Annual Energy Outlook

TL;DR: Based on molecular and stable carbon isotopic composition of a total of 24 gas samples from five shale gas wells in the Fuling field, this paper analyzed the geochemical characteristics and gas origin.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used 5, 10, and 20MW wind turbines as upscaling data points and developed scaling trends such as loading, mass, and cost for wind turbines.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a rigorous and general discussion of heterogeneity and its implications for the economic assessment of electricity generating technologies, and introduce System LCOE as one way of comparing generation technologies economically.

TL;DR: In this paper, a panel data predictive regression model was used to examine the possibility of growth, conservative, feedback, or neutrality hypotheses for 135 countries, finding strong support for the neutrality hypothesis.

TL;DR: Improved understanding of the fate and transport of contaminants of concern and increased long-term monitoring and data dissemination will help effectively manage water-quality risks associated with unconventional gas industry today and in the future.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the results of a technical and economic feasibility analysis conducted for four hypothetical, centralized, large-scale hydrogen production plants based on this technology, including a single bed particle suspension system, a dual-bed particle suspension systems, a fixed panel array, and a tracking concentrator array.

TL;DR: The magnitude of this leakage was reassessed and it was found that in 2015, supply chain emissions were ∼60% higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inventory estimate, likely because existing inventory methods miss emissions released during abnormal operating conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present new core and outcrop data from 18 shale plays that reveal common types of shale fractures and their mineralization, orientation, and size patterns, and identify a need for further work in this field and on the role of natural fractures generally.