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Peak Fuel Demand Will Occur Within 10 Years
Peak Fuel Demand Will Occur Within 10 Years It has been a tough few months for the oil industry, and there’s more pain on the way as the industry struggles with disruptive forces that could completely transform it. Now, according to BloombergNEF, oil and gas companies have one more thing to worry about: peak fuel demand. In an […]
30% Of U.S. Shale Drillers Could Go Under
30% Of U.S. Shale Drillers Could Go Under U.S. shale was one of the big losers of the Saudi-Russian price war that many saw as a war on U.S. shale. Producers scrambled to stay afloat as prices sank back to lows not seen since 2016, and they are still scrambling. Banks are giving them the […]
Energy and Institution Size
Energy and Institution Size This week was a first for me. I participated in an academic conference that was entirely online. The conference — called Thermodynamics 2.0 — was designed to connect the natural and social sciences. It was a fitting place to discuss my research, and there were many interesting (virtual) talks. I’ve posted here a […]
How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly
How to Get Off Fossil Fuels Quickly—and Fairly Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discuss panel orientation and spacing for a project on simultaneously growing crops under PV Arrays while producing electricity from the panels in South Dearfield, Massachusetts. The project is part of the DOE InSPIRE project seeking to improve the environmental compatibility […]
Canada’s Oil And Gas Industry Is Critical To Its Economic Survival
Canada’s Oil And Gas Industry Is Critical To Its Economic Survival Canada’s oil and gas industry is yet to receive any funds from the federal government despite being that largest industry in the country. The nation’s economic recovery will be intimately linked with the recovery of its oil and gas sector. Top executives at oil […]
Global Gas Production Set To Tumble In 2020
Global Gas Production Set To Tumble In 2020 Natural gas production, which was originally projected to grow in 2020, is now facing an estimated decline of 2.6 percent. Associated gas from oil fields is going to be hit hardest, with an expected decline of 5.5 percent compared to 2019 levels The biggest drop in associated […]
What’s Next For Big Oil?
What’s Next For Big Oil? The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant role to play in Big Oil’s shift towards cleaner energy. Three of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies are planning to become net-zero carbon emitters by 2050. Tech will not only help Big Oil become more efficient–it may turn out to […]
Off-Grid solar 101
Off-Grid solar 101 Going Off-Grid for electricity can be one of the biggest challenges you can face and also one of the most expensive. After doing a Geoff Lawton Permaculture design course in 2013 I learnt the secret to taking my family’s home off-grid in the city which I had been wanting to do for […]
‘Normal Is the Problem’
‘Normal Is the Problem’ So is normal’s idiot child, ‘the new normal.’ What we’ve made normal never was natural. Sharon Wilson is a fifth-generation Texan who drives around rural communities and takes pictures of oil and gas facilities with an infrared camera. The pictures make visible all the methane pollution that industry and governments pretend […]
Scientists’ warning on affluence
Scientists’ warning on affluence Abstract For over half a century, worldwide growth in affluence has continuously increased resource use and pollutant emissions far more rapidly than these have been reduced through better technology. The affluent citizens of the world are responsible for most environmental impacts and are central to any future prospect of retreating to […]
Update on the WTF Collapse of Demand for Gasoline, Jet Fuel, and Diesel
Update on the WTF Collapse of Demand for Gasoline, Jet Fuel, and Diesel No “V-shaped recovery back to normal.” Demand for gasoline collapsed in a stunning and historic manner, starting in mid-March when the measures to slow down the spread of the pandemic took effect, when working from home became the new thing, and when […]
U.S. Oil Dominance Is Coming To An End
U.S. Oil Dominance Is Coming To An End U.S.’ energy dominance agenda is dead as the country’s shale industry is looking at a steep production decline. The U.S. tight oil or shale rig count has fallen 69% this year from 539 in mid-March to 165 last week. U.S. oil import dependence is set to grow […]
Vatican Asks Catholics to Ditch Fossil Fuel Investments
Vatican Asks Catholics to Ditch Fossil Fuel Investments The Vatican urged Catholics to closely consider where they invest their money and to take a close look at the environmental impact of the companies they may be shareholders in, as Reuters reported. Pope Francis has frequently criticized wanton greed that has led to environmental degradation and a climate crisis that […]
The International Energy Agency has Joined the Conspiracy Against the World
The International Energy Agency has Joined the Conspiracy Against the World The International Energy Agency has joined the conspiracy outlining a $3 trillion plan to restart the global economy while cutting greenhouse gas emissions, saying that governments have a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to create jobs while decarbonizing infrastructure. Their highly questionable economist Fatih Birol has suddenly come out […]
The U.S. May Soon Have the World’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plants
The U.S. May Soon Have the World’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plants Preface. This is nuts. Sea level rise threatens many nuclear power plants and drought has shut plants down since they need cooling to operate. As nuclear reactor age, they require more intensive monitoring and preventive maintenance to operate safely. But reactor owners have not […]
