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The Energy Daily Editorial Team produces Energy Daily's coverage of the global energy industry. We report on oil and gas, power grids and utilities, energy markets and policy, and the renewables and storage reshaping how the world is powered. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Energy Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

dsIT to Supply First Underwater Surveillance System To Protect Oil Platform

Givat Shmuel, Israel (SPX) Jun 22, 2007 - dsIT Solutions Ltd. (dsIT) has announced that it has received an order from NAFTOPORT Liquid Fuels Loading Company Ltd (Poland), a leading European oil terminal operator, for a Diver Detection Sonar (DDS) system. Naftoport operates an oil terminal and conducts reloading of crude oil at the Gdansk port. The company has a key role in supplying crude oil to Polish and German refineries and in exporting Russian crude oil around the world.

Jun 22, 2007

China Hits Back On Climate Change After Being Tagged Top Culprit

Beijing (AFP) June 21, 2007 - China on Thursday accused the developed world of hypocrisy on climate change as it defended itself against a report that said it had passed the United States as the world's top emitter of carbon dioxide. A Dutch government research body said Tuesday that China's carbon dioxide emissions -- the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming -- surpassed those of the United States by eight percent in 2006.

Jun 21, 2007

Engineers Develop Higher-Energy Liquid-Transportation Fuel From Sugar

Madison WI (SPX) Jun 21, 2007 - Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and combine it with water molecules and sunshine to make carbohydrate or sugar. Variations on this process provide fuel for all of life on Earth. Reporting in the June 21 issue of the journal Nature, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical and biological engineering Professor James Dumesic and his research team describe a two-stage process for turning biomass-derived sugar into 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), a liquid transportation fuel with 40 percent greater energy density than ethanol.

Jun 21, 2007

Gas Prices Worry Americans More Than Terrorism Or Economy

Philadelphia PA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007 - With fuel now averaging $3.00(1) per gallon nationwide, more American consumers declare themselves (highly) concerned about high gas prices (83%) than about terrorism (62%) or the economy as a whole (69%). These are findings from the inaugural National Analysts Worldwide Foods, Fats and Fuels study completed in March that surveyed a nationally representative sample of 502 consumers via the web.

Jun 21, 2007

OPEC Wants Reasonable Price For Its Oil

Vienna (AFP) June 21, 2007 - OPEC Secretary-General Abdullah al-Badri said Thursday his group was committed to selling its crude oil for an unspecified reasonable price, while coolly receiving EU plans for boosting biofuels. Speaking during an energy meeting with European Union leaders, Badri declined to detail the price level sought by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, saying: I do not want to go through figures, but everybody knows what a reasonable price is.

Jun 21, 2007

Southern California Edison Selects APX For Capacity Bidding Program

Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jun 21, 2007 - APX is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the technology and services provider for the Capacity Bidding Program (CPB) in California for Southern California Edison (SCE). The program is a successor of the California Demand Reserves Partnership program, and enables commercial and industrial customers to participate in demand response. APX had been the technology and services provider to the California Demand Reserves Partnership program since 2002.

Jun 21, 2007

UN Issues Analysis Of The Global Sustainable-Energy Gold Rush

Madison WI (SPX) Jun 21, 2007 - Renewables shed fringe image as transactions leap to record $100 billion in 2006, says UNEP study. Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support top a set of drivers fueling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, according to a trend analysis from the UN Environment Programme.

Jun 21, 2007

US Official Emphasizes Enforcement Role in Energy Markets

Washington DC (SPX) Jun 21, 2007 - The chief enforcement officer of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday expressed confidence that the federal government can adequately monitor the expanding physical and financial energy markets.

Jun 21, 2007

Citibank Chief Wants To Invest 50 Billion Dollars In 10-year Campaign For Better Environment

New York NY (SPX) Jun 20, 2007 - Citibank is launching a $50 billion investment over the next 10 years to address global climate change as a corporate responsibility according to Michael Klein, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Citi Markets and Banking and Vice Chairman of Citibank International plc. Klein will discuss the campaign in an address to the Overseas Press Club of America and environmental reporters Monday, June 25 at Club Quarters (6 p.m.) (40 W. 45th St.).

Jun 20, 2007

New Energy Store Featuring Energy Saving Equipment Debuts In Hollywood

Hollywood FL (SPX) Jun 20, 2007 - A totally new concept of retail store just opened in Hollywood, called The Energy Store. It is one of only a handful of stores like it in the country and certainly the first one of its kind in South Florida. The Energy Store offers a wide variety of energy-saving and renewable energy products and solutions for sale to people who are interested in saving energy, saving money and saving the environment.

Jun 20, 2007

Russian Power Generation Needs Foreign Investment

Moscow (SPX) Jun 20, 2007 - The rapid economic growth which began in Russia several years ago has led to an exponential rise in the demand for electricity. Some Russian regions, including Moscow and its suburbs, as well as regions in European Russia, the Urals and Western Siberia, are facing power shortages. Electricity demand is expected to grow in Russia by 5.2% in 2008 (10% in some regions). Funds, including foreign investment, are crucial for satisfying it.

Jun 20, 2007

San Francisco To Explore Tidal Power Options In Bay

San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 20, 2007 - In support of ongoing efforts to increase California's renewable power supplies and address climate change, Pacific Gas and Electric Company today signed an agreement with the City and County of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Energy Company to conduct the most comprehensive study yet undertaken to assess the possibilities for harnessing the tides in San Francisco Bay to create a new source of zero- emissions, renewable electric power for California energy customers.

Jun 20, 2007

Senate Committee Proposal Important First Step To Commercialize Cellulosic Ethanol

Washington (SPX) Jun 20, 2007 - The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today expressed thanks to the Senate Committee on Finance and to Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) for proposing the Energy Advancement and Investment Act of 2007. Among its many provisions, the legislation contains a first-of-its-kind tax credit for small-scale producers (60 million gallons or less annually) of biofuels from cellulosic biomass.

Jun 20, 2007

GE Energy Advances Its Cleaner Coal Solutions For Low Rank Coals

Atlanta (SPX) Jun 19, 2007 - GE Energy has as acquired high-pressure feeder pump technology from Stamet Inc.--an investment that is expected to accelerate GE's offering of a cleaner coal solution using sub-bituminous coals, such as Powder River Basin (PRB) coal. GE is currently a leader in cleaner coal, or integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC), technology for plants using eastern bituminous coal or petroleum coke as fuel.

Jun 19, 2007

Pending Tax Credit Will Make Commercial Solar Systems A Financial Reality In Oregon

Portland OR (SPX) Jun 19, 2007 - Oregon may have a reputation for cloudy weather, but the forecast for the state's solar energy industry will soon be among the sunniest in the country. That's the assessment of Russ Wright, a local solar panel marketing executive, who calls the pending Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) legislation free money for Oregon business owners who invest in solar.

Jun 19, 2007

Researchers Examine Carbon Capture And Storage To Combat Global Warming

Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 19, 2007 - While solar power and hybrid cars have become popular symbols of green technology, Stanford researchers are exploring another path for cutting emissions of carbon dioxide, the leading greenhouse gas that causes global warming. Carbon capture and storage, also called carbon sequestration, traps carbon dioxide after it is produced and injects it underground.

Jun 19, 2007