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Fossil fuel demand to peak this decade: IEA chief in FT

September 12, 2023

Via: Phys.org

World demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade for the first time as the use of cleaner energy and electric cars accelerates, the International Energy Agency’s chief wrote Tuesday in the Financial Times. The IEA’s […]


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House Republicans Seek New Restrictions on Use of Oil Stockpile

January 30, 2023

Via: Transport Topics

For the second time this January, House Republicans have advanced a measure to restrict presidential use of the nation’s emergency oil stockpile — a proposal that has already drawn a White House veto threat. A GOP bill approved Jan. 27 […]


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Renewables To Overtake Coal In Electricity Production In 2027

January 13, 2023

Via: Electronics Weekly

As this infographic shows, global use of coal for electricity generation outweighed that of renewables by 8%. By 2027, this is predicted to flip, with renewables accounting for 38% of global electricity production compared to 30 percent from coal. The […]


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Fleet of US coal power stations coverted to solar and batteries

November 18, 2021

Via: Electronics Weekly

The sites were aquired by a Texas company called Vista in 2018, and coal burning is being terminated for a variety of reasons including running costs and legal decision over pollution. While ~4GW of capacity is being removed, 300MW solar […]


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Gas Shortage Forces Power Plants to Switch to Oil, Boosting Demand

October 14, 2021

Via: The Wall Street Journal

Soaring natural-gas and coal prices are pressuring power-generation companies and manufacturers to switch to using oil, a trend that could add half a million barrels a day to global demand, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. In its monthly market […]