Italy Gives Xi, and China’s Vast Infrastructure Project, a Royal Welcome
Italy would become the first Group of 7 nation to officially join China’s vast One Belt One Road project on Saturday, a sign of Beijing’s growing influence.
Despite closures, U.S. nuclear electricity generation in 2018 surpassed its previous peak
(Thu, 21 Mar 2019) Electricity generation from U.S. nuclear power plants totaled 807.1 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2018, slightly more than the previous peak of 807.0 million MWh in 2010, based on preliminary annual data. Although several nuclear power plants have closed since 2010, a combination of added capacity through uprates and shorter refueling and maintenance cycles allowed the remaining nuclear power plants to produce more electricity. In the near future, however, EIA expects that U.S. nuclear power output will decline.
EIA projects U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions will remain near current level through 2050
(Wed, 20 Mar 2019) Carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. energy consumption will remain near current levels through 2050, according to projections in EIAâs <em>Annual Energy Outlook 2019</em>. The AEO2019 Reference case, which reflects no changes to current laws and regulations and extends current trends in technology, projects that U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will be 5,019 million metric tons in 2050, or 4% below their 2018 value, as emissions associated with coal and petroleum consumption fall and emissions from natural gas consumption rise.
Like ‘House Arrest’: Flooded Roads and Swamped Bridges Strand Nebraskans
Water levels receded from record floods, but damaged roads and destroyed bridges have left many in the Midwest struggling to get to work or the grocery store.
U.S. renewable electricity generation has doubled since 2008
(Tue, 19 Mar 2019) Renewable generation provided a new record of 742 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity in 2018, nearly double the 382 million MWh produced in 2008. Renewables provided 17.6% of electricity generation in the United States in 2018.
A Forgotten Italian Port Could Become a Chinese Gateway to Europe
Despite American objections, Italy is set to become the first Group of 7 nation to participate in Beijing’s vast One Belt, One Road infrastructure project.
What Democrats Need to Know to Win in Rural America
The G.O.P. under President Trump has given liberals an opening in places like Iowa. But they need to know how to speak to voters here.
State Energy Data System: Distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, and kerosene through 2017
(Fri, 15 Mar 2019) Annual state-level estimates of consumption, prices, and expenditures for distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, and kerosene through 2017.
U.S. Gulf Coast refinery demand for hydrogen increasingly met by merchant suppliers
(Fri, 15 Mar 2019) Petroleum refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast increasingly rely on merchant suppliers, rather than their own production, to provide the hydrogen used to reduce the sulfur content of fuel. As global demand for distillate fuel oil has increased and sulfur content regulations have become more stringent, refineries have needed to use more hydrogen. Hydrogen demand is expected to continue to rise as International Maritime Organization regulations that limit the sulfur content in marine fuels take effect on January 1, 2020.
At Least Five Killed in Pedestrian Bridge Collapse in Mumbai
A pedestrian bridge connecting a train station with a road collapsed in Mumbai on Thursday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 30, police said.