Archive for December, 2009

Keep Your Eye on DME

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
Di-methyl-ether (DME) is a fuel that I have been talking about since at least 2006. I have blogged about it, and I have classified it in several of my presentations as a “Sustainable Contender” (including in a slide at last year’s ASPO conference). I want to use this post to explore [...]

Platts Survey of Top Energy Stories of 2009

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
As I compile my year end list of the biggest energy stories of the year, I have just gotten an e-mail from Platts that is very helpful. As they have done in previous years, they have a survey up so readers can rank the top stories:
Platts wants to know: the biggest [...]

Biomass Is Not Crazy Logic

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
I saw a story about a week ago that I flagged to comment on when I got caught up. I suppose I am caught up enough now to do so. The story is:
Burn a Tree to Save the Planet? The Crazy Logic Behind Biomass
The author is listed as Joshua Frank, described [...]

Osmotic Power

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
Did you ever wonder why the skin on your hands sometimes shrivels when you have them in water for too long? The underlying reason is called osmosis (a simple explanation in more detail below), and the same driving force is now being utilized as a power source.
Occasionally I encounter an energy [...]

The DOE Funding Recipients

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
I am so far behind on the things that I have been intending to write. It is hard to believe that it has already been over a week since the most recent US DOE biorefinery grants were announced. I have been meaning to list them and comment, but I have finally [...]

Copenhagen Suggests Climate Issue Not Going Away

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
I have mentioned that I think ClimateGate will end up being one of the top stories of 2009. A number of people have commented or e-mailed me and said that the story will soon be forgotten. I don’t think so. I don’t think they realize the energy this gives to those [...]

Hidden Gems? Why Green Investors Should Look at Daewoo Shipbuilding And Ener1 (Pt. 2 of 2)

Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Neither Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., which trades OTC under the symbol DWOTF, nor Ener1 Inc., which trades on NASDAQ under the symbol HEV, is an obvious candidate for having hidden potential.
Heck, Daewoo isn’t even a green energy stock. Or is it?

Lost in the hubbub of Copenhagen and Congress, there’s been [...]

The Questions I Didn’t Ask

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
I have been asked to submit a video question on ethanol policy that will be potentially answered in a video blog by someone who is very well-known in the energy business. I will keep the details quiet for now, including the question I did submit. (I thought I would be able [...]

The Questions I Didn’t Ask

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
I have been asked to submit a video question on ethanol policy that will be potentially answered in a video blog by someone who is very well-known in the energy business. I will keep the details quiet for now, including the question I did submit. (I thought I would be able [...]

The Questions I Didn’t Ask

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
I have been asked to submit a video question on ethanol policy that will be potentially answered in a video blog by someone who is very well-known in the energy business. I will keep the details quiet for now, including the question I did submit. (I thought I would be able [...]

The Questions I Didn’t Ask

Submitted by R-Squared Energy Blog
I have been asked to submit a video question on ethanol policy that will be potentially answered in a video blog by someone who is very well-known in the energy business. I will keep the details quiet for now, including the question I did submit. (I thought I would be able [...]

Hidden Gems? Why Green Investors Should Look at PFB, Vodafone And Telefonica (Pt. 1 of 2)

Submitted by EnergyTechStocks.com
Looking for alternative energy stocks with undiscovered potential?
Who isn’t?
Here are three possibilities (with three more to come next week). You can decide for yourself whether they are worth further investigation.
First up: PFB Corporation, which trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol PFB. Calgary-based PFB is an energy efficiency play. The company [...]