In late March, the president signed an executive order to roll back the Clean Power Plan, with a goal of taking restraints off businesses and boosting the coal industry. Targeting climate change regulations, saying they hinder U.S. energy production and j…
In late March, the president signed an executive order to roll back the Clean Power Plan, with a goal of taking restraints off businesses and boosting the coal industry. Targeting… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/clean-power-plan-repeal-or-replace/
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently offered its views of the energy marketplace between now and 2040 in its 2017 Annual Energy Outlook.
The outlook offers multiple scenarios based on different variables. The central set of project…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently offered its views of the energy marketplace between now and 2040 in its 2017 Annual Energy Outlook.
The outlook offers… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/eia-projects-flat-energy-consumption-changing-mix/
Biomass-based fuels present a tremendous opportunity to transition toward a more sustainable mix of renewable energy. This was a key theme of an alternative fuels workshop hosted recently by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in Macon, GA. The workshop e…
Biomass-based fuels present a tremendous opportunity to transition toward a more sustainable mix of renewable energy. This was a key theme of an alternative fuels workshop hosted… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/study-indicates-carbon-benefits-biodiesel-are-increasing/
You remember the hole in the ozone, right? Well, scientists at MIT say they have identified the “first fingerprints of healing” of the ozone layer over the Antarctic.
In a paper published in the journal Science, researchers say the hole is definitely g…
You remember the hole in the ozone, right? Well, scientists at MIT say they have identified the “first fingerprints of healing” of the ozone layer over the Antarctic.
In a… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/hole-ozone-getting-smaller/
Massachusetts Oilheat Marketers could soon benefit from new state regulations that incentivize the use of biodiesel as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The state Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is currently developing regulations that …
Massachusetts Oilheat Marketers could soon benefit from new state regulations that incentivize the use of biodiesel as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The state… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/massachusetts-could-give-bioheat-boost/
NEFI Visions 2016 drew hundreds of energy marketers to the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, for two interesting days of education and networking.
Hosted by New England Fuel Institute, the event received the support of many sponsors, including the Diamond S…
NEFI Visions 2016 drew hundreds of energy marketers to the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, for two interesting days of education and networking.
Hosted by New England Fuel… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/visions-conference-brings-marketers-together/
In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed 2017 renewable fuel standards (RFS) that would raise the amount of biofuels required to be blended into gasoline and diesel from 18.11 billion gallons in 2016 to 18.8 billion ga…
In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed 2017 renewable fuel standards (RFS) that would raise the amount of biofuels required to be blended… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/proposed-rfs-changes-draw-diverse-reactions/
It’s been a pretty impressive year for energy storage. Batteries are getting cheaper, there was a huge jump in grid-scale installs, and there are several promising breakthroughs in new technologies. That’s all exciting news for some of the big name compan…
It’s been a pretty impressive year for energy storage. Batteries are getting cheaper, there was a huge jump in grid-scale installs, and there are several promising breakthroughs… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/pursuing-holy-grails-battery-tech/
Wind and solar are getting less expensive, helping renewables experience a real growth spurt in installations during 2015. Overall, renewable energy did pretty well last year.
It was a record-breaking year for corporations like Amazon, Google, Microsof…
Wind and solar are getting less expensive, helping renewables experience a real growth spurt in installations during 2015. Overall, renewable energy did pretty well last year.… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/renewables-are-changing-energy-mix/
