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Has Algae.Tec Cracked Algae's Biofuel Pricing Ability to Compete with a Barrel of Oil?

Jan 16, 2012 at 22:04

Amidst the relentless promotion of renewable biofuel alternatives to traditional fossil fuel hydrocarbons, the three leading contenders are jatpropha, camelina and algae. But among the many barriers holding back industrial…

Pakistani Editorial Says Nuclear War with India "Inevitable" as Water Dispute Continues

Dec 08, 2011 at 18:42

Every now and again, one reads an editorial that stops the reader in his tracks. On 8 December, with the headline "War Inevitable To Tackle Indian Water Aggression," Pakistan’s Urdu-language…

Bill Gates to Build Nuclear Reactors in China?

Dec 08, 2011 at 17:31

Since the 11 March disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daichi nuclear power complex, when an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale was followed by a tsunami that destroyed the facility,…

North Dakota's Bakken Oil Fields go from Strength to Strength

Dec 08, 2011 at 17:22

The "Economic Miracle State" of North Dakota pumped another record amount of oil during the month of October, producing more than 15 million total barrels in a single month for…

The Latest U.S. Energy Inventory Report

Dec 08, 2011 at 17:11

The following images are taken from a recent report, North American Energy Inventory (PDF) from Institute for Energy Research. I encourage you to read the entire report, and download…

Afghanistan: The Pressure is Now on Central Asian Supply Route

Dec 08, 2011 at 17:08

The Northern Distribution Network, the key re-supply route for US and NATO forces fighting in Afghanistan, is set to experience a spike in traffic due to the closure of the…

Karzai Afghan "President for Life?" Bad for Democracy, Good for Pipelines

Dec 07, 2011 at 18:01

According to a document drawn up by Germany's Bundesnachrichtendienst (Federal Intelligence Service, BND) Afghan president Hamid Karzai intends to stay in power when his second and constitutionally final term ends…

South Africa's Effort to Wean Itself Off Coal Dependency Proving Difficult

Dec 07, 2011 at 17:59

Coal is one of the fossil fuels most responsible for generating greenhouse gases. The effect of such emissions on the atmosphere and the consequences for long-term global warming are…

BP Accuses Halliburton of Destroying Evidence of its Involvement in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

Dec 07, 2011 at 17:55

BP claims Halliburton Energy Services Inc. intentionally destroyed evidence that proved the firm shared the blame for last year's massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. According to BP's federal court…

Solar vs. Wind - Who Wins?

Dec 07, 2011 at 17:43

For me, the most delightful turn of events in the ultimate nerd-song “Particle Man” by They Might Be Giants, is that after introducing (in order of complexity) particle-man, triangle-man,…

Are Coal Power Plants Now too Expensive to Pursue?

Dec 07, 2011 at 17:27

A couple years ago I had lunch with a top executive of one of the state’s leading utilities. Here’s the gist of the question I put to him. “I know…

Saudi Prince Calls for Kingdom to Acquire WMDs

Dec 06, 2011 at 18:19

So much for peace in the Middle East. On 5 December Prince bin Turki al Faisal, speaking at the “The Gulf and the Globe” conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh …

Could War Flare Again Between Iraq and Kuwait?

Dec 06, 2011 at 18:17

According to Iraqi Council of Representatives Oil and Energy Committee member Furat al-Sharei, the 10 oil fields that spread across the Iraqi-Kuwaiti frontier are still waiting to have a line…

Is Saudi Arabia Heading for a Downfall?

Dec 06, 2011 at 18:08

Saudi Arabia recently announced that it had halted a $100 billion oil production expansion plan to raise capacity to 15 million barrels a day by 2020. At this point,…

Possible Implications of an Iranian Oil Embargo

Dec 06, 2011 at 17:57

Does Thursday's announcement that the EU is considering to ban oil imports from Iran epitomise the draining of power from west to east? The big winners here will be…

A Better Way to Store Natural Gas

Dec 06, 2011 at 17:50

Natural gas needs to be very tightly compressed and cooling to very cold temperatures will help to get worthwhile volumes suitable for transport use. Those pressures and temperatures pose high…

Hawaii About to Crack Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Roadblocks?

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:51

Hawaiian efforts to move towards renewable energy have a powerful ally in the form of Mark Glick, chief administrator of the State Energy Office, part of the Department of Business,…

Solving Africa's Firewood Deforestation Problem - Bamboo?

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:48

A surging population in Africa seeking to provide energy for cooking needs has led to massive environmental damage, including soil degradation.  Worldwide deforestation accounts for 25-30 percent of…

Texas Faces Blackouts as Grid Supply Fails to Meet Demand

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:42

The electrical grid in America can be roughly split into three separate and individual areas. The Eastern Interconnection supplies everything east of the Rockies; The Western Interconnection supplies everything to…

IEA Leaders Speak Out on Our Current Energy Situation and Peak Oil

Dec 05, 2011 at 17:39

Every November following the publication of the IEA's World Energy Outlook, the leadership of the Agency travels to major capitols in an effort to explain to the world's leaders the…

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