Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector.

While the price elasticity of demand is a reflection of consumer behavior as a result of price change, the price elasticity of supply measures producer behavior. Each metric feeds into the other.

After over 20 plus years of stagnant demand growth and declining investment in the PJM grid, the fundamentals of supply and future demand have never been so far apart. PJM, the nation's largest ...

The analysis highlights the growing gap between water supply and demand due to climate change, projecting a 6% increase in water scarcity under 1.5°C warming and 15% under 3°C.

To borrow a category term, the market for beef seems to have a bit of lean and a bit of fat for those that produce and purvey this staple protein. The seesaw of supply and demand is reflected in mixed ...

JSW Steel‘s Joint Managing Director and Group CFO Seshagiri Rao says demand-supply gap impacted domestic prices in the September quarter and that production in India increased during the quarter ...

The competition for on-demand movies has grown in recent years beyond cable companies like Time-Warner, Charter, Cox Fios and Xfinity to online video-on-demand companies like FandangoNow and ...

The company offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to optimize various aspects of supply chain operations, from demand forecasting and inventory management to transportation and warehouse ...

The European Union and Canada on Wednesday placed $49 billion in trade duties on U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs. President Trump rescinded a threat of 50% tariffs on ...