Energy articles from March 2006

Energy archives from March 2006

Alternative energy thinking.(prices going high, energy shortages)(Editorial)
March 22, 2006... The physicist Albert Einstein once said, "The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them." That trenchant observation is extraordinarily relevant to our present day world energy "crisis."...

Black gold: the U.S. looks to Nigeria for energy security despite 40 years of unrest.(SECURITY)(Cover story)
March 22, 2006... Nigeria aspires to double its oil production in this decade and become Africa's largest gas exporter, with significant implications for four of the five biggest oil majors. At the same time, the U.S. Government, in the post-9-11 World, realizes...

Rx for "oil addiction": are we addicts? We need petroleum and we must learn to live with it.
March 22, 2006... President Bush continues to amaze his core supporters by campaigning for ending our national "oil addiction" and reducing Middle East oil imports by 75 percent by 2025. Out goes advocacy of increased production--and in comes a paean to...

Do rebates work? they may have only a tiny impact on renewable consumption.(CONSERVATION)
March 22, 2006... The Energy Policy Act 2005 (EPACT 2005) Sec. 206 provides for the establishment of a rebate program for expenditures made to install renewable energy systems in connection with a dwelling unit or small business. The amount of the rebate is set...

China's oil markets: China's petroleum markets have undergone profound changes. What's ahead?(Industry overview)
March 22, 2006... China's petroleum markets have undergone profound changes in the past decade as demand for a wide range of petroleum products has grown much more rapidly than many analysts expected and as growth in the country's domestic oil production has...

Ovonics grants Zhejiang Kan patent license.(In the News: Technology)
March 22, 2006... Ovonics grants Zhejiang Kan patent license. Ovonic Battery Company, Inc. has entered into a patent license agreement in connection with its proprietary nickel metal hydride battery technology with Zhejiang Kan Battery Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang Kan)...

Hydrogenics awarded contract to supply hydrogen generators to China.(China Electric Power Energy Group and China National Power sign)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Hydrogenics awarded contract to supply hydrogen generators to China. According to Hydrogenics President and CEO Pierre Rivard, the company has received orders to supply electrolysis-based hydrogen generator plants to two of China's largest...

NMT Opens R&D Facility in Singapore.(In the News: Technology)
March 22, 2006... NMT Opens R&D Facility in Singapore. Singapore-based NanoMaterials Technology Pte Ltd, a company that develops and commercializes production technologies for nanomaterials, opened a $1.54 million facility. NMT has also developed electronic...

Advancing Membrane Technology, Chemical engineers at China's Sichuan University have fabricated fouling-resistant ceramic-supported polymer composite membranes for the removal of oil-in-water microemulsions.(In the News: Technology)
March 22, 2006... Advancing Membrane Technology, Chemical engineers at China's Sichuan University have fabricated fouling-resistant ceramic-supported polymer composite membranes for the removal of oil-in-water microemulsions. In the Chinese Journal of Chemical...

Bottom of the barrel? There always seems to be more conventional energy. But profligacy won't go on forever.(SUPPLY)
March 22, 2006... Throughout the 20th Century, the United States has been a profligate energy consumer. The rapid and expansive growth of the economy was based on cheap and abundant energy. Little thought and planning have been given to how to transition to the...

Refiner's ratings: the industry is in an upcycle. But don't expect the expansion to continue.
March 22, 2006... Few U.S. refining companies have seen positive rating actions, despite the recent sustained period of strong margins. The lack of upward ratings movement reflects the view that the industry remains highly cyclical, as well as the actions of...

Greening the planet: there is a payoff in marketing emissions in an international marketplace.(ENVIRONMENT)
March 22, 2006... The international emissions market is in its infancy but it is maturing fast. Even before the Kyoto Protocol was ratified, the European Union jump-started the emissions market with its own scheme to get its industries prepared to meet the...

Whither corn? Ethanol is reshaping the corn market. But alternatives may take a bite.(ALTERNATIVES)
March 22, 2006... The year 2005 was marked by a flurry of construction activity in the Nation's ethanol industry, as ground was broken on dozens of new plants throughout the U.S. Corn Belt and plans were drawn for even more facilities. As of February 2006, the...

Planning for power: a roadmap from EPRI lights the way for electricity in the 21st century.(Electric Power Research Institute )
March 22, 2006... The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has developed and published the Electricity Technology Roadmap, a high-level document that provides guidance on strategic technology planning for the electricity industry. The Roadmap describes a...

Opting for Chapter 11: bankruptcy has emerged as a strategic tool for energy companies.(STRATEGIES)
March 22, 2006... Corporate bankruptcy has emerged as a strategic tool to ensure enduring value for some of the energy industry's largest companies. As the energy sector grapples with complex corporate challenges including rising natural gas prices and increased...

Electro Energy Inc. has closed on the purchase of significant battery manufacturing assets formerly owned by Energizer Power Systems.(In the news: Corporate Strategies)
March 22, 2006... Electro Energy Inc. has closed on the purchase of significant battery manufacturing assets formerly owned by Energizer Power Systems. Concurrently, the company finalized an $11 million private placement of Senior-secured convertible notes...

Two team up for integrated modules.(STMicroelectronics N.V. partners with Semikron International)(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Two Team Up For Integrated Modules. Semikron International, a leader in diode/thyristor power modules and expert in power module packaging, and STMicroelectronics, a leader in power semiconductors, are teaming up to develop and deliver...

Aerogel Composite ENERGel Ultracapacitor.(Brief article)
March 22, 2006... Aerogel Composite ENERGel Ultracapacitor. Aerogel Composite, Inc. has debuted a new ENERGel Carbon Aerogel Ultracapacitor electrode material. According to Chief Communications Deena Sisitsky Officer, potential markets include automotive...

ZBB Energy Corp. retains Strategic Growth as investor relations advisor.(In the news: Corporate Strategies)
March 22, 2006... ZBB Energy Corp. retains Strategic Growth as investor relations advisor. According to ZBB CEO Rob Parry, the company has retained Strategic Growth International, Inc. as its investor relations consultant. SCI, "specializes in creating interest...

Patent pollution: strategies for protecting clean energy technology.
March 22, 2006... If there is an energy crisis, it is temporary. The quality and quantity of alternative energy innovation is dramatic and meaningful. If global warming is a by-product of our collective lust for energy, that to will be remedied. However, the...

Hot transport: no technical barriers exist to safe shipping of radwaste.(NUCLEAR)
March 22, 2006... According to the just published National Academies' National Research Council report, Going the Distance? The Safe Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in the United States, there are no fundamental technical...

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 22, 2006... June 7-8, 2006, 24th West Coast Energy Management Congress, Seattle, Washington. Contact: Ashley Clark, Exhibit Manager; Tel: 770/279-4392; E-Mail: ashley@aeecenter.org. August 5-September 5, 2006, Nuclear Energy--Opportunities for Growth...