The Shell future - a look at their new projections

I have recently reviewed the predictions made by BP and ExxonMobil as they relate to energy supply and demand in the years to 2030. Shel...

Cost viability and algae

Robert Rapier recently drew attention to the demise of GreenFuel Technologies , the company founded on ideas from MIT and Harvard and supp...

Can politics be removed from biofuel generation?

The Administration has been praised for its move to rely more on science in the generation of policy, and on Tuesday a new group was announ...

Energy Summit - the third part (end of day 1)

This is the fourth part of coverage of the Missouri Energy Summit, with the earlier posts listed at the end of this one. This post covers t...

The Missouri Energy Summit

This is the season where Conferences seem to thrive. Thus, having recently got back from the EIA Energy Conference in Washington (that had,...

2009 Energy Conference - Renewable fuels

The renewable energies panel was moderated by Michael Schaal of EIA, and again took the form of a panel sitting around a table chatting. Th...

Expanding Dr. Chu's Comments

After posting the P41 Pick Points, it was not until this morning, over a quiet cup of tea, that I could sit down and actually listen to what...

P36. Pick Points

So today was Power day at CERAweek , and the President of the Environmental Defense Fund was pressing for increased research and developme...

Dr Chu's Hearing leaves me worried.

Looking back a day after watching Dr Steven Chu testify at the hearing before the Senate on his nomination to be Secretary of Energy, I thin...