Less Talk, More Action on Hudson Rail Tunnels, Before It’s Too Late
The tunnels that carry trains for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit have been decaying for years, and no one knows quite when they will be fixed.
EU wholesale power prices: facing structural collapse or cyclical recovery?
We explore a key question that emerged from Platts' recent European power conference: is Europe's wholesale
power price collapse structural, or could central plant closures prompt a post 2020 recovery?
EIA?s Annual Energy Outlook is a projection, not a prediction
(Tue, 17 May 2016) The U.S. Energy Information Administration provides a long-term outlook for energy supply, demand, and prices in its Annual Energy Outlook (AEO). This outlook is centered on the Reference case, which is not a prediction of what will happen, but rather a modeled projection of what might happen given certain assumptions and methodologies. Today, EIA released an annotated summary of the AEO2016 Reference Case?which includes the Clean Power Plan?and a side case without the Clean Power Plan.
AEO2016 Early Release: Summary of Two Cases
(Tue, 17 May 2016) This release is an annotated PowerPoint summary and the data for two cases from the Annual Energy Outlook 2016. The cases released today are the Reference case, which includes one possible implementation of the final Clean Power Plan (CPP) rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency, and a No-CPP case, which assumes that the CPP rule is not implemented. Both cases show substantially more growth in electricity generation from wind and solar energy than EIA's previous projections.
2012 CBECS consumption and expenditures, detailed tables, and public use microdata
(Tue, 17 May 2016) With this release, the CBECS consumption and expenditures data is complete. The 2012 CBECS consumption and expenditures detailed tables are comprised of Tables C1-C38, which cover overall electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and district heat consumption, and tables E1-E11, which disaggregate the same energy sources by end use (heating, cooling, lighting, etc.). All of the detailed tables contain extensive row categories of building characteristics.
US refiners feel the pinch of Renewable Fuel Standard costs
Smaller US refiners unable to blend their own gasoline are facing higher RIN costs which are eating into refinery operating costs.
Price for a Green Card: $500,000 Stadium Stake
A Major League Soccer franchise owner is promoting a federal program that benefits those who contribute at least $500,000 to infrastructure projects.
Projected growth in CO2 emissions driven by countries outside the OECD
(Mon, 16 May 2016) Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are projected to increase by one-third between 2012 and 2040 in EIA's International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016) Reference case, largely driven by increased energy use in countries outside of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The continuing increase in total emissions occurs despite a moderate decrease in the carbon intensity (CO2 per unit of energy) of the global energy supply.
Platts Crude Oil Summit: Debunking the myths
Following the Platts Global Crude Oil Summit in London, Paul Hickin debunks some oil market myths with an affectionate nod to Monty Python.
Key themes from the Q1 Platts Global Polyolefin Outlook
Platts analysts discuss the effects of the Middle East feedstock price changes at the end of 2015-early 2016 on the petrochemicals markets in 2016.