Skeptic Geologist Warns: Permian’s Best Years Are Behind Us Geologist Arthur Berman, who has been skeptical about the shale boom, warned on Thursday that the Permian’s best years are gone and that the most productive U.S. shale play has just seven years of proven oil reserves left. “The best years are behind us,” Bloomberg quoted … Continue reading Skeptic Geologist Warns: Permian’s Best Years Are Behind Us →

How Thin Film Batteries Work Batteries come in many forms. These can be through different classifications, such as primary or secondary, or through the internal structure of the battery itself. Because batteries are used in so many commercial products, there are many different types and research is always being undertaken to create smaller, more efficient … Continue reading How Thin Film Batteries Work →

Effective May 1, 2018, we are delighted to announce that MCG Energy Solutions has acquired Innotap. MCG Energy Solutions is a 23-year old software company headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, specializing in operating and financial systems for the wholesale power and gas industries. Innotap is a leading provider of real-time power trading and decision support tools … Continue reading MCG Energy Solutions Has Acquired Innotap →

States Are Breathing New Air Into Nuclear Energy To Preserve Jobs And Environment The New Jersey state legislature’s vote to pass legislation to preserve its nuclear fleet is pivotal — a move that doesn’t allow short term prices to dictate the long-term fate of a generation source that is both clean and has years to … Continue reading States Are Breathing New Air Into Nuclear Energy To Preserve Jobs And Environment →

Who Will Spur the Next Energy Revolution? Not Private Industry Some say the government can no longer afford to invest in energy research, but we say it can’t afford not to In just a decade, America’s energy landscape has been transformed. Wind and solar units have cropped up across the country, quadrupling their output. Our … Continue reading Who Will Spur the Next Energy Revolution? Not Private Industry →

Power grid operator bashes utility’s plea for Rick Perry to save coal, nuclear plants The grid operator that run’s America’s largest power market denounced a request from utility First Energy Thursday for an emergency order to save nuclear and coal power plants across the Midwest. “This is not an issue of reliability,” PJM Interconnection said. … Continue reading Power grid operator bashes utility’s plea for Rick Perry to save coal, nuclear plants →

Energy Storage From Thin Air: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet If you thought the energy storage market was all steamed up, fasten your seatbelt. A new research breakthrough from the University of Illinois at Chicago finally delivers some good news for fans of lithium-air technology, which energy storage researchers have been talking up as the … Continue reading Energy Storage From Thin Air: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet →

Coal, oil get a boost from Northern cold snap Brutal cold weather across portions of the country is altering the power mix for some electric grids, with oil leading over gas in ISO New England and coal doing the same in PJM. Despite the cold, there have not been any difficulties in continuing to supply … Continue reading Coal, oil get a boost from Northern cold snap →

Veolia To Supply Raw Water And Demineralized Water Systems For Hickory Run Energy Power Station The 1,000 mega-watt combined-cycle natural gas facility, located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, is currently in the construction phase with a commercial operation date of April 2020. When completed, Hickory Run will provide efficient, clean and reliable power to the PJM … Continue reading Veolia To Supply Raw Water And Demineralized Water Systems For #Hickory_Run Energy Power Station →

Big Japanese players invest in and trial VPPs, balancing services for deregulated energy market Major Japanese business and government entities have extended their involvement in energy storage with the announcement of the country’s first virtual power plants, an investment in a US frequency regulation project and partnerships on technology. Energy-Storage.News heard today that California’s Stem … Continue reading Big #Japanese players invest in and trial VPP s, balancing services for deregulated energy market →