U.s. energy

Historic Shift: U.S. Energy Production Outpaced Consumption in 2019, EIA Says

Energy hasn’t felt this groundbreakingly productive since Elvis Presley was electrifying audiences with “All Shook Up.”

Crude Oil

U.S. Crude Oil Production Decreases Last Week: EIA

U.S. crude oil production decreased during the week ending April 17, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said Wednesday.

Nuclear Fuel

Trump Officials Eye Blocking Uranium from Russia, China to help U.S. Nuclear Industry

Trump administration officials on Thursday recommended granting U.S. energy regulators the ability to block imports of nuclear fuel from Russia and China and de…

Oil Price

Oil Rises Amid Hopes for Quick Decline in U.S. Shale Output

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday after the main U.S. energy forecasting agency predicted shale output in the world's biggest crude producer would fall by…

Solar Power Plant

Chart Shows Rise in Wind, Solar; Overall Drop in Energy Use in The US

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s latest annual energy flow chart suggests that in 2019, for the second year in a row, wind and solar made up the larges…

Oil Shale

Is U.S. Energy Dominance Coming To An End?

America’s era of “energy dominance” was brief.

Oil Shale

The Dream Of U.S. Energy Independence Is Dying Along With The Shale Revolution

It was a revolution; a game-changer.

EIA: Wind, Solar PV will Outpace U.S. Gas-Fired Capacity Additions in 2020

The majority of new electric generation capacity being brought online this year will come from solar and wind projects, according to the U.S. Energy Information…

Energy storage technology

U.S. Department of Energy Launches Energy Storage Grand Challenge

U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette announced the launch of the Energy Storage Grand Challenge, a comprehensive program to accelerate the development, commerc…

Emerson Launches Walk-In Condensing Units Meeting New U.S. Energy-Efficiency Rules

As a manufacturer of condensing units for a wide range of refrigeration applications, we have certified our walk-in cooler condensing units meet the DOE’s mini…

U.S. Energy Consumption Suffered A Noticeable Hit By Economic Slowdown

U.S. manufacturers and freight hauliers were hit last year by the sharpest slowdown since the 2008/09 recession and it filtered through into a noticeable dip in…

Coal Mine

U.S. Coal Production Employment has Fallen 42% Since 2011

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Coal Report shows that coal mining employment has declined in the past decade as coal demand has decr…

The Technical Path to Zero Carbon

I base that prediction on U.S. energy consumption patterns over the last 30 years as well as the prospect for achieving major gains in energy efficiency moving …

Nuclear Fuel

Nuclear Waste Bill Gains Traction in the House

The full U.S. Energy and Commerce Committee amended the May 2019-introduced “Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019” by voice vote on Nov. 20.

Shale Gas

Global Markets are “Awash” in Crude Thanks to the Surge in U.S. Oil Output, Rick Perry Said

Global markets are “awash” in crude thanks to the surge in U.S. oil output, and the boom looks set to continue, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said in a Blo…