Clean Energy Boom Forecast

The market for biofuels, solar energy, wind power, and fuel cells is expected to quadruple in the next decade, a report Monday said, as the price of these alternative energies decline and the world becomes more concerned about the environmental impact of fossil fuels. Collectively, global revenue from these fuels is seen growing to $167 […]

Plug-In Hybrids: The New Focus for the Future of Transportation

Recently there has been a lot of interest in the concept of the Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle or PHEV. I [Professor Andrew Alfonso Frank] have been researching this concept for about 30 years. Over this time, there have been major improvements in the basic components, such as the batteries, the Continuously Variable Transmission or CVT, and […]

Researchers Demonstrate 7.5 wt% Hydrogen Storage in MOFs

Chemists at UCLA and the University of Michigan have achieved hydrogen storage concentrations of up to 7.5 wt% in Metal Organic Framework (MOF) materialgreencarcongress

Civil War in Iraq Set to Send Oil Prices Into Orbit?

As Iraq seemingly teeters on the brink of civil war, it is prudent to examine the potential implications for the global economy of the country finally heading over the edge. As if the worsening assaults against the British and American forces of occupation weren’t bad enough, it now looks very much like inter-religious strife in […]

China to start filling oil reserve by year-end

China will begin filling its newly built strategic oil reserves by the end of this year, a top economic planner said on Monday. This means several months respite from worries about the impact of the extra demand on markets… But Ma Kai, head of the policy-setting National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), also said another […]

India-Africa oil conclave in May

Unveiling another facet of its oil diplomacy, India is now reaching out to Africa. On invitation from the petroleum ministry, top executives of the oil industry from 15 African nations will arrive in India this May to explore business avenues in the hydrocarbon sector. The ministry, along with Ficci, has also invited energy ministers, oil […]

New militia is potent force in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta region

A well-organized rebel group has emerged to shut off more than one-fifth of Nigeria’s oil output. ..The MEND organization, whose leadership remains a matter of speculation, appears to be better organized, trained, and equipped than any other group to emerge so far from this restive, swampy region.“The way [the MEND militiamen] have been able to […]

World Gears Up for Tension as Emerging Nations Threaten to Put G7 Countries in t

The new kids on the block must battle the old guard over dwindling resources Ever since the days of Henry Ford, Detroit has been the hub of the world’s motor industry. Motor City boasted the big three – Ford, General Motors and Chrysler – but it is now a shadow of its former self. Chrysler […]

Idaho National Laboratory Makes Hydrogen for Record 1,000 Hours

Researchers at DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory used a high-temperature electrolysis stack to produce hydrogen for 1,000 hours. It was the longest and largest experiment on processes for the production of hydrogen using nuclear energy. Fuel Cell Works

The Oil Drum: Predicting Future Oil Prices

Here, we will talk about pricing and the accuracy of the signal that the oil markets (eg. NYMEX, Brent) send us. My research leads me to believe that recent price rises over the last few years (both in the short term front end of the pricing curve and the longer term back end of the […]

Experts divided over West Coast oil claim – New Zealand

Expert opinions differ over claims that parts of the central West Coast lie over a vast natural gas and oil reservoir. Ed Durkee, an American veteran of 53 years in the field of oil and gas exploration, claims the area from Marsden to Kumara could provide millions of barrels of oil, and also houses vast […]

ASPO Newsletter 63 – March 2006

The March issue of the ASPO newsletter is now available. Topics include the ASPO-5 Conference, Shell and peak oil, U.K.’s reserves, the net energy of alternatives, and more. ASPO (PDF)

Energy policy needs to be overhauled

SOUTH AFRICA – Government They point to Botswana, which has been successfully using solar power across the country to help meet its energy needs. The all-eggs-in-few-baskets approach makes the country susceptible to power outages and disruptions, which are playing havoc in the Western Cape. Mail and Guardian (Africa)

Complacent and addicted

Despite lack of debate, there are clear signs that a permanent oil shortage is around the corner. To understand the full implications of this fact, it is important not to lose sight of the role that plentiful supplies of inexpensive petroleum have played in maintaining the American way of life. Residents of industrial nations live, […]

High energy bills taking toll on farmers, too

Since last year, rising gas prices have “increased the cost of everything I do,” said beef and crop farmer Dennis Michel of Zanesville. He used to pay less than $1 a gallon for fuel. Now, the cost has more than doubled, and Michel is feeling the strain. He grows crops on 80 acres of land. […]

