Header image

Home

The Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research (MCOR) is Penn State’s energy education and research initiative serving all stakeholders including local, state and federal agencies; elected officials; communities; landowners; industry; and environmental groups.  As the global energy transition evolves MCOR is committed to expanding research, advancing technology and providing science-based programming for energy resources that advance environmental protection, economic stability, and energy security, including the synergies between unconventional shale and renewable and alternative energy sources.

Recent News

  • New Energy Information Administration forecasts indicate rising power generation from renewable energy will reduce generation from fossil fuel-fired power plants over the next two years. The forecast share of generation for U.S. non-hydropower renewable sources from 2021 to 2023, including solar and wind, grows from 13% to 17% while power generation from natural gas and coal will fall from 37% to 34%, and 23% to 22%, respectively. More information can be found here: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=50918#
  • New data released by the Energy Information Administration show renewable energy became the second highest source of electricity in the United States behind natural gas in 2020. Wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass and geothermal combined accounted for 834 billion kilowatt hours, or about 21% of all power generation in 2020. Natural gas still leads as the nation’s top source of electricity, generating 1,617 kWh last year, or about 40% of U.S. power generation. The new figures can be found here: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=48896
Footer image