Energy and Capital Archives

New Battery Technology Makes Solar Competitive

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 20, 2013

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is funding Ecoult's development of renewable energy storage solutions...

U.S. Nuclear Industry Faces New Regulations

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 20, 2013

An NRC ruling requires that updates be made to the ventilation systems of 31 reactors, but the decision for filtered vents -- ones that lessened the Fukushima crisis -- was delayed...

Flammable Ice Investing

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted March 19, 2013

A new discovery in Japan could lead to one of the biggest natural gas finds ever recorded...And the extraction method could be bigger than fracking.

China Cutting Solar Subsidies

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 19, 2013

Last year, solar companies in the U.S. and Europe underwent consolidation. Now China's companies are experiencing it, and they're far from prepared...

UK Backs Fracking Plans

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 19, 2013

A new report from the Grantham Institute recommends the UK use shale gas to cut emissions, but it warns against natural gas dependency...

Saudi Shale Explosion

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 19, 2013

Saudi Arabian officials have announced the nation plans to drill seven test wells for shale gas this year in an effort to supply the increasing domestic demand...

UK Nuclear Power Boom

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 19, 2013

British energy minister Edward Davey approved a new UK power plant, and the plant could create as many as 25,000 jobs...

China Wind Power Growth

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 19, 2013

Is wind making a bigger impact than coal in China?

Williston Basin Oil

Written by Keith Kohl
Posted March 18, 2013

Keith Kohl shows investors why the Williston Basin is about to lead the United States in the next leg of its oil boom.

Russia Fracking Soviet Oil Fields

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 18, 2013

Russia has been using fracking for years, but by incorporating horizontal drilling, companies have realized they can draw more oil from old wells...

Bluegrass Natural Gas Pipeline Approved

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 18, 2013

Williams (NYSE: WMB) and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (NYSE: BWP) are teaming up to build the Bluegrass Pipeline, which will stretch from the Marcellus shale to the Gulf Coast...

U.S. Natural Gas Heading to Japan

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted March 18, 2013

If Japan decides to join a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, it could open up huge economic benefits...including easy access to U.S. LNG.