Windmills vs. Photovoltaics

Because the price of photovoltaics continues to drop – thin film costs are already approaching the magic $1.00 per watt level – combined with lower maintenance costs compared to windmills, our money is on photovoltaics. There appears to be no limit to how much energy will eventually be produced by photovoltaics, and production of photovoltaics […]

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U.N. To Impose Sanctions on Iran on Friday

The United Nations Security Council is expected to agree Friday to pass a resolution imposing sanctions on Iran, according to the British Guardian newspaper. Iran has threatened that it might retaliate against the sanctions by closing down the water channel that is the passage for 20 percent of the world’s oil supplies. israelnationalnews

Valeo In Development Contracts for Camless Engine

AutoWeek reports that Valeo SA has several development contracts with automakers for its camless engine. Although Valeo would not confirm the contracts, a spokesperson said the supplier is working with several global automakers on camless engines. Camless technology is projected to deliver as much as 20% better fuel economy over a conventional engine. greencarcongress

Canada’s cutting-edge energy model

If you want a glimpse of this province’s energy future, drive the winding country roads to its eastern tip, take a left at the sign for the village of Elmira, and follow the red dirt track to the right. yahoo

Geo-engineering the planet with carbon-negative bioenergy

In their paper entitled ‘Bio-Energy with Carbon Storage (BECS): a Sequential Decision Approach to the threat of Abrupt Climate Change’, Peter Read and Jonathan Lermit show that “Abrupt Climate Change (ACC – NAS, 2001) is an issue that “Negative emissions energy systems are key to responding to ACC because

The Oil Drum: The Death of Turkmenbashi

As the year draws to an end, so Leanan has quickly caught the news that is only now being picked up elsewhere that the ruler of Turkmenistan, Turkmenbashi has died of an apparent heart attack … The reason for this little post is that Turkmenistan holds the fourth largest gas reserves around, and the future […]

The Oil Drum: A Conversation on Energy Issues

Last weekend I had the pleasure of visiting my friend and first real Peak Oil influence, Dr. Jerry Unruh. Jerry and I did a bit of mountain climbing, some snowshoeing, watched An Inconvenient Truth (I also read the book while I was there) and spent a lot of time talking about Peak Oil, Global Warming, […]

Turkmen death puts gas supplies in turmoil

One analyst says situation could become ‘a nightmare’ as country, which supplies huge amounts of energy to Europe, struggles to fill leadership void. MOSCOW (Reuters) — The death of Turkmen leader Saparmurat Niyazov on Thursday plunges Europe’s energy security into doubt, with the prospect of a struggle for power raising the specter of a new […]

Kuwait: Ministry hikes campaign to cut use of water, power

…The Ministry has also intensified its public awareness campaign on the importance of conserving water and electricity to avoid the recurrence of the energy crisis experienced in Kuwait last summer. To meet the energy needs of the growing population and offer better services to the public, Al-Mulla confirmed the Ministry is currently upgrading its infrastructure […]

Pakistan: Furnace oil imports may exceed estimates by $1b

ISLAMABAD: The import bill of furnace oil would exceed the budget estimates by around $1 billion in the current fiscal as the Water and Power Development Authority has demanded the government to allow it to import the furnace oil to avoid an energy crisis including acute power and gas shortages following the discontinuation of natural […]

India: Scarcity of LPG, kerosene, artificial

Mysore – People queuing up at Public Distribution Shops, popularly known as ration shops, as early as 6 am, braving the morning chill, has become a common sight in the city. It is just to obtain the monthly quota of kerosene. The queue is mostly made up of school-going children and elderly women. The waiting […]

Farmland as an Investment Asset

ORLANDO (ResourceInvestor.com) — Over the past half century, U.S. farmland prices rose though two long bull markets, punctuated by a short, severe crash. Farmland rents have kept to a narrower range, centered around 7%+ of land value. Farmland prices paced or exceeded monetary inflation through most of the period. Since the CPI has been severely […]

Russia closing another door of oil availability to the United States

Another door of oil availability for the United States and other major oil consumers may be rapidly closing, as president Vladimir Putin’s Russia is retaking control of his nation’s vast energy resources. After a decade of privatizing its state-owned enterprises in the wake of the Soviet Union’s breakup, Russia is rapidly reverting to state ownership […]

Investing in oil drilling equipment

…This confirms that the trend of declining US oil well productivity is being felt in basins around the world… – “Oil demand is too young, supply is too old,” according to oil industry expert, Matt Simmons. Most of the presenter – An audience of 450 listened intently as Matt Simmons, a top global oil industry […]

