Utilities
S&P 500 Implied Volatility Briefly Surpassed That of Crude Oil in February
Source: Chicago Board of Options Exchange, compiled by Bloomberg, L.P. For four consecutive days in early February, stock market implied volatility surpassed crude oil price volatility for the first time since 2008. The VIX, a...
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U.S. Coal Hasn’t Set Aside Enough Money to Clean Up Its Mines
As the US coal industry winds down, does it have enough money set aside to clean up the vast pits, walls and broken mountains left behind? A Climate Home News investigation has found the answer...
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U.S. Crude Oil Exports Increased and Reached More Destinations in 2019
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Annual, Petroleum Supply Monthly U.S. crude oil exports grew to an average of 1.1 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2017, the second full year since restrictions on crude...
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China’s Green Energy Revolution Has Saved the Country from Catastrophic Dependence on Fossil Fuel Imports
China’s shift to green energy has made a huge contribution to reducing the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuels, write researchers John A. Mathews and Xin Huang. But for China’s renewables revolution,...
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Canada’s Pipeline Challenges Will Force More Tar Sands Oil to Move by Rail
The Motley Fool has been advising investors on “How to Profit From the Re-Emergence of Canada’s Crude-by-Rail Strategy.” But what makes transporting Canadian crude oil by rail attractive to investors? According to the Motley Fool, the reason is...
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From Coolants to a Carbon-Constrained World
“It’s really essential for the nuclear sector, an industry that is struggling in the current economic climate, to incorporate lessons from other industries that successfully create, design, build, and distribute technology,” says...
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Solar Plants Typically Install More Panel Capacity Relative to Their Inverter Capacity
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Electric Generators Report, 2016 A solar photovoltaic (PV) system’s panel capacity is often reported in direct current (DC), while operating capacity in the United States is...
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Natural Gas Is Under Attack
Natural gas has been billed as the key “bridge fuel” that will help the energy transition, replacing coal while buying time for renewable energy to scale up. However, even as gas is...
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Changes to Focus on Clean Energy: Tougher Than It Looks
Science has told us that we must reduce carbon emissions if climate change is to be kept below acceptable limits. The transition has led us in many new directions. Most politicians outside...
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The United States Exported More Natural Gas Than It Imported in 2017
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly The United States exported more natural gas than it imported in 2017, marking the first time since 1957 that the United States has been a net...
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