Articles by Jodi Delapaz

World energy consumption is projected to increase by 48 percent over the next three decades, led by strong increases in the developing world  especially in Asia  according to the Energy Information Administrations (EIAs) International Energy Outlook 2016. The IE

The Energy Department says its Better Buildings Challenge has resulted in energy cost savings exceeding $1.3 billion since its inception in late 2011, avoiding 100 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The initiative endeavors to improve the efficiency of American commercial

To complement the Better Buildings Challenge, partners who are working on broad, portfolio-wide strategies can engage in another DOE program called Better Buildings Accelerators. The accelerators are collaborative networks designed to advance specific innovative policies and approa

The solar industry recently launched the #MillionSolarStrong campaign to celebrate the now more than 1 million solar systems installed in the U.S. Together, these systems supply enough electricity to power the entire state of Pennsylvania, says the Solar Energy Industries Assoc

Since 2009, the Agriculture Department (USDA) has helped thousands of small rural businesses, farmers and ranchers transition from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a recent blog post.

Hydraulic fracturing, or àfracking,à has been called àunconventionalà for decades, but over the past 10 years, it has become the technique by which most natural gas is produced in the U.S. Currently fracking accounts for about two-thirds of the total

- During the first three months of 2016, renewable sources such as wind, solar, biomass and hydropower outpaced natural gas, coal and other traditional sources for new electrical generating capacity placed into service, according to the recent Energy Infrastructure Update f

A limited number of ships designed to transport large quantities of propane over long distances are able to pass through the current Panama Canal. To cut voyage times and costs within the constraints imposed by the existing Panama Canal locks, market participants use ship-to-ship t

Advanced Rail Energy Storages (ARES) commercial-scale gravity-based rail energy storage project has been granted a right-of-way lease by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) after an Environmental Assessment and Biological Opinion found the project would have no

Senate Energy Committee chair Lisa Murkowski called for her colleagues in Congress to take advantage of the current low-price environment surrounding oil and gas development and pass reforms to boost energy production and provide economic benefits across the country.