Financial risk
S&P said in May: “We believe that a decision to go ahead on the Hinkley Point C nuclear newbuild would likely lead to a one-notch rating downgrade given the embedded high execution risks and significant investment needs.”
UK Nuclear Analysis: Hinkley Point C - An uncertain gateway for new nuclear
If Hinkley Point C proceeds, it points to a future UK generation mix heavily reliant on fixed-cost generation and provides a bleak outlook for gas-fired operators, CCS and new forms of renewables like tidal power.
Morning Agenda: Footing the Bill, Footing the Bill, Footing the Bill
Disputes abound over who is going to foot the bill over a series of issues: public infrastructure, public pensions and luxury real estate in Manhattan.
The United States is both a major importer and exporter of motor gasoline
(Mon, 19 Sep 2016) The United States simultaneously imports and exports gasoline because of regional differences in gasoline supply and demand balances. The two regions with the largest supply and demand imbalances are the East Coast, which imported 581,000 barrels per day (b/d) of gasoline in 2015, and the Gulf Coast, which exported 551,000 b/d of gasoline in 2015.
Southern California Daily Energy Report
(Mon, 19 Sep 2016) EIA?s Southern California Daily Energy Report shows how electricity and natural gas are being managed in Southern California following the discovery of the leak at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility in October 2015.
Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges and Ports
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and many economists support investing billions in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure, but paying for it won’t be simple.
America’s Infrastructure Is Getting Worse
In one of the few things they agree on, both Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton have said they would spend billions more on America’s aging roads, bridges, hospitals, schools and public transportation systems.
A Two-Mile Beer Pipeline Carries Belgium’s Lifeblood to Be Bottled
One of Belgium’s oldest breweries, in the narrow streets of medieval Bruges, solved a transportation problem and a avoided a move from the city center.
Sewage Overflow Again Fouls Tampa Bay After Storm
Rainfall from Hurricane Hermine added to the strain already being faced by aging wastewater treatment facilities along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
Steel slowdown curbs scrap enthusiasm in US
An American scrap trader was cleaning out his garage earlier this summer. Nicholas Tolomeo explains.