in the country’s energy mix. An article by Matt Kelso, Manager of Data and Technology, FracTracker Alliance. Recently, the FracTracker Alliance has compiled a national well file of nearly…
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31 Agosto 2015 0
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