Solar shines on US heat wave, near-record peakload
Cal-ISO was expected to break a more than decade-long peakload record September 1 as a heat wave sat over the region, but solar changed the game.
Venezuela’s oil output continues to fall as PDVSA fritters away money: Fuel for Thought
Despite the billions of dollars that have flowed into Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA in recent years, crude oil and refining output continues to languish. It is not lack of investment hindering growth, though.
Coal plants installed mercury controls to meet compliance deadlines
(Mon, 18 Sep 2017) Based on data recently published in EIAâs preliminary annual electric generator survey, several coal-fired electricity generators in the United States installed mercury control equipment using activated carbon injection systems just prior to compliance deadlines.
‘September US scrap collapses to sideways’: How can this be?
In 1968 there was an American college football game in which Harvard, an underdog entering the game, scored 16 points in the final 42 seconds to miraculously tie Yale 29-29. This sounds familiar to US scrap dealers.
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma lead to higher gasoline prices in Florida
(Fri, 15 Sep 2017) Hurricane Irma significantly disrupted gasoline markets in Florida, first by prompting increased demand and then by disrupting the supply chain needed to deliver the fuel.
EIA's International Energy Outlook 2017 will be released this morning
(Thu, 14 Sep 2017) The U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest <em>International Energy Outlook 2017</em> (IEO2017) will be released today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Highlights from IEO2017 will be webcast live by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
International Energy Outlook 2017
(Thu, 14 Sep 2017) World energy consumption is projected to increase by 28% by 2040, according to the International Energy Outlook 2017. Most of the worldâs growth is projected to take place in countries outside the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). China, India, and the other non-OECD Asia nations alone account for more than 60% of the projected increase in world energy demand.
Hurricane Harvey caused electric system outages and affected wind generation in Texas
(Wed, 13 Sep 2017) Hurricane Harvey caused substantial electricity outages, as power plants and transmission infrastructureâparticularly in south Texas and along the Gulf Coastâwere affected by high winds and significant flooding.
September crude imports at LOOP up 10% from average following Harvey: In The LOOP
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port continues to experience a surge in crude oil imports more than two weeks after Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast and prevented ports in that state from receiving crude for days.
U.S. primary aluminum production remains low despite slow increase in prices
(Tue, 12 Sep 2017) Since January 2015, the production of primary aluminum in the United States has fallen by more than 50%. The United States consistently produced about 140,000 metric tons of aluminum each month until mid-2015, when output slowed significantly.