2-Minute Briefings

  • NRG Expert in the News September 9, 2020
    Coronavirus may be the straw that breaks the back of oil fracking BY ERIK SHERMAN February 15, 2020 4:00 PM EST Read full article here: https://fortune.com/2020/02/15/coronavirus-oil-prices-fracking/
  • Ocean energy conversion August 14, 2019
    The development of ocean energy has continued to gain momentum, with several commercially significant projects being successfully operated, although the sector is still in early evolutionary phases. The United Kingdom, more specifically Scotland, with the largest ocean energy resources in Europe and some of the largest in the world, is fast becoming the global leader ...
  • How drone technology is helping the energy industry July 12, 2019
    Drones can be a nuisance, fun, or useful depending on who you ask. Making the news for many of the wrong reasons, drones have gotten a bit of a bad rap. But it’s thanks to drone technology that we are able to get stunning footage at major events like downhill skiing at the Olympics, or ...
  • Going Coal-Free May 3, 2019
    Coal has been used for many hundreds of years to provide heat and energy, but the industrial revolution solidified the resource as a mainstay in energy production. From fuelling the earliest steam engines to modern power plants, it is hard to imagine our lives without this carbon rock. As a cheap, widely available fuel, coal has ...
  • What Are the Top Fuel Efficient Vehicles in 2019 April 26, 2019
    It is every driver’s dream to find a car that doesn’t cost them a fortune to run, but still performs to the highest standard. Gas guzzlers are fast falling out of fashion and the new trend for cars is super efficient vehicles that sip gas like a British woman with a teacup. You might need ...
  • What Can You Do to Make Your Home as Energy Efficient as Possible? April 12, 2019
    Making your home energy efficient doesn’t just help save the planet. It can also save you a valuable chunk of money each year. Experts estimate that the average household could save hundreds of pounds each year if they fine-tuned their energy usage habits and ramped up their household efficiency. Whether you are a climate change ...
  • Non-grid uses for Nuclear Power March 8, 2019
    Nuclear power is something we are all familiar with, often because of much of the negative press that it receives when things go wrong. The Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters both cast a large shadow over the development of nuclear technology, which, in its heyday seemed to offer limitless potential. In the 1950s and 60s futurists ...
  • Everything You Need to Know About Oil Refining March 1, 2019
    Getting oil out of the ground is one thing. Turning that oil into a product that we can use in our daily lives is a whole other ball game. In this article we will take a look at the oil refining process and see how this natural resource that has caused so much controversy of ...
  • What Is Renewable Energy? February 22, 2019
    There is a lot of talk nowadays about the importance of switching from traditional fuel sources, such as coal and oil, to renewable energy. But, what exactly is renewable energy and what form does it take? There is some debate among experts as to what exactly qualifies as a renewable energy source but let’s outline ...
  • Can Clean Technologies Reduce the Impact of Coal on the Environment? February 15, 2019
    Coal is still one of the most popular energy sources on the planet. Unfortunately, it is also one of the more polluting sources. Right now, coal is not a clean energy and most people would argue that that fact is unlikely to ever change. However, scientists are working behind the scenes to change the face ...