The average price of a barrel of oil has plummeted from over 120 USD / barrel to about 30 USD /barrel in the last three years. There may be a lot of geopolitical reasons why this has happened. There is also an analysis of how long this will persist. Relations between Saudi-Arabia and Iran, the
Last week, I explained a dismaying reality for planet-savers everywhere: Not even mega-blowout sales for Tesla’s new Model 3 sedan are enough to substantially green and decarbonize our global transportation system. There are simply too many cars on the road and too many new cars sold each year — the vast majority of which run
Patterns show that the move to cleaner energy would be quick if there was a concerted effort. The quest to end the use of fossil fuels might not be as daunting as you think. A University of Sussex study claims that humanity could drop coal and oil within a decade, based largely on historical evidence
I’m including this as a follow-on to my blog post of last summer: It’s time to call Peak Oil. The recent EIA drilling productivity reports show a peaking of shale oil production in the main production regions. https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/ The 1st panel shows that the number of drilling rigs has dropped sharply but the initial well production
I am the CTO of a company supporting the oil and gas industry, and also the CEO of a start-up (FuelIncluded.com) promoting the adoption of electric cars. Clearly, from at least one perspective, these industries are in direct competition. However I prefer to see them as complementary: the tension between these industries is an example
Average global temperature was 1.07C hotter – beating last month’s previous record increase The global temperature in March has shattered a century-long record and by the greatest margin yet seen for any month. February was far above the long-term average globally, driven largely by climate change, and was described by scientists as a “shocker” and
[13 April] More than half of Londoners want diesel vehicles banned from the city centre to cut toxic air pollution blighting the capital, a new poll reveals today. The YouGov survey showed 55 per cent of adults in the city back a crackdown on buses which experts blame for the largest proportion of nitrogen dioxide
A proposed diesel car scrappage scheme would have very little effect on air quality – unless implemented on a huge scale – and instead support should be given to electric vehicles, according to analysis by the RAC Foundation. The idea, proposed by think tank Policy Exchange last month, suggested that a scrappage scheme be set
Buying a Tesla might lead to greener choices elsewhere NEW YORK — It’s one thing to get people to care about the price of energy. It’s quite another challenge to get them to care about the source of energy and its environmental impact. But buying an electric car — presumably, in part, to reduce one’s
Ecotricity acquires SunEdison UK solar business
Ecotricity, Britain’s leading green energy company, today announced that it has acquired the home rooftop solar business of SunEdison. Before exiting the UK, SunEdison had built a portfolio of nearly a thousand rooftop solar installations, a product known as the Energy Saver Plan. The news comes on the day SunEdison Inc. filed for bankruptcy in
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