Category: Industry News
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New import duties drive biomass-based diesel imports down in 2017
U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, totaled 14.1 million barrels in 2017, a 36% decrease…
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U.S. exported a record amount of fuel ethanol in 2017
The United States exported nearly 1.4 billion gallons of fuel ethanol in 2017, surpassing the previous record of 1.2 billion…
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Renewable energy subsidies have declined as tax credits, other policies diminish
Federal subsidies for renewable energy-including biofuels for transportation use and renewable generation of electricity-dropped to $6.7 billion in fiscal year…
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Federal financial interventions and subsidies in U.S. energy markets declined since 2013
EIA has updated its report on federal financial interventions and subsidies in energy markets, covering the 2016 U.S. government fiscal…
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Coal power generation declines in United Kingdom as natural gas, renewables grow
In the United Kingdom, electricity produced from coal declined from 42% of total electricity generation in 2012 to 7% in…
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Pennsylvanias natural gas production continues to increase
Pennsylvanias marketed natural gas production averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, 3% higher than…
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Fuel cell power plants are used in diverse ways across the United States
At the end of 2016, the United States had 56 large-scale fuel cell generating units greater than 1 megawatt (MW),…
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U.S. coal exports increased by 61% in 2017 as exports to Asia more than doubled
The United States exported 97.0 million short tons (MMst) of coal in 2017, a 61% (36.7 MMst) increase from the…
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The U.S. is an active participant in petroleum markets as both an importer and exporter
U.S. net petroleum trade, including crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas plant liquids, has fallen in recent years, reaching…
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Customer spending on electricity expected to increase this summer
EIAs Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts the typical U.S. household will spend an average of $426 for electricity this summer (JuneAugust),…