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The use of onshore windpower has made remarkable strides in the US where the proper conditions exist, for example, in Texas where windy conditions are endemic and where the body politic supports initiatives of this type. In contrast, the major US effort for offshore widnpower, the Cape Wind project...

WSJ readers, have no fear. AEP, NRGEnergy and the rest are quite serious about CCS.  Carbon capture and storage will be proven safe and cost effective. It will implemented on a vast scale and transform how and where we build power plants (…Texas 1, New England 0). Hot tip : buy pore space and...

A quick look at the location of the ethanol plants will reveal that most are located in corn producing regions. That isn't particularly surprising. However, within those regions the majority of the ethanol plants are located as far from the river systems as possible. The reason for this is that corn...

The analysis does a fine job of describing the good points of wind power. That's the "good" in the title. The "bad" is that just adding transmission capacity will not solve the real problem with wind which is that it is an opportunistic supply. In order to utilize it, every kilowatthour needs to...

 Myanmar sends its share of profit gas from offshore fields to ChinaDaewoo/Kogas of Korea & GAIL/OVL of India unhappy with thisMay lead to international litigation as price offered by China is lower than what India & Thailand willing to pay

Ethanol as an energy source is not as cost efficient as we think.Cost of water, fertilizer, transportation, blending and subsidies detract from its attractiveness.In the long term we cannot produce enough renewable energy to make a signifigant dent in our energy demand.Corn and rape seed as feed...

The carbon markets have been doubling each year. As we approach the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the second phase of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on January 1, 2008, the markets are poised to accelerate. However, the survey does not pay much attention to the rising carbon market in the...

Bank of America has taken a high profile to catch up with the movement of all US banks to get on the green bandwagon. The fact is that investors are driving this surge of interest. Yet, the markets are still financially immature and full of risk.

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court's decision in Popowsky underscores the importance of rate-related benefits in demonstrating that a proposed merger affords sufficient "affirmative benefits" to satisfy the statutory "public interest" standard. Popowsky indicates that promises of continued "good corporate...

With states on both coasts moving forward with their own cap and trade carbon trading regimes, it is only a matter of time before the federal government steps into a mandatory carbon market for the whole country. This is actually following the path of market development for acid raid and ozone remediation....