Energy

Nuclear Deal Includes Surveillance Of Iran's Nuclear Facilities

8:01pm July 15, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with veteran former International Atomic Energy Agency inspector Thomas Shea about the Iran nuclear deal and how the process of inspections may change.

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The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Hawaii in early July. The team behind the sun-powered airplane says it will be grounded until next spring.

Solar Airplane's Round-The-World Trip Is Halted Until 2016

11:51am July 15, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Battery problems on the Solar Impulse, the airplane that has been flying around the world using only the sun's power, have grounded it until next spring.

After Nuclear Deal, Iranian Oil Could Flow At Molasses Pace

7:18pm July 14, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Iran holds the fourth-largest oil reserves in the world, and the nuclear deal could mean millions oil barrels flowing into an already saturated market, pushing the global price down further.

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Stacked rigs are seen along with other idled oil drilling equipment at a depot in Dickinson, N.D., last month. The International Energy Agency forecasts a continued drop in oil prices amid overproduction and falling global demand.

Forecast Says Oil Price Could Fall Amid Weak Demand

1:17pm July 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The International Energy Agency, in its latest forecast, says demand will continue to slow well into next year, but that a "rebalance" of the market will eventually stabilize prices.

Solar panels gather sunlight in Florida.

Obama Administration Aims To Expand Access To Solar Power

2:53pm July 07, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The White House is announcing a series of moves, including installing more solar energy units in federally subsidized housing, low cost loans for homeowners and a program to help renters.

BP To Pay $18.7 Billion In Landmark Settlement Over 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

6:35pm July 02, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Oil giant BP agreed to pay $18.7 billion in a settlement announced on Friday by Gulf Coast states and the federal government. The deal pays for the harm from BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which was the worst in U.S. history. The accident killed 11 rig workers.

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BP Settlement To Address Ecosystem Damage Caused By Oil Spill

6:35pm July 02, 2015

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Bethany Kraft, director of the Gulf Restoration Program at Ocean Conservancy, about the BP spill's impact on the environment to date.

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BP Agrees To Fork Over Nearly $19B For Role In Gulf Oil Spill

5:31pm July 02, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

The oil giant BP has reached an $18.7 billion settlement with Gulf states and the federal government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico — the worst in U.S. history.

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National

An Oil Rig Arrives In Alaska, On Its Way To The Arctic

5:52pm June 28, 2015

by Emily Schwing

The rig is scheduled to head into the Arctic later this summer as part of an exploratory offshore drilling operation. That drilling is controversial — at least in the lower 48 states.

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Bill Pentak of Panda Power Funds (left), Plant Manager John Martin (center) and Construction Manager Rob Risher (right) stand in front of the construction site for the new Panda Liberty gas power plant in Towanda, Penn. The plant, expected to come online

How Fracking Is Fueling A Power Shift From Coal To Gas

2:17pm June 25, 2015

by Marie Cusick

Driven by new regulations and fracking, more coal power plants are retiring for cheaper, cleaner-burning natural gas. But scientists have yet to work out the fossil fuel's imperfect climate footprint.

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