Category: Renewables Alternative Energy

Solar Cell and Microchip Costs Set to Decrease

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 9, 2011

Polysilicon prices have decreased to $33 per kilogram from $475 per kilogram just three years ago, reports Bloomberg.

Warnings from the IEA: Oil Price Increase and Irreversible Global Climate Change

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 9, 2011

Oil prices may shoot to $150 per barrel, and the IEA reports the world is already producing 80% of its "carbon budget." Change must happen.

More Important Than Europe: China and Rare Earths

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted November 9, 2011

So the moral of the story is this: Whatever China is talking about doing five years from now is 20% to 40% more valuable than what's actually happening in the rest of the world today.

Drilling for Oil Off the Coast of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 7, 2011

The new drilling program has been created to reduce U.S. oil imports one third by 2025.

Major Oil Discovery in Argentina

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 7, 2011

Repsol made its discovery in a huge shale oil deposit in the Vaca Muerta basin of Argentina's Neuquen province. The find is reported to have about 927 million barrels of recoverable oil and natural...

Incandescent Light Bulbs Will Soon Be Part of the Past

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 7, 2011

Both China and the U.S. are phasing out entirely high-wattage incandescent lights and will eventually place a ban on lower-wattage incandescent lights as well. However, some Americans say this ban...

Rare Earth Strategic Reserve on the Way?

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 6, 2011

As China begins to cut the world off from its rare earths, other methods of obtaining the resources are necessary.

Cuban Real Estate Opportunities

Written by Jeff Siegel
Posted November 6, 2011

Big changes are underway in Cuba, starting with the free trade of property.

Protestors Spurn International Pipeline

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 6, 2011

As TransCanada awaits the U.S. State Department's decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists fight back hard.

Chesapeake Energy's $3.4 Billion in Deals

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 3, 2011

Chesapeake Energy has announced two deals this week worth a total of about $3.4 billion.

Third Quarter Good for DTE and Spectra, but Not Duke

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 3, 2011

Energy company earnings reports for 3Q are trickling in, and some are better than others.

Top 250 Energy Companies

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 1, 2011

Platts released its ranking of the Top 250 Energy Companies, and some surprising companies are moving up the ladder quickly.