natural gas Archives

US power grid could rely on majority renewables by 2050: study
Study finds US grid could quit coal, close a quarter of its nuclear plants and rely on renewables for the bulk of its electricity generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2013

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$New fracking reports: Gas bubble about to burst$

New fracking reports: Gas bubble about to burst
Two new reports on gas fracking add yet another angle of risk, and suggest the gas boom is headed for a bust of epic proportions.
Tina Casey

Feb 21, 2013

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Texas wind and solar highly competitive with gas: report
New Electric Reliability Council of Texas report finds that, all things considered, wind and solar are more competitive than LNG over the next 20 years.
Colin Meehan

Jan 30, 2013

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Gas reservation scheme is protectionism in disguise
A national reservation policy for LNG would amount to blatant, inefficient and inequitable protectionism for part of our manufacturing sector. Here’s why…
Stephen King

Jan 30, 2013

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Is solar PV our best bet against the impending gas price bubble?
The Melbourne Energy Institute says solar PV can deliver the most cost-effective solutions to distributed, low-carbon generation. That’s not what the Productivity Commission found, but the MEI accuses it of working with out-of-date assumptions, and an outlook that ignores the dangers of a gas-driven energy future.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 27, 2012

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Gas: Is it really a low-emissions energy solution?
A recent study by climate specialist Tom Wigley has challenged the gas industry’s promotion of the fossil fuel as a panacea for greenhouse gas emissions.
Alan Pears

Nov 20, 2012

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A lot of hot air in the coal to gas transition
Uncertainty rules as Australia looks to exploit its formidable unconventional gas resource. But the outcome for the climate is not looking good.
Mike Sandiford

Nov 15, 2012

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Shanghai Electric taps ‘combustible ice’ in future energy plan
The world’s largest supplier of coal generation equipment maps out a future energy plan, including “combustible ice” and ocean current power.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 6, 2012

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Hot air about cheap natural gas
Those who say cheap natural gas is killing clean energy alternatives are doing the math wrong: the gas isn’t really that cheap.
Amory Lovins and Jon Creyts

Sep 11, 2012

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US power grid could rely on majority renewables by 2050: study

New fracking reports: Gas bubble about to burst

Texas wind and solar highly competitive with gas: report

Gas reservation scheme is protectionism in disguise

Is solar PV our best bet against the impending gas price bubble?

Gas: Is it really a low-emissions energy solution?

A lot of hot air in the coal to gas transition

Shanghai Electric taps ‘combustible ice’ in future energy plan

Hot air about cheap natural gas

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