Investment in Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment Forecasted...
Max Krangle, Managing Director of NRG Expert has just released a free white paper on the transmission and distribution industry, demonstrating that investment in Electricity Transmission and...
View ArticleHydroelectric Generating Capacity
NRG Expert, the market research company, has completed extensive research into the Generating Capacity of all the major fuel types. To demonstrate their extensive expertise in this area of energy...
View ArticleGeothermal Energy Costs
Geothermal power generation typically involves relatively high levels of capital investment. Such expenditure, required to prove the geothermal resource capacity, involves some risk. Geothermal power...
View ArticlePower Generating Capacity
NRG Expert has also identified another, perhaps more challenging, threat to energy security: there is a serious lack of power generation capacity under construction or in the planning stages. We...
View ArticleHydroelectric Power – Technical Background
A range of technical factors need to be considered when planning a hydroelectric power plant: the amount of power that can be generated, the type of hydropower that can be produced and the ability of...
View ArticleIntroduction to Energy Storage
Electricity is rarely stored but instead is usually converted to another energy form, such as electrochemical, potential or thermal. As a result, energy demand and supply need to be carefully balanced....
View ArticleOverview of World Generating Capacity in 2007 – Historical Series
Global generating capacity rose from approximately 180 GW in 1938, to 212 GW immediately following the end of the Second World War, and then to 4,519 GW in 2007. Global capacity is forecast to reach...
View ArticleThe Geothermal Energy Report – Direct Use and Power Generation Edition 2 – 2005
Geothermal energy is contained in the heated rocks and fluid that fill the fractures and pores within the earth’s crust. It can be harvested in two ways, direct use of hot water or steam for space...
View ArticleOcean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)
The total energy available using OTEC systems is one or two orders of magnitude higher than other ocean energy options such as wave power, but the small size of the temperature difference makes energy...
View ArticleWhat’s new at NRG Expert?
The past few months have been particularly exciting at NRG Expert. To celebrate the release of our newest research product, the Global Power Plant Database, we’re taking the chance to review our latest...
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