Wholesale electricity prices are in what appears to be a long-term downward spiral, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Prices across the country were down in 2012,…
Supply Chains
Regulatory uncertainty over the rules for disposing of coal ash has stalled ash recycling in the U.S. and kept levels below those reported in 2008 for a third consecutive year,…
Once upon a time, nuclear power was clearly leading the race for the generating technology that would supplant King Coal. In the 1960s and 1970s, nuclear was at the head…
Domestic competition is coming to the U.S. market for enriched uranium reactor fuel, with one competitor to what had been the only American firm making separative work units (SWUs) expanding…
Rare earth minerals may continue to be potential weak links in the supply chain for many advanced energy technologies, including wind turbines, motors in electric vehicles, superconductors, and smart grid…
Further good news for electric utility fuel buyers comes along with low prices for coal and natural gas. Developments in the uranium market are likely to mean stable and low…
For many, the phrase “U.S. energy security” implies “energy imports.” The energy policy horizon for the past 40 years has been dominated by an overhanging fear that this country is…
The World Trade Organization (WTO) could soon take up a formal complaint that the U.S., Japan, and the European Union filed in mid-March against China’s near monopoly over the minerals…
As the resource gets increased and more sophisticated scrutiny, natural gas from shale looks increasingly like a revolutionary force in energy markets. Most recently, the Washington-based environmental and energy think…
Solar power generation is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. This year, shipments of solar modules globally will exceed 7.8 gigawatts. Taking an average output of 200…