Start-ups with creative business models are beating multinationals to the punch in powering lights for the global 1 billion living off-grid, according to Lux Research
The global gas revolution is poised to significantly raise bills for Australian households and some gas-using businesses, but government should resist calls to intervene to keep prices low, according to …
The blackout in July 2012 that cut power to hundreds of millions of Indian households and businesses offered a stark reminder of the deep challenges facing India's energy sector.
On-site generation technologies need cost reductions of up to 50 per cent: Rising electricity rates or carbon pricing can help, but onsite generation like solar, wind, biomass and fuel cells …
The new analysis, "The Hidden Costs of Electricity: Comparing the Hidden Costs of Power Generation Fuels," is available online on the Civil Society Institute website. Six fuels used to generate …
Community and residential energy storage systems are sited at the "end of the line" on the grid. These systems are typically much smaller than utility-scale or bulk energy storage and …
Black & Veatch's sixth annual Strategic Directions in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry Report shows that the electric utility industry is starting to change how it operates. Factors ranging from …
Access to affordable modern energy services may not be a Millennium Development Goal (MDG) but without it, sustainable development, indeed the MDGs themselves, cannot be achieved. Yet energy access remains …
Industry and buildings account for over 70 per cent of total commercial energy consumption and 85 per cent of electricity consumption in Asia. Yet ADB support to manage energy consumption …
Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 per cent between 2009 and 2010, according to new research published by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower …