Ken Silverstein, Author at Environment+Energy Leader

Coal Will Nosedive by 2050 While Wind and Solar Shoot Up, Benefiting Companies

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

The latest data from the Energy Information Administration doesn't look good for coal. In the most likely scenario, coal provides 5% of the electric portfolio, while wind and solar make up 55%.

Delta Suit Puts Carbon Offset Program Under the Spotlight

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

The lawsuit says the claim of carbon neutrality is “false and misleading," but the airline disagrees with the accusation.

What EPA’s New Rule for Power Plants Means to Commercial and Industrial Users

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

While the coal and natural gas industries will fight this proposed rule, the corporate sector has either been eager to move to renewables or resigned to it. For companies with net-zero goals, it may make their transition smoother and inevitable.

DOW on Route to Making Chemicals Using Small Modular Reactors

May 25, 2023May 25, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

When Dow and X-energy inked an agreement to develop an advanced nuclear reactor at one of Dow’s sites along the Gulf Coast, it was a big deal – a technology the two will license to other industrial customers.

Climate Negotiators To Focus on Renewables and Rainforests

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

Climate negotiators are aiming for net zero by 2050, requiring a tripling of renewable energy by 2030. They will take up the issue at this year's climate conference in Bonn, Germany, where the plight of the rainforest nations will also take center stage.

ABB Partners to Build an Offshore Wind Farm to Create Green Hydrogen

May 18, 2023May 18, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

The ABB Energy Industries is driving the move toward renewable hydrogen with an offshore wind project: SoutH2Port – a project that has two key hurdles, which include the cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar and building offshore wind farms.

Brattle Group Finds Virtual Power Plants as Reliable as Conventional Ones

May 16, 2023May 17, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

According to the Brattle Group, which prepared a study for Google, a virtual power plant (VPP) is as reliable as a conventional one, costing 40% to 60% of alternatives.

High LNG Demand Puts Samsung Heavy Industries on a Roll

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

Samsung Heavy Industries is on a roll, having netted roughly $12 billion in sales in 2021 and $9.4 billion in 2022 — the same goal for 2023. Asia and Europe are thirsty for the liquefied natural gas its ships carry, mainly because their domestic manufacturers are paying high prices for natural gas.

LG Energy Solution Capitalizes on Battery Storage Demand

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

Most people know about battery storage -- the devices that store and release energy for shorter spurts of time. As for LG Energy Solution, it is opening up a huge battery plant in Arizona in 2025.

Bloom Energy’s Fuel Cells Serving Commercial and Industrial Enterprises

May 4, 2023May 9, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

The Bloom Energy servers today run primarily on natural gas or biogas as a fuel. But they can also run on renewable hydrogen, meaning wind and solar power could split the hydrogen and oxygen. There would then be no fossil fuel impact.

Can European Industry Wean Itself From Russian Natural Gas?

May 2, 2023April 25, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

McKinsey & Company says European industrials reduced their demand by 25 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But it adds that China and India could replace that by consuming 35 billion cubic meters, which they get at a discount.

Wärtsilä Is Bringing Battery Storage And Backup Power to Market

April 26, 2023April 20, 2023 by Ken Silverstein

Wärtsilä provides battery storage and fast-starting natural gas units to provide energy security — the go-to sources when the wind is not blowing, or the sun is not shining.

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