Category: ‘ Electricity ’

 

Electricity Today, in 2011, and Beyond

With the Financial Times’ excellent Energy Source Blog on break for the Christmas period (one of many, we are not singling them out!), here at EPIC we are doing our best to keep you up to date with the energy stories closing out...

Time to THINK Electric!

While we have all been paying attention to the first deliveries of the Nissan Leaf, which happened last weekend, we have largely overlooked the first deliveries of THINK electric cars.  The cars, largely manufactured in Europe, a...

Is Smart Money Looking at Coal?

As the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change wraps up in Cancun, we can’t help but notice that not only does broad agreement with respect to carbon regulation seem to be unli...

Not so fast on the dash to gas

We're writing today from the front lines of the unconventional gas wars -- or at least a key skirmish in that war.  Here in northeast Pennsylvania, where the archery and firearm hunting bear harvest is featured news on the sports...

Calculating the Chevy Volt’s Fuel Economy

Chevrolet announced earlier this week that EPA has approved its calculations for the Volt’s fuel economy.  According to the calculations, the Volt will get 60 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe), making it the second most effici...

A Nuclear Renaissance Finally on the Horizon?

Could it be, as with the production of so many products, that China’s desire for clean energy could lower the cost of nuclear power plants for countries worldwide?  According to Andrew Brandler, Chief Executive of CLP Holdings ...

How Far Will the Leaf Go?

Earlier this week, it was reported that EPA, which approves the fuel economy stickers that go in the window of every new car, has concluded that the Nissan Leaf has a range of 73 miles. The Federal Trade Commission, which is requ...

Mile Per Gallon of Electricity?

As we get closer to the arrival of the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf on the showroom floor, we wanted to take a quick look at one of the pieces of information that may be on new fuel economy labels for electric and plug-in hybrid...

Good policy; good politics

Today's Energy Daily (www.theenergydaily.com, subscription required) puts an election-year spin on DOE's decision this week (http://www.energy.gov/news/9711.htm) to issue a $350 million conditional loan guarantee "to develop the ...

Good news/bad news on renewables

George Lobsenz has an interesting piece in this morning's Energy Daily (www.theenergydaily.com; subscription required), entitled, "Integrating Renewables Not Too Tough, Except For Gas Plants—CAISO." Recent findings from Calif...
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