Renewables
Batteries Cannot Save The Grid Or The Planet
The dream of a battery-centric energy supply is seductive, but the reality is that proponents of such a transformation misunderstand the capabilities and limitations of battery technology.
Opinion: Big Oil Should Rebel Against Its Customers
Given that the world will rely on fossil fuels for decades, even with the most stringent government policies to reduce energy use, oil companies face their own climate emergency. How can they retain social legitimacy?
Integrated Oil Majors Race To Curb Emissions
New report finds that oil majors are pursuing energy transition strategies with shifts in product offerings and investment. Here's what they're doing.
Royal Dutch Shell Searches For A Purpose Beyond Oil
Shell’s top brass wrestled with a dilemma that has since beset every major oil and gas company. How should a company that generates most of its profits by meeting the world’s still-robust demand for oil and gas navigate the future as the political tide turns increasingly against fossil fuels?
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Renewables
BP To Supply Renewable Energy To Amazon's Europe Data Centers
BP Plc said on Dec. 4 it would supply renewable energy to Amazon.com Inc.'s European data centers that drive the technology giant's cloud platform.
Exploration & Production
Growth In Global Carbon Emissions Slowed In 2019: Report
A surprise drop in coal use in the United States and Europe has helped to slow the growth of global carbon dioxide emissions this year, with softening demand in China and India also contributing, according to a study published on Dec. 4.
Renewables
The Physics Limits Of Green Dreams
A scientific “miracle” will have to happen in order for the world to achieve a new energy economy.
Renewables
Can Oil & Gas Survive?
Energy scholar Robert Bryce offers an unabashed view of the shale revolution, climate change and the future of energy. Spoiler alert: Don’t expect oil and gas to disappear anytime soon.
Exploration & Production
Changing Fortunes
The U.S. will continue to reap the rewards of shale gas via LNG exports in the coming decade, thanks in part to solar and wind energy.
Investment
Batteries Cannot Save The Grid Or The Planet
The dream of a battery-centric energy supply is seductive, but the reality is that proponents of such a transformation misunderstand the capabilities and limitations of battery technology.
Exploration & Production
Analyst: Peak Oil Demand Is Just 5 Years Away
DNV GL attributes the forecast to the rapid electrification of the global transport sector.
Renewables
The Permian Paradox: Texas Shale Players Go Green To Drill More
As the thirst for electricity to power drilling rigs in West Texas drives the state’s energy needs to new highs, oil and gas companies are increasingly relying on wind and solar power to ensure that the shale boom continues.
Renewables
Bison Oil & Gas Partners II Announces Solar Project With Pivot Energy
Bison Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bison Oil & Gas Partners II LLC, and Pivot Energy said Nov. 6 the companies have entered into an agreement to develop their first solar project in Arapahoe County, Colo.
Renewables
Shell To Buy French Floating Wind Farm Specialist
Royal Dutch Shell is buying French renewable power company EOLFI as part of its plans to ramp up the oil major’s electricity business, the company said on Nov. 5.