Total: 3 guards killed in Nigeria attack

LAGOS, Nigeria – Armed men attacked a Total SA oil pumping station in Nigeria in an overnight raid that left three security guards dead and shut down the facility, a company official said Thursday. The Total official in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja spoke anonymously because the information had not yet been cleared for public release. […]

Chavez shakes up government

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has requested and received the resignation of his ministers, including energy and oil minister Rafael Ramirez. Chavez will carry out “adjustments, not changes” in his cabinet, he told Union Radio news network, declining to give further details. The ministers will stay in their current posts until replacements are assigned and approved. […]

Nawida 2150: Q&A

by John Michael Greer I had some additional questions for Joe, the viewpoint character of last week Q: What about the other children? Can

US: Railroad boom hits environmental, NIMBY snags

As US railroads try to meet demand and reduce reliance on trucks, landowners and environmentalists worry about pollution. …Burgeoning business is pushing railroads into the middle of sticky environmental disputes. On one side are environmental groups, ranchers, and landowners concerned about potential chemical spills and air pollution. On the other side are rail companies stretched […]

Asia’s new nuclear race

With energy security appearing as a major concern on policy agendas of many Asian nations, both large and small, the option to go nuclear is gaining increasing support in many capitals.India, China, South Korea and Japan have recently announced decisions to increase their numbers of nuclear power plants. Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia are likely to […]

Iran admits oil projects suffering

Iran’s oil minister on Wednesday admitted that Tehran was having trouble financing oil projects, in a rare acknowledgment of the economic cost of its nuclear dispute. “Currently, overseas banks and financiers have decreased their co-operation,” Kazem Vaziri-Hamaneh told the oil ministry news agency, Shana.The statement underlined the impact of de facto financial sanctions on the […]

Thirsty Japan Gambles over Iraqi Oil

The Japanese media have started questioning the government’s decision of extending the Air Self-Defense Forces (ASDF) in Iraq until July 31, 2007. The ASDF started airlifts from Kuwait in March 2004 under a July 2003 ad hoc law to carry out Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) deployment for non-combat activities in Iraq.The Middle East is […]

Gadgets drive up energy bills and emissions

Consumer appetites for electrical gadgets will push up UK energy consumption by 82% over the next five years, a report warned today. A survey commissioned by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) has shown that British consumers now consider a whole new list of gadgets “essentialGuardian

The Economist: energy Argentina’s “biggest worry”

“Consumption has risen but investment has collapsed. Argentina has depleted its gas reserves, from 15 years` worth of production to fewer than ten. Industry sources warn of blackouts in 2007 if weather conditions are unfavorable. Fear of blackouts has suppressed investment in energy-intensive businesses, such as steel, aluminum and petrochemicals”. “Other bottlenecks will make it […]

Pakistan faces energy crisis: Another weekly holiday under study

Pakistan is facing a severe energy crisis and its oil consumption has gone up by about 80 per cent mainly due to law and order problem in Balochistan, increased village gasification ahead of elections and low hydel power production, senior government officials said. The situation is such that the government is considering restrictions on night-time […]

Nuclear deal: The road ahead for India

Nuclear energy currently occupies only about 3 per cent share in India’s total commercial energy mix, and even the most optimistic projections do not see it as ever going beyond 15 per cent. No assessment has been made available whether the cost of nuclear energy generated from imported fuel, equipment and technology would be economically […]

Zimbabwe: Threat to seize oil firms

President Robert Mugabe has threatened to seize the facilities of leading oil companies operating in the country and use them to distribute fuel, accusing them of refusing to cooperate with government. At the annual conference of his ruling Zanu (PF) party held at Goromonzi High School, Mugabe said that the Government could ‘acquire’ service stations […]

Cambodia oil, blessing or curse?

The buzz about Cambodia`s petroleum potential has many energy firms chomping at the bit to begin drilling, though some predict that the blessing of black gold will be a curse in disguise for a nation that`s experienced its share of hardship. According to the World Bank, Cambodian reserves could contain as many as 2 billion […]

Norway’s energy merger is driven by growth potential

The merger of Statoil with Hydro’s oil and gas business could be seen as a typical European move to create a national champion for Norway. But the deal also looks forward to a time when other oil groups will be looking to huddle together for support. Observers, including Lord Browne, chief executive of BP, have […]

The Petroleum Deterrent

For the first time in three decades, energy has become a central problem in foreign policy. The surge in oil prices msnbc

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