Energy and Sustainability: Exploring New Narratives
The European Commission will host a workshop in Brussels on April 20, 2017 to examine ‘New Narratives of Energy and Sustainability’. You’re invited.
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Electric car boom threatened by resource scarcity?
Is the ‘unstoppable force’ of electric car growth on a collision course with the ‘unmovable object’ of resource constraints?
Read moreElectric cars and renewable energy: a 21st century dilemma?
It is commonly assumed that the growth of electric cars and of renewable energy go hand-in-hand. That may not be exactly so.
Read moreChina-Germany: the rise of a global manufacturing duopoly
China has now become Germany’s largest trading partner, a logical step reflecting the increasing hold of the two countries over the world’s manufacturing capability.
Read moreThermodynamic model of oil depletion sparks controversy
A report on the world’s oil depletion problem published several years ago by an obscure association of anonymous consulting engineers and professional project managers is suddenly coming under fierce criticism.
Read moreThe stranding of Canada’s oil assets
Low oil prices and stricter environmental regulations are pushing energy companies and resource-rich governments to confront the possibility that some fossil-fuel resources will remain in the ground indefinitely. Once considered a safe bet, Canada’s oil sands look like a prime candidate for possible abandonment.
Read moreEU increasingly dependent on fossil fuel imports
Energy consumption in the European Union (EU) is below its 1990 level, but EU dependency on fossil fuel imports is on the rise, the EU’s statistical arm Eurostat announced last week.
Read moreWhatever its price, oil is not getting “cheaper”
Despite their efforts to cut costs over the past few years, oil majors have to spend more and more to develop a barrel of oil equivalent – a trend that is unlikely to be reversed anytime soon.
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