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June 19, 2013
Will CNG Rescue Stranded Gas Reserves & Open Up Regional Power Markets?
CNG could be the bridge for less cash-flush investors
CNG could remain the best possible hope for rescuing so-called “stranded gas reserves” and lighting up under-resourced coastal power markets. Marine CNG could be the ideal solution in areas as diverse as northeast Asia, the South China Sea, the Caribbean, and West Africa.[read more]
June 20, 2013
Pandora's Promise, Nuclear Energy Documentary, Asks: What Are You Wrong About?
Pandora nuclear energy documentary
The new documentary film Pandora's Promise landed in theaters last Friday and is already sparking debate and prompting a renewed look at the role of nuclear energy in confronting global climate change and the other energy challenges of the 21st century.[read more]
June 20, 2013
Recent Trends in Climate Change Indicators
Climate Change Trends
The MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change recently held a forum where it shared its latest research with the program sponsors and invitees from a variety of academic institutions and government.[read more]
Power Matrix: Raising Awareness About New Energy Through Gaming
With the company's dedication to sustainable energy in mind, it comes as no surprise that Siemens is raising awareness and teaching people about new forms of energy through a new, fun game called Power Matrix. It's free, it's beautiful, and it requires a bit more brainpower than FarmVille. [read more]
Climate Change Deniers Using Big Tobacco's Playbook?
Climate Change Denial
A stunning expose by 100 reporters and Environmental Health News underscores how far some companies will go to squelch a scientific review of the impact of their products.[read more]
Energy Risks: Sex, Murder, Public Utility Capital Ratios
What do sex, murder, and public utility capital ratios have in common? They all carry a certain level of risk. Let’s start with the most exciting one; capital ratios for public utilities.[read more]
The Origins of Solar Energy Reliability
Solar Energy Origins
As the solar industry wrestles with issues of quality and reliability that may be its biggest challenges, an engineer looked back to the first reliability standards and discovered a crucial lesson the industry still has not learned.[read more]
Energy Risk: The Forgotten Half of America's Carbon Cuts
America's Carbon Cuts
US carbon emissions are down 12% since 2005. According to many an editorial the reason is simple. The fracking boom has driven out coal. But that isn’t what the data says.[read more]
Smart Grid Revenue To Hit 73 Billion Annually By 2020
Smart Grid Revenue
If you’re placing bets on which sector of the clean energy industry is primed for the strongest growth in the future, you may want to slide a few more chips toward the smart grid.[read more]
Wind Farm Energy Innovation in the UK
Wind Energy Challenges
I recently visited Cumbria in the scenic northwest of England as part of my wind power in the landscape project. Community wind initiatives are facing challenges in the UK even though they are supported by the UK government.[read more]
New Mexico Oil and Gas Sites Fail Safety Inspections, Highlighting Energy Risks
In New Mexico, about 85 percent of 276 oil and gas well sites inspected over the past six weeks failed electrical safety inspections. The good news is that the state carried out the inspections, although they were overdue.[read more]
Indian Nuclear Power Plant Gets Green Light Amid Regulatory Risks
Indian Nuclear Power
The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has finally begun operations following a landmark Supreme Court of India ruling approving the project.[read more]
NYC's Climate Change Resilience Plan: Innovation and Challenges
New York City’s new resiliency plan is an impressively comprehensive overview of the potential impacts of climate change on every key sector, from physical infrastructure to essential services and networks and insurance.[read more]
California Solar Energy Initiative Is Ending: What Has It Left Behind?
California Solar Energy
Nearly all the money has been spent, and the California Solar Initiative is winding down. The direct CSI subsidy for installing PV panels on your house, which started at $2.50 per watt is now just $0.20 per watt.[read more]
Getting the Smart Grid Started
How can vendors overcome inertia? The way workforce management vendors succeeded was through persistent education of prospective buyers that identified an array of benefits that covered tangible bottom line impacts.[read more]
Indian Coal Plant Standards Weaker on Pollution Than China
India does not yet have the economic might that China does, but the country prides itself on being a vibrant democracy, where diverse and discordant political opinions are not only welcome but even encouraged.[read more]
Fugitive Methane Emissions: The Achilles’ Heel of the Natural Gas Push?
Buoyed by low prices, environmental benefits and thousands of newly created jobs, the push to produce more natural gas in the U.S. is reaching its stride thanks largely to horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. But do we understand the implications, some of which might negate the environmental gains? The answer to many objective analysts is: not yet.[read more]
"All of the Above" Energy Policy Must Be Weighted by Common Sense
Last month, Real Clear Politics and API hosted an energy summit in Washington, DC entitled, “Fueling America’s Future”. It was intended to provide a quick overview of an all-of-the-above energy strategy for the United States.[read more]
New Thermostat for Auto Demand Response
Despite having technology in 150 million homes, Honeywell is often left out of the conversation about next-generation residential energy management offerings.[read more]
Is Wind Energy Tornado Proof?
Wind Energy Risks
I have a lot of love for the wind turbine and always have. Driving around the southern coast of Victoria, here in Australia, you’ll come across wind turbines spinning majestically within view of the crashing waves that make up our beautiful coastline.[read more]
Spain In Trouble For Solar Energy Cuts
Firms Upset With Spain
The Spanish government has stepped on a few toes with its recent retroactive solar power incentive cuts. Now those toes are stepping back.[read more]
Climate Change: China, U.S. Not Doing Enough
In 2012 energy-related, global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions reached their highest levels ever at 31.6 gigatons, a data point to go along with the fact that last month CO2 surpassed the 400 parts-per-million mark for the first time in perhaps several million years. What’s to be done?[read more]
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