Do Fossil Fuels Cast A Shadow On Alternative Energy Plans

Crude oil prices are at a four-year low and the Overseas Development Institute has accused world governments of failing to live up to promises to reduce subsidies for fossil fuels, with G20 nations spending a whopping lb56 billion finding new sources of coal, gas and oil. Here in the UK, a major new coal find has been reported in the Firth of Forth, with plans to extract gas and sway public opinion towards shale gas extraction laid out in the form...

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Doyle Announces Clean Energy Consortium With Milwaukee Universities

"From a news release issued by Governor Jim Doyle:"CHICAGO - Governor Jim Doyle announced today the creation of the Clean Energy Generation, Transmission and Storage Systems (CEGTS) Consortium that combines the expertise of state industry and government partners with the research and development capabilities of the public and private academic institutions of Wisconsin. Governor Doyle made the announcement at the BIO 2010 International Convention...

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Ablc Buzzes About Biofuels Policy Administration Support Chemicals And Lignin

"As ABLC opens, industry association executives rally the troops to tiff the EPA's slashed high-level biofuels targets, get vein approvals more readily, and to walk off with about chemicals, chemicals, chemicals." "Also, the industry buzzed about a out of the ordinary go over on cellulosic biofuels emissions, and how widely Management bashing is a good idea." In Washington, top bioeconomy knob groups predicted yesterday that the Renewable Fuel Develop...

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Psc Approves The Highland Wind Farm Project

STATEMENT FROM EMERGING ENERGIES OF WISCONSIN, LLC: (Madison, Wis.) - "We applaud the Public Service Commission vote today (2-1) and commission Chairman Phil Montgomery in particular for listening to scientific reason and ultimately supporting a valuable project for the people of Wisconsin. "EEW has worked tirelessly to be responsible future neighbors to the people of St. Croix County and will continue to work with residents in the affected area...

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Well Someday Is Here

Aaron Nathans reports in the News Journal that Delmarva Power could have killed plans to build the first offshore wind power project in the U.S. when Bluewater Wind failed to deliver a letter of credit last July. Bluewater is looking for a new investor after its highly leveraged parent company, Babcock ">Earlier this week, Nathans broke the story that NRG, which competed to build a new power plant in Delaware, is planning to buy Bluewater. Nathans...

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