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U.S. Natural Gas Production Sets New Record High

R-Squared Energy

Today I delve into the data on natural gas production and consumption. Natural Gas Production The U.S. dominated global natural gas production until the 1980s, at which time it ceded the lead to Russia. and Russia as the world’s leading natural gas-producing region. In 2022, U.S.

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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. RRapier — Richard Meyer (@RichardMeyerDC) September 25, 2022. Tcf ( Source ).

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Four Reasons For Europe’s Record-Breaking Drop In Natural Gas Demand

Energy Central

WHAT HAS HAPPENED Natural gas consumption in OECD Europe fell by an estimated 13% in 2022, its steepest decline in absolute terms in history.

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What the natural gas industry is missing about the energy transition 

EDF + Business

The annual conference, hosted by Energy Dialogues, brings together natural gas interests to discuss where the industry is headed, with perspectives from policymakers and civil society. Speakers talked about natural gas as the solution to a trinity of critical energy challenges: emissions mitigation, energy poverty, and energy security.

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Europe's Crisis: Blame Green Energy Policy

Energy Central

The year 2022 was a year of energy disaster for Europe. Citizens and businesses suffered from astronomical prices for natural gas and electricity, sky-high home energy bills, shuttered industrial plants, and bankrupt companies. Originally published in Master Resource.

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Comment: Offshore wind needs to increase by 265% to meet govt targets

Envirotec Magazine

Average size is based on a 2022 National Grid ESO that assessed the impact the potential impact of a portfolio of 16 offshore proposed wind projects, with average capacity of 1.55 Pre-2022 installed offshore capacity is based on historic information obtained from National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios workbooks.

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'Spectacular growth': Europe's heat pump sales pass 20 million mark after record year

Business Green

Figures gathered by the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) suggest annual sales grew by 38 per cent in 2022, totalling around three million units and surpassing the record set in 2021 when heat pump sales rose 34 per cent. By comparison Germany, France, and Belgium have installed 5.75, 14.9 heat pumps per thousand homes respectively.

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