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Why Natural Gas Prices Quadrupled In Two Years

R-Squared Energy

natural gas production, I engaged in a Twitter discussion on the causes of the natural gas price surge over the past two years. The largest contributor to higher natural gas demand has been US power generation. What ensued was a discussion of the influences in the natural gas markets in recent years.

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Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand?

GreenBiz

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? It is energy-efficient, abundant and an environmentally friendly alternative to natural gas. Clean hydrogen could cut greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel by up to 34 percent, reported Bloomberg New Energy Finance. . Arlene Karidis. Wed, 07/15/2020 - 01:00.

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Fossil Freeze: Deadly Texas Catastrophe Shows How Natural Gas Systems Can Fail when Demand Spikes

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 16 mins As temperatures across Texas plunged in mid-February, memes showing frozen wind turbines — some including misleading photos from Europe in 2015 — spread rapidly on social media. Tags: texas Rick Perry natural gas pipelines extreme weather

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How this organizer is fighting the liquefied natural gas industry where she lives

Grist

energy mix is heavily reliant on natural gas. has also become the world’s leading exporter of natural gas , building out extensive infrastructure to convert the fuel into a form that’s easier to store and transport — liquefied natural gas, or LNG — and ship it to markets in Europe.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% in 2023, less than the 2.4%

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Charting the Dramatic Fall of Coal in the U.S. Energy Mix

R-Squared Energy

One area that has experience significant upheaval is the consumption patterns of coal, natural gas, and renewables. Natural gas consumption was also substantial at 23.3 By 2005, natural gas consumption stood at 22.7 Coal Natural Gas Renewables 2000 to 2023. Natural gas consumption reached 32.6

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California’s Big 2021 Grid Reliability Decision: Expand Supply or Manage Demand?

GreenTechMedia

California is facing a major decision under a tight deadline — whether it should push for large-scale power plants and batteries to prevent a repeat of its August 2020 rolling blackouts this coming summer, or turn to behind-the-meter resources like batteries and demand response. Growing demand for expanding demand response.

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