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Geothermal Saves $117 Million per Year for California and Nevada

Geothermal Saves $117 Million per Year for California and Nevada

Herman K. Trabish: April 26, 2013

A new life-cycle analysis quantifies the avoided costs of gas and coal emissions.

LightSail Gets $5.5M From Total, Thiel, Khosla, Gates for Compressed Air Energy Storage

LightSail Gets $5.5M From Total, Thiel, Khosla, Gates for Compressed Air Energy Storage

Eric Wesoff, Herman Trabish: February 19, 2013

Can LightSail get to the right efficiency, cost, and scale?

40 Percent of US Wind Projects in 2012 Were Installed in December

40 Percent of US Wind Projects in 2012 Were Installed in December

Stephen Lacey: February 11, 2013

In the race to qualify for the production tax credit, companies installed 5,300 megawatts of wind in December.

Are US Shale Gas Resources Overstated? Part 2

Are US Shale Gas Resources Overstated? Part 2

AOL Energy, Jon Hurdle: December 6, 2012

Bullish backers of reserve estimates speak up.

LightSail Gets $37.5M From Thiel, Khosla, and Gates for Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage

LightSail Gets $37.5M From Thiel, Khosla, and Gates for Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage

Eric Wesoff, Herman Trabish: November 14, 2012

A goal of being as efficient as pumped hydro, but without the geographic restrictions

LightSail Gets $37.5M From Thiel, Khosla, and Gates for Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage

LightSail Gets $37.5M From Thiel, Khosla, and Gates for Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage

Eric Wesoff, Herman Trabish: November 5, 2012

A goal of being as efficient as pumped hydro, but without the geographic restrictions

Renewables and Natural Gas Dominate New Generation

Renewables and Natural Gas Dominate New Generation

Katherine Tweed: August 22, 2012

Unless you’re talking about Illinois

EIA: 27 Gigawatts of Coal-Fired Capacity to Retire Over Next Five Years

EIA: 27 Gigawatts of Coal-Fired Capacity to Retire Over Next Five Years

Eric Wesoff: July 31, 2012

What’s going to replace that lost capacity? Natural gas? Renewables? Nuclear?

Arizona Regulators Undermine Their RES, Kick Off Fight for Solar

Arizona Regulators Undermine Their RES, Kick Off Fight for Solar

Herman K. Trabish: June 21, 2012

In “a step backwards,” conservative commissioners say trash-to-gas is as good as sun.

LightSail Energy Could Make Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage Work

LightSail Energy Could Make Compressed Air Grid-Scale Storage Work

Herman K. Trabish: February 23, 2012

A goal of being as efficient as pumped hydro, but without the geographic restrictions

Chindia Will Consume 31% of the World’s Energy in 2035

Chindia Will Consume 31% of the World’s Energy in 2035

Eric Wesoff: September 20, 2011

What will be the dominant source for that energy?

What is the Real Function of Energy Subsidies?

What is the Real Function of Energy Subsidies?

Herman K. Trabish: September 2, 2011

Behind the numbers lurks a deeper truth.

Marcellus Shale Estimates Slashed by 80 Percent

Marcellus Shale Estimates Slashed by 80 Percent

Michael Kanellos: August 25, 2011

The reserves are up and down!

Report: Domestic Renewable Energy Produces More Than Nukes

Report: Domestic Renewable Energy Produces More Than Nukes

Eric Wesoff: July 6, 2011

Renewable energy milestone: domestic production greater than nuclear power. Solar is 1.16 percent of renewables.

EIA’s Latest Update: More Natural Gas and Efficiency Now, More Renewables Later

EIA’s Latest Update: More Natural Gas and Efficiency Now, More Renewables Later

Herman K. Trabish: December 21, 2010

The Energy Department’s researchers offer some hope for a future without an emissions reduction policy.