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Ontario Fuelling Alternative Energy Research
World-class research supported by the Ontario government will help create jobs, develop new energy sources and fight climate change.
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ADA-ES Begins Work On DOE Contract For Development Of Clean Coal Technology
Littleton CO (SPX) Nov 13, 2008 - ADA-ES has announced that it is now under contract and has started work on the Department of Energy (DOE) project that the Company was awarded in July to develop clean coal technology that will capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.
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Air New Zealand and Boeing Announce Date Of Biofuels Test Flight
Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 13, 2008 - Air New Zealand and Boeing have announced Dec. 3 as the date for the airline's sustainable biofuels flight from Auckland using a 747-400 jetliner. Conducted in partnership with Rolls-Royce and UOP, a Honeywell company, one of the airplane's four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines will be powered in part using advanced generation biofuels derived from jatropha. Air
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American Palm Oil Council Applauds Tri-Rail’s Switch To Biodiesel
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2008 - The American Palm Oil Council (APOC), a U.S. association representing the Malaysian palm oil industry, applauds the South Florida Regional Transportation Authoritys decision to run eight of 10 Tri-Rail locomotives on a 99 percent blend of either palm or soy oil.
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Analysis: Chad exemplies oil corruption
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2008 - An oil pipeline running from Chad to Cameroon that generates more than a billion dollars annually for the Chadian government is being touted as an example of World Bank and International Monetary Fund failures to foster fundamental measures of transparency in the oil, gas and mining industries, according to a joint report by two watchdog groups with a particular eye on the international lenders.
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BIO Urges EPA To Complete Review Before Publishing Emission Estimates For Biofuels
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2008 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must establish a sound, science-based model for measuring net greenhouse gas emissions related to biofuels production before releasing estimates that may understate the positive role biofuels play in reducing climate change emissions.
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IEA slashes 2009 oil price estimate to 80 dollars as recession lurks
Paris (AFP) Nov 13, 2008 - The International Energy Agency (IEA) slashed its 2009 oil price forecast to 80 dollars from 110 dollars on Thursday, saying imminent recession is strangling demand in rich countries and crimping emerging economies.
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South Dakota: A Leader In Consumer Choice At The Pump
Sioux Falls SD (SPX) Nov 13, 2008 - Consumers in South Dakota are reaping the benefits of the blender pump program offered by the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (SDCUC) and the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). Forty-five stations have filed applications to receive grants to install blender pumps and to date, 34 stations are operational.
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Analysis: Ecuador wants steady oil flow
Miami (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 - Ecuador has asked OPEC leaders to allow the country to maintain its oil production levels, despite cuts across the board for the cartel member nations, saying its federal budget depends heavily on current levels of production.
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Analysis: Russian-Italian energy ties
Washington (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 - During World War II, in arguing for Allied Mediterranean landings, Winston Churchill described Sicily and Italy as the soft underbelly of Europe. Apparently Russia's leaders in the Kremlin have been reading their history, as on Moscow's initiative Russian-Italian ties, particularly in the field of energy cooperation, continue to deepen. But while Washington warns Europe against its growing reliance on Russian natural gas, Italian interest is increasingly directed in another direction -- nuclear.
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Analysis: World Energy Outlook 2008
Berlin (UPI) Nov 12, 2008 - The financial crisis is endangering energy security and climate protection efforts, according to the International Energy Agency.
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ConocoPhillips and CleanFUEL USA Launch Program To Increase Propane Fueling Sites
Georgetown TX (SPX) Nov 12, 2008 - CleanFUEL USA and ConocoPhillips have signed a three-year agreement to advance propane infrastructure for the U.S. transportation fuel industry. Under the agreement, the two companies will provide resources to install and supply propane fuel pumps for commercial fleet fuel users.
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Japan’s CO2 emissions hit record high: official
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 12, 2008 - Japan's carbon dioxide emissions hit a record high of 1.37 billion tons in the year to March 2008, well above the target set by the Kyoto Protocol, the environment ministry said Wednesday.
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October OPEC Oil Output Reduced
London, UK (SPX) Nov 12, 2008 - The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 32.26 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in October, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just released. This is a 210,000 b/d decline from the September level of 32.47 million b/d.
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Scientific Community Called Upon To Resolve Debate On Net Energy
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 12, 2008 - Net energy is a (mostly) irrelevant, misleading and dangerous metric, says Professor Bruce Dale, editor-in-chief of Biofuels, Bioresources and Biorefining (Biofpr) in the latest issue of the journal.
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Dutch homes get warm water from disused coal mine
Heerlen, Netherlands (AFP) Nov 11, 2008 - Disused for more than 30 years, a Dutch mine that once yielded polluting coal has been revived as a source of greener energy -- heating household radiators using warm water flooding its abandoned shafts.