It has been really difficult to find time to write lately, but I have run across some stories of interest this week that I wanted to comment briefly on. Wall Street Journal Energy Blog First, […]
Author: Robert Rapier
Xethanol Can’t Deliver on its Promises
The Xethanol saga continues, but is probably nearing an end. I have written a pair of articles about this, after being initially interviewed by Sharesleuth.com for their article: Moonshine Blindness I had indicated my deep […]
Walking the Talk
As indicated in my 2007 resolutions, I am making a serious effort to reduce my fossil fuel usage this year. I have relocated to Aberdeen, Scotland, and this is giving me a chance to implement […]
My Energy Policy Recommendations
You have been made dictator of the world. Your policies are going to be implemented without question. What new energy policies do you enact? Let’s restrict this to energy, as this could really get way […]
In Transit to Scotland
I am flying to Aberdeen on 1/26/07. I will be back online in a week or so. In the meantime, catch up on Vinod Khosla’s latest: Vinod Khosla’s forecast for 2007: Trends and outlook Vinod […]
My Reaction to the State of the Union
I think it’s great to set ambitious goals. It’s true that if you set stretch goals, but fall a bit short, you still probably did OK. But it is also important to set goals that […]
Key Questions on Energy Options
A question was recently posed to me: What is the most important question concerning ethanol production? That got me to thinking about important questions regarding not only ethanol, but all of our energy sources. There […]
Refining 101: The Assay Essay
When a refinery purchases crude oil, the key piece of information they need to know about that crude, besides price, is what the crude oil assay looks like. There has been a lot of discussion […]
The $1,000 Bet on Oil Prices
After seeing a number of predictions for very high crude oil prices this year – including many from people who believe that world oil production has peaked and $100/bbl this year is a sure thing […]
GM Revives the Electric Car
Years after GM killed the electric car, they are bringing it back. They introduced a new electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this weekend. Here is what […]