The Energy Experts Reconvene at the WSJ Generally when I find myself having to write a follow-up post to something I wrote, it’s because I obviously didn’t make my points clearly enough. I found this […]
The Hydrogen Economy Revisited
My Energy Quest in the Desert Some readers are aware that I am presently in Arizona working on a project. At some point I will write an in-depth article about the things I am working […]
What Happened to Advanced Biofuels? Let Me Explain
Ask and Ye Shall Receive Last week, The Economist posed the following question: “What happened to biofuels?” The biofuels in question are so-called second generation biofuels that are produced from trees, grasses, algae, — in general, feedstocks that […]
Prepare for the Chinese Energy Juggernaut
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently released its International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013). While the EIA doesn’t have a sterling track record for predictions, many organizations make decisions at least partially based on EIA projections. […]
The Carbon Dioxide Problem Worsens
Introduction This is the 6th and final installment in a series that examines data from the 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous posts were: Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 Hydropower and Geothermal Status […]
King Coal Gets Fatter, While The US Goes on a Diet
Introduction This is the 5th installment in a series that examines data from the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Next week’s installment will be on carbon dioxide emissions, and that will wrap […]
The U.S. is the Gassiest Country
Introduction This is the 4th installment in a series that examines data from the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous posts were: Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 Hydropower and Geothermal Status […]
The State of Oil According to BP
This is the 3rd installment in a series that examines data from the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous posts – Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 and Hydropower and Geothermal Status Update 2013 […]
Hydropower and Geothermal Status Update 2013
This is the 2nd installment in a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. The previous post – Renewable Energy Status Update 2013 – focused mainly on wind […]
Renewable Energy Status Update 2013
Today I begin a series that looks at the recently released 2013 BP Statistical Review of World Energy. Because the past two posts have dealt with the Keystone XL pipeline project, I thought it would be […]