Renewables march ahead

Published Ahead of Print 18 March 2013

Ahead of Print 19 March 2007

Hydrogenation of Renewables

Hydrogenation reactions have a variety of applications in the chemical industry which is shown by the corresponding products, such as ammonia, methanol, and polyamides. In petrochemistry, the addition of hydrogen is used to adjust properties of product mixtures, e.g. in the hydrocracking or hydrotreating. For renewables the same is already feasible or first proofs of concept were already shown....

Renewables price brake

The Federal ministers for the environment and for economic affairs’ suggestions for a renewables price brake must be seen in the light of upcoming elections. Any change of law would have to pass the Federal Council and, therefore, political opposition. So it is unlikely the effects of their proposed measures will be as great as some fear. However, the proposal has started a debate about possibi...

Fracking, Renewables & Mean Field Games

The dramatic decline in oil prices, from around $110 per barrel in June 2014 to less than $50 in January 2015, highlights the importance of competition between different energy sources. Indeed, the sustained price drop has been primarily attributed to OPEC’s strategic decision not to curb its oil production in the face of increased supply of shale oil in the US, spurred by the technological inn...