Nuclear energy lobby working hard
2:28 PM
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US's Renewable energy money still going abroad
2:27 PM
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According to report by Investigative Reporting Workshop:
"The Workshop was the first to report last October that more than 80 percent of the first $1 billion in grants to wind energy companies went to foreign firms. Since then, the administration has stopped making announcements of new grants to wind, solar and geothermal companies, but has handed out another $1 billion, bringing the total given out to $2.1 billion and the total that went to companies based overseas to more than 79 percent."
http://investigativereportingworkshop.org/investigations/wind-energy-funds-going-overseas/story/renewable-energy-money-still-going-abroad/
"The Workshop was the first to report last October that more than 80 percent of the first $1 billion in grants to wind energy companies went to foreign firms. Since then, the administration has stopped making announcements of new grants to wind, solar and geothermal companies, but has handed out another $1 billion, bringing the total given out to $2.1 billion and the total that went to companies based overseas to more than 79 percent."
http://investigativereportingworkshop.org/investigations/wind-energy-funds-going-overseas/story/renewable-energy-money-still-going-abroad/
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Risks of Energy Efficiency Investments
2:22 PM
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An interesting piece to read.
"For one, promised energy savings might not materialize ... As the Alliance to Save Energy points out, states cannot even agree on how much energy is saved from a single compact fluorescent light bulb http://ase.org/content/article/detail/5976."
"The nation’s utilities increased their spending on energy efficiency by 43% in 2009, according to the Consortium for Energy Efficiency. In all, utilities spent $4.4 billion for electric energy efficiency and $930 million for natural gas programs. In addition, CEE found that 46 states offered energy efficiency programs last year, up from 37 states in 2008. http://www.cee1.org/files/2009CEEAnnualReport.pdf."
By Elisa Wood
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/02/how-risky-are-energy-efficiency-investments
"For one, promised energy savings might not materialize ... As the Alliance to Save Energy points out, states cannot even agree on how much energy is saved from a single compact fluorescent light bulb http://ase.org/content/article/detail/5976."
"The nation’s utilities increased their spending on energy efficiency by 43% in 2009, according to the Consortium for Energy Efficiency. In all, utilities spent $4.4 billion for electric energy efficiency and $930 million for natural gas programs. In addition, CEE found that 46 states offered energy efficiency programs last year, up from 37 states in 2008. http://www.cee1.org/files/2009CEEAnnualReport.pdf."
By Elisa Wood
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/02/how-risky-are-energy-efficiency-investments
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Global Energy Outlook from Davos (Jan 2010)
11:06 AM
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On 28th Jan 2010 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, "Global Energy Outlook" discussion has taken place. Chaired by Daniel Yergin, the session hosted Ilham Aliyev, BP's Tony Hayward, Saudi Aramco's Khalid Al Falih, Shell's Peter Voser, Dow Chemicals's Andrew Liveris and Total's Thierry Desmarest.
Video available from: http://wef2010.unitec-media.tv/20100128/20100128.html
Transcript: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/AM_2010/transcripts/global-energy.pdf
Video available from: http://wef2010.unitec-media.tv/20100128/20100128.html
Transcript: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/AM_2010/transcripts/global-energy.pdf
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US Government's Climate Portal
10:58 AM
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For data and relevant information. Especially climate data for planning and operations
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Global Energy Outlook
2:51 PM
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Despite the major decline in energy prices from their peak in 2008, energy security concerns have increased as major producing and consuming economies differ significantly on how to develop a more secure and stable energy system.
How can producers and consumers develop mutually beneficial approaches to energy security?
How can producers and consumers develop mutually beneficial approaches to energy security?
Speakers:
Ilham Aliyev, Thierry Desmarest, Khalid A. Al Falih, Tony Hayward, Andrew N. Liveris, Peter Voser, Daniel Yergin
Ilham Aliyev, Thierry Desmarest, Khalid A. Al Falih, Tony Hayward, Andrew N. Liveris, Peter Voser, Daniel Yergin
http://wef2010.unitec-media.tv/20100128/20100128.html
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UK's gas crises
4:27 PM
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As UK's gas demand heats a record high due to cold winter, gas suppy of 100 big customers has seen cut.
Graph from The Oil Drum.
Guardian also writes:
Links:
Is the United Kingdom facing a natural gas shortage?
Energy security questioned as National Grid cuts off gas to factories
Graph from The Oil Drum.Guardian also writes:
The National Grid has told British Gas and other power firms to cut the supply to major corporate customers, in an attempt to preserve gas supply for households as the weather causes a surge in demand.
Links:
Is the United Kingdom facing a natural gas shortage?
Energy security questioned as National Grid cuts off gas to factories
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E.ON : Coal plants are necessary to keep the lights on
4:09 PM
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This Guardian news is an interesting piece
You can read the rest from here : http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jan/18/eon-coal-plant-plea
Ageing coal-fired power stations should be exempted from environmental regulations and kept open to stop the lights from going out, the chief executive of E.ON UK has urged the government.
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Iraq's Future Oil Production
5:46 PM
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As Iraq became more stabilised, the prospects for its oil production has increased. Here you can see enemy initiated attacks against invasion forces in Iraq.The difference is obvious.
Early Warning website has made a detailed analyses for Iraq's future production. By 2015 there is a possibility that Iraq may produce up to 12 million barrels/day. That is three folds of its previous peak (3.6 million b/d). Therefore keep an eye on Iraq's production and E&P developments.
Check the link : http://earlywarn.blogspot.com/2009/12/iraqi-oil-production-history.html
Early Warning website has made a detailed analyses for Iraq's future production. By 2015 there is a possibility that Iraq may produce up to 12 million barrels/day. That is three folds of its previous peak (3.6 million b/d). Therefore keep an eye on Iraq's production and E&P developments.
Check the link : http://earlywarn.blogspot.com/2009/12/iraqi-oil-production-history.html
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