A client meeting yesterday on shale gas monetization began interestingly with questions on coal’s future. Cheap natural gas and sluggish economic recovery are making it difficult for coal to be a competitive fuel for power in North America. Overseas, Europe continues to suffer from economic weakness and uncertainty, while emerging economies such as China and […]
The shale gas weekend
Shale gas seems to be the flavor of this weekend wherever one looks. If the Wall Steet Journal did an editorial defending fracking, the New York Times continued its superb Drilling Down series on shale gas with a piece questioning if the industry was another bubble in the making. The WSJ editorial was a great […]
U.S. as a Natural Gas Exporter?
It’s a far cry from the situation five years ago when oil and gas majors were scrambling to build LNG import terminals in the U.S. But a lot has changed in the past five years with the shale gas revolution. So today companies are exploring terminals to export gas from the U.S. Notwithstanding the promoters’ […]
No energy is more expensive than no energy
Homi Bhabha, the architect of India’s nuclear industry, reportedly once declared that no form of energy was more expensive than having no energy. Consumers in the developing world without (or at the margins of) access to electricity can empathize with that sentiment. Renewable power technologies are becoming cheaper but several developing world consumers are “ignoring” […]
Cars for the masses
Today the Wall Street Journal published a great piece on efforts by leading automakers such as Honda, Nissan, and General Motors to develop cheap cars for China’s millions. These auto industry leaders are all collaborating with local, often state-owned Chinese companies to develop and produce cheap, small cars costing anywhere from $4,000 to $14,000. While pessimists […]
Geothermal energy in India
Thermax, a leading energy and environmental service firm in India, is partnering with Reykjavik Geothermal to develop power plants in India. A 3 MW pilot project in Ladakh has been planned. This deal is in alignment with similar deals Thermal has executed on in the recent past, seeking to strengthen its position as a supplier […]
Geothermal’s resurgence
The Wall Street Journal published today a good review of geothermal energy, which, “spurred by new technology and government funds, is enjoying a resurgence.”
ADI Analytics opens first office
ADI Analytics officially opens the doors of its first office. Our new office is in the Energy Corridor in Houston, at 14521 Old Katy Rd, Ste 374, Houston, TX 77079. We’ve grown enough since opening our business last year that we’re now in our own space. As ADI’s clients are growing to appreciate the breadth […]
China is the New Energy Dragon
It’s official. China is the world’s largest consumer of energy. This happened a lot sooner — at least five years — than projected thanks to the disproportionate impact of the Great Recession on the U.S. relative to China. More significantly, this is an inexorable phenomenon as the IEA announcement notes: Since 2000, China’s energy demand […]
If China is the “green giant,” how far behind can India be?
If China is the “green giant,” how far behind can India be? A recent story documents how companies are trying to develop technologies, plants, and businesses that convert rice husk into power, recycle electronic waste, commission green data centers, consolidate wind and solar power, and mass produce electric cars. Unlike China where its government is […]
