According to the EIA The U.S. industrial sector was responsible for more than 30% of total U.S. energy consumption in 2011. While the term ‘industrial sector’ may sound remote to the general public, its impact on daily life is highlighted by the wide range of industrial activities represented by the products and equipment found at a local supermarket.
EIA: What’s New
Industries consumed Over 30% of U.S. Energy
September 25, 2012 by ·
Salt caverns account for 23% of U.S. underground natural gas storage daily deliverability
September 22, 2011 by ·
(Thu, 22 Sep 2011) The U.S. has three primary types of underground natural gas storage facilities: depleted fields, aquifers, and salt caverns. Depleted natural gas fields provide by far the largest share of natural gas storage capacity and together with aquifer storage are used primarily to meet seasonal delivery needs. Most new storage facilities built since 2007 have been salt caverns.
EIA: What’s New
Clean Energy Trust Receives $1.05 Million U.S. Department of Energy Grant; Organization Looks to Create Clean Energy …
September 21, 2010 by ·
CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Clean Energy Trust has received a .05 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help transfer research from Illinois’ world-class universities and science labs into clean energy
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Offshore Power: Building Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. Waters
August 27, 2010 by ·
As the United States seeks ways to meet the ever-increasing power needs of its large coastal population areas, there’s a growing focus on the plentiful renewable energy resources located just offshore.
In their new book, energy experts Markian Melnyk and Robert Andersen outline the important new offshore options available to a nation on the threshold of a green revolution. The experience gained by early offshore oil and gas prospectors, as well as by more recent developers of
Offshore Power: Building Renewable Energy Projects in U.S. Waters