Bern’s buses soon to be powered by sewage gas

The Swiss capital’s fleet of 100 buses will soon be switching to sewage gas – a cheaper and cleaner alternative to petrol. Construction work is underway on a pipeline to connect the Bern sewage works to the natural gas network, which will supply the city’s bus depot. Bernmobil, which runs tram and bus services in […]

Energy answers in technology

President Bush has barnstormed around the country in follow-up to his State of the Union message that we need to break our so-called “addiction” to oil. But the habit that really needs breaking is his apparent addiction to the notion that government, rather than free markets, will solve our energy problems. The president said in […]

NZ Branch to Study Peak Oil

A New Zealand branch of the International Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas (ASPO-NZ Inc) has been incorporated. The peak extraction rate of non-renewable oil reserves occurs when roughly half of the recoverable oil in a reservoir has been extracted. This applies to individual oil wells, oil fields as well as to […]

Us and Them: Exxon Attempts to Detract Peakoil

Last week ExxonMobil ran an anti-peak oil ad in The New York Times and The Washington Post titled, “Peak Oil? Contrary to the theory, oil production shows no sign of a peak.” Frankly it was nothing more than a load of B.S. The piece attempts to detract from the growing consensus among the best paid, […]

The real cost of electricity

Some numbers (well, lots of them) and political lessons I’ve been accumulating a number of sources on the “real” cost of electricity generation, and I’d like to put them together in one place – here. There are several items that influence the cost of electricity: * the initial investment amount, and the discount rate used […]

Roh’s Africa visit

..Roh’s visit will give Korea opportunities to secure energy suppliers other than the Middle East at a time when the global competition for energy is intensifying. It is worth noting that Nigeria is Africa’s largest oil-producing country, while Egypt is rich in natural gas and Algeria also boasts abundant natural resources. Roh needs to seek […]

Ambassador: Romania could play an important part in energy

Through its geographic position and the available natural gas and oil resources, Romania could play a significant role in a project regarding the coordination of energetic resources and mutual aid in the European Union, said Poland’s ambassador to Romania. The president and the government of Poland proposed NATO and EU member states an energy treaty […]

Power efficiency in the spotlight

New Zealand is falling behind in energy efficiency targets and Energy Minister David Parker is examining whether to take a new approach to promoting the better use of power. The country has been operating under a “National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy” for the past five years, and Parker has to decide this month to […]

Britain is worst in Europe for power station pollution

Britain is Europe’s worst polluter, with 18 of the continent’s 50 filthiest power stations, which are responsible for killing more than 7,600 people a year, a new report concludes. The report, which will enhance the country’s reputation as the “dirty man of Europe”, says Britain has nearly three times as many of the worst air […]

Canadian oil flowing into United States

Canada has become the biggest exporter of oil to the United States with the re-opening of a pipeline from Alberta to Oklahoma. Crude oil from Alberta`s tar sands began flowing this week from the Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge Corp.`s facility through a 650-mile stretch of steel from Chicago to Cushing, Okla.Monsters and Critics

Buffett Links Hurricane Insurance to Climate

Berkshire Hathaway, the investment group run by Warren Buffett, is pushing up the price of hurricane insurance as a precaution against the possible impact of climate change. Mr Buffett said it remained an open question whether “atmospheric, oceanic or other causal factors have dramatically changed the frequency or intensity of hurricanes” but after the worst […]

Exxon, Chevron Drilling Risk for Oil May Depress Share Values

The world’s largest oil companies are drilling deeper than ever to find fields as energy demand rises and countries such as Saudi Arabia limit access. That may be the bad news for shareholders. The wells may yield nothing more than a lesson in what happens when drilling deeper than the height of Mount Everest. Oil […]

Kuwaiti MPs Want Truth On Oil

Veteran Kuwaiti lawmaker Ahmad al-Saadun has demanded that the government reveal the truth about the emirate’s oil reserves which were reported to be only half of the official figure. “No clarifications have been issued by the energy ministry, the Kuwait Petroleum Corp. or its affiliated companies to discount doubts about the credibility of official figures,” […]

‘Green’ chemists swap oil for renewable alternatives

Look around you. What do you see? A computer screen, the print on this page, a pen, your shirt. Chances are there’s petroleum in all of it. Petroleum-based substances are in everything from lipstick to laundry detergents, clothes to computers to chocolate bars – even fertilizers and pharmaceuticals. Five percent may not seem like a […]

Weighing up future energy options

The key conclusion from our poll? Nuclear power – No thanks! But look a little more closely and there may still be room for the nuclear lobby to gain ground in Scotland, depending entirely on how the debate develops. They believe there will be a gap – and that nuclear will be needed to fill […]

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