I’ve said it before. Energy storage is the Holy Grail of the energy market. Batteries are already a booming market, supplying juice for everything from power tools to smart phones to Kindles. And that trend will accelerate.
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Top 10 Energy Stories of 2009
31 Dec 2009 at 22:39
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Alternative Energy, Carbon Emmssions, Energy, Oil and natural gas, Peak Oil, Technology, Transportation
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Here are my choices for the Top 10 energy related stories of 2009. Previously I listed how I voted in Platt’s Top 10 poll, but my list is a bit different from theirs. I have a couple of stories here that they didn’t list, and I combined some topics. And don’t get too hung up on the relative rankings. You can make arguments that some stories should be higher than others, but I gave less consideration of whether 6 should be ahead of 7 (for example) than just making sure the important stories were listed.
The Peak Oil Crisis: Accusations
There would be calls for impeachment and the likelihood that any legislation could be passed that might be helpful in preparing for or mitigating the consequences of global oil depletion for the time being are zilch. The reason of course is that the evidence for peak oil must first become so overwhelming that even the simplest amongst can understand that there is no cheap and easy way out of the problem
Scientific American’s Path to Sustainability: Let’s Think about the Details
17 Nov 2009 at 14:11
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Alternative Energy, Carbon Emmssions, Economy, Energy, Environment
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Scientific American presents “A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030″ in its November issue. In many ways, it sounds good. But let’s think about the details: What would the end result look like? Would it really be sustainable? What would the costs really be? Is there any way we could afford to do what is proposed?
Some See Exxon Investments Into Alt Energy Signaling ‘Paradigm Shift’ for Big Oil
So say some analysts who are pondering Exxon Mobil Corp.’s recent moves. Breaking from years of steadfast commitment to fossil fuels, the behemoth has announced big investments in electric cars, unconventional natural gas and algae-based biofuels
Prices likely to rise over fears of ’serious oil supply crisis’
http://www.business24-7.ae/
by Nadim Kawach
A prominent Arab energy analyst has warned of a serious oil supply crisis that could trigger a fresh price spike in the absence of sufficient investments in crude capacity development projects.
Nicolas Sarkis, Director of the Paris-based Arab Oil Research Centre, which acts as a consultant to the 11-nation Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting [...]
Alternative Energy Business Opportunities
For those who are more interested in investing than in starting a business, there are many options for the savvy and not so savvy investor. It is very important, regardless of your financial aptitude, to research the companies, funds, or investments offered in alternative energy business opportunities. It would be best for a
Alternative-Energy Companies Grow Even as Others Falter
While many small businesses continue to struggle with tight credit and declining sales, one fledgling industry is seeing a boom in investment and sales growth: alternative energy.
Garage Invention Turns Restaurants Into Power Plants
A new garage-engineered generator burns the waste oil from restaurants’ deep fryers to generate electricity and hot water. Put 80 gallons of grease into the Vegawatt each week, and its creators promise it will generate about 5 kilowatts of power.
