June 21st, 2024
Via E&E News, a report on the petroleum industry’s water crunch: Energy companies in the U.S. are searching for new ways to manage the water they use and produce along with crude oil. The U.S. oil industry has a double-edged problem: It’s running out of fresh water in one of the most productive U.S. regions […]
Read more »‘Floatovoltaic’ Solar Panels on Lakes Could Unlock Lots of Clean Energy
June 17th, 2024
Via Canary Media, an article on new research that finds that covering even a small portion of a lake or reservoir’s surface with floating solar panels could generate a significant amount of electricity: A reservoir is many things: a source of drinking water, a playground for swimmers, a refuge for migrating birds. But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not […]
Read more »June 10th, 2024
Via Mother Jones, a look at the fracking-related watergy crisis on the Colorado River: From the water, the White River canyon was a scene worthy of Ansel Adams. Swallows darted in and out of mud houses packed on the underside of the soaring sandstone cliffs. A lone elk wandered the hillside, while sheep noshed along the […]
Read more »Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow
June 3rd, 2024
Via the New York Times, a report on how lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change: In February, the United States did something that it had not done in many years — the country sent more electricity to Canada than it received […]
Read more »June 1st, 2024
Via Wired, an article on the impact that drought has had upon Ecuador’s power sector: Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice Ecuador is in trouble: Drought has shrunk its reservoirs, and its hydroelectric […]
Read more »Crude Awakening: Fast Rising Seas Threaten Global Oil Trade & Energy Security
May 23rd, 2024
Courtesy of China Water Risk, a look at how almost 2/3rds of global oil produced is shipped by sea but 12 of the Top 15 Tanker Terminals are impacted at just 1m of rising seas. CWR’s new report reveals why oil no longer provides energy security but instead threatens it CWR released a new report: “Crude […]
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