Week in review – energy edition

by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.

Don’t blame renewable energy for killing the coal industry [link]
Oregon becomes the first state in the nation to officially ban coal power [link] …
The big Ivanpah solar plant in California may be forced to shut down. Not delivering the electricity promised: [link]
Venezuela To Shut Down For A Week To Cope With Electricity Crisis[link]
Global offshore drilling market expected to grow $11 billion by 2020 [link]
The Myth Of Expensive Nuclear Power — [link]
Wow, America gets a lot of electricity from wind these days [link]
Power crisis looms in Uttarakand as mild winter& less snow reduce water needed for hydropower [link]
Is nuclear power our energy future — or a dinosaur in a death spiral? [link]
Great blog from @mattfinch00 @ECIU_UK on #EnergyStorage ‘Storing up trouble for the establishment’  [link]
Concentrated #Solar Power is the greatest energy technology you have probably never heard of [link]
Economist:  The world’s climate emissions have stabilized [link]
India’s looming energy crisis [link]
Stop wasting time: create a long term solution for nuclear waste [link]
Energy and the 2016 Presidential primaries [link]
The flaw of zero energy buildings without energy storage [link]
New England’s Emissions Rise as Vermont Yankee Nuclear Shuts [link]
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