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Overestimating Wind Power Generation: From the UK to New York State

Jun 07, 2011 at 07:52

Wind generation as an intermittent power source adds to the total variability of a regional grid system. A number of studies have been completed that model and analyze wind profiles…

The Oil Beneath California

Jun 07, 2011 at 07:41

The development of oil in Texas produced, in its time, the four richest men in the world (H.L. Hunt, Sid Richardson, Roy Cullen and Clint Murchison) and the single richest…

Here Comes the Rhodium ETF

Jun 06, 2011 at 11:01

Deutsche Bank has launched the first ever ETF for the precious metal Rhodium, to be listed on the London stock exchange. Expecting a massive inflow of capital into this obscure…

Nazi-era Technology Embraced by Republicans in U.S. Congress in the Name of National Energy Security

Jun 06, 2011 at 07:58

Twentieth-century American military history has two iconic dates - 7 December 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor and 6 June 1944, D-Day, when the liberation of Europe began. The subsequent…

Bosporus Bypass Canal - An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Jun 06, 2011 at 07:53

The implosion of the USSR suddenly opened up the former Soviet Union’s energy assets to western investment. Of these, the most important was the Caspian basin, whose 143,244 square miles…

Afghanistan’s Developing Oil Industry Causing Envious Glares from Neighbors

Jun 06, 2011 at 07:51

Afghanistan is developing a modest oil industry, with some wells already on stream and others expected to start producing later this year. Some experts worry that neighbouring states will grow…

Solar Power in Space: Power Satellites

Jun 06, 2011 at 07:38

Power satellites are an idea that has been around since the late 1960s but not developed commercially because we don't know how to build an inexpensive space transport system.  That…

Offshore Oil Dispute in South China Sea Has Enormous Global Implications

Jun 03, 2011 at 07:48

The world’s unceasing quest for new oil deposits has combined with offshore technology to impel many countries to investigate their offshore resources in their “exclusive economic zone,”  (EEZ) defined by…

Does Fracking Cause Earthquakes?

Jun 03, 2011 at 07:46

Hydraulic Fracturing, known as "frac'ing" in the industry, has made another unwelcome appearance in the media, in which the process is termed "fracking", where it is reported that the…

Germany and UK’s Recent Green Energy Decisions Political not Practical

Jun 03, 2011 at 07:33

I don’t expect that there will be many tsunamis in Germany over the next century, nor, apart from the occasional man-made earthquakes that can come from potash mining, do I…

How Much of the Price of Oil is Due to Dollar Weakness?

Jun 03, 2011 at 07:30

Our markets seem very sensitive to the price of oil... to the extent that I read articles about how high oil prices are keeping the economy down. That begs the…

Correcting Obama's Anti-Energy Agenda: The American Energy Act

Jun 02, 2011 at 08:18

The Obama Administration has been implementing an anti-energy agenda since coming to Washington. From day one, Obama and his “dream ‘green’ team” have worked to increase the cost of traditional…

The Fukushima Cloud's Green, not Silver Lining

Jun 02, 2011 at 08:16

The ongoing tragedy of Japan’s Daichi Fukshima nuclear complex will prove to be a boon for renewable energy in Japan, and astute investors should begin carefully to follow Tokyo’s new…

Why Recession always Follows Oil Price Increases

Jun 02, 2011 at 08:06

Over the past 50 years, when oil prices moved up sharply, causing inflation, or remained high with annual average price around $100, recession has followed in many OECD countries (see…

Emissions Targets in Doubt as CO2 Levels Reach Highest in History

Jun 02, 2011 at 08:02

The International Energy Agency reported that global carbon dioxide emissions reached its highest record in history last year, casting doubts whether various governments can meet the target emission level set.…

Renewed Crisis in the Eurozone

Jun 02, 2011 at 07:59

Earlier this year it appeared that economic and financial policy officials were finally coming together with an effective approach to addressing the critical debt crisis in the smaller “peripheral” economies…

Biofuels About to Take Off - Just Not Yet

Jun 01, 2011 at 20:13

Investors looking for the next big thing after a hydrocarbon economy have a panoply of options, from solar to wind, as well as biofuels. In terms of quickly ramping…

Rare Earths Are About to Become a Lot More Rare

Jun 01, 2011 at 08:24

Interest in Rare Earths is starting to heat up once again, and it something you should keep on your radar. China’s Baotou Steel has announced its intention to start up…

An End to Growth: The Environment’s Impact on our Economic Decline

Jun 01, 2011 at 08:22

Accidents and natural disasters have long histories; therefore it may seem peculiar at first to think that these could now suddenly become significant factors in choking off economic growth. However,…

Which Biofuels are the Worst Emission Offenders

Jun 01, 2011 at 08:19

Not all biofuels are "green" according to where the crops from which they are derived are grown. The worst offenders are palm oils which may have ten times the carbon…

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