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EU leaders face up to shale challenge
EU leaders agreed Wednesday to face up to the challenge posed by the shale oil and gas revolution which has slashed US energy prices, undercutting Europe's competitive edge.
"All leaders are aware that sustainable and affordable energy is key to keeping factories and jobs in Europe," European President Herman Van Rompuy said.
"Industry finds it hard to compete with foreign firms who pay half the price for electricity, like in the United States," Van Rompuy said...
Oil and Gas
- May 22, 2013
Solar plane sets distance record on US tour
The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a new distance record Thursday when it landed after the second leg of a cross-country US tour.
The Solar Impulse project, founded and led by two Swiss pilots, aims to showcase what can be accomplished without fossil fuels, and has set its "ultimate goal" as an around-the-world flight in 2015.
Solar Impulse landed in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas at 1:08 am (0608 GMT) after an 18 hour and 21 minu...
Solar
- May 23, 2013
New EU climate policy unlikely before 2015: Poland
The European Union is unlikely to hammer out its new policy on global warming ahead of a global climate deal that could be clinched in 2015, Poland's environment minister said Wednesday.
"A long discussion on climate change is getting underway. There's no chance that new measures will be adopted during the current terms of the European Parliament and the European Commission," minister Marcin Korolec told Poland's PAP news agency.
In its efforts to reduce global w...
General News
- May 22, 2013
Smart city solutions: Making the business case
Everywhere I go I ask about the obstacles to smart city progress and the best ways to overcome them. If I had to pick a single roadblock that is named most often, I would choose "making the business case." The industry is still not doing a good job giving cities tools to prove the return on investment.
That's why I thought you might want to see how Smart Growth America has approached that problem. I must caution you that this organization, which is a member of the Smart Citi...
Smart Grids
- May 22, 2013
China Closing in, but US to Remain Gas Turbine Market No.1 in 2020
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the country’s regulatory scenario and the overcapacity of some Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) plants, the US is expected to remain the largest market for gas turbines in 2020, says the latest report.
The company’s latest publication anticipates US gas turbine revenue to plummet in the near future, from $1.4 billion in 20...
Oil and Gas
- May 22, 2013
Mitsubishi Electric to Enhance Global Smart Meter Business through Collaboration with Echelon
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it will globally enhance business relating to smart meters, which are advanced electricity meters with communication functions, in collaboration with its partner Echelon Corporation. Mitsubishi Electric will integrate Echelon's Open Smart Grid Protocol into its lineup of smart meter products, which are designed for international markets.
Mitsubishi Electric's new smart meters will incorporate grid-sensing and communication techn...
Smart Grids
- May 21, 2013
Research Opportunities Plentiful for Next Generation Batteries
Berkeley Lab spin-off company PolyPlus has created an entire line of lithium-metal batteries using their PLE technology.
In the opening scene of the iconic movie of the 1960s, The Graduate, Benjamin Braddock, at a party to celebrate his college degree, is given one word of advice for his future: “Plastics.” Were young Benjamin to be receiving that advice today the word would be: “Batteries.” Steve Visco of Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division had plenty...
Energy Efficiency
- May 21, 2013
KBR Awarded FEED Contract for World-Scale LNG Project in British Columbia
KBR today announced it was awarded a contract by Pacific NorthWest LNG Ltd., a subsidiary of Malaysia’s state-owned oil company (PETRONAS) and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), to execute front-end engineering and design (FEED) and early detailed engineering work for a world-scale LNG export facility at Lelu Island near Prince Rupert, British Columbia. KBR is partnered with JGC Corporation for the project.
The purpose of the project is to process shale gas produced from...
Natural Gas & LNG
- May 22, 2013
