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EIA: U.S. green electricity generation reaches 14.3% in the first half 2014
Renewable energy sources, including biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind provided 14.3% of net U.S. electricity generation the first six months of 2014, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information (EIA) in its latest "Electric Power Monthly" report.
read more... 28/08/2014
Daily: Brent crude rallies to nine-month high on Iraq supply disruption concerns
Brent crude oil rocketed to a nine-month high on Wednesday supported by concerns about potential supply disruptions due to turmoil in Iraq, while U.S. crude dropped after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed domestic crude stockpiles declined much less than the industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) had reported.
read more... 19/06/2014
USA: Coal production at lowest level in 20 years
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), coal production in the USA plunged to its lowest level in 20 years, totaling 996 million short tons at the end of 2013, or a 2% decrease compared to 2012 levels. It is the first time in 20 years that annual coal production was below 1 billion short tons.
read more... 12/02/2014
EIA: U.S. crude oil output to hit an unprecedented high of 9.5 million bpd
U.S. oil production is expected to hit an unprecedented high by 2016, with 9.5 million barrels per day, near the all-time high set in the boom of 1970, according to the Annual Energy Outlook, released by U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
read more... 17/12/2013
U.S. installed 930 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity in Q3 of 2013
According to a report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in the third quarter of this year something like 930MW of new PV capacity was installed, a 20% increase in comparison to the previous quarter, when it registered 832 MW of solar PV, and a 35% jump in comparison to the same period in 2012, with more than 400,000 solar power installations in place throughout the country.
read more... 11/12/2013