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Energy Efficiency options for thermal power plants in India

By A.K. Shyam, Environmental Specialist, GMR Group, January, 21, 2010 - India happens to be fourth coal dependent (51.4% of primary energy) country in the world. Coal would continue to dominate for some more years as the projected coal reserves are likely to last for the next 100 years.  more...
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Dubai: Simply too Rich to Fail

By Ferdinand E. Banks, Professor, , January, 20, 2010 - A few days ago, while listening to the worst Nobel Prize lecture that I ever heard, I found myself thinking of those persons who should have received a Nobel Prize in Economics -- which of course is not a genuine Nobel Prize, since it was established by the Swedish central bank (Riksbanken), and not Alfred Nobel.  more...
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The Greenstuff File

By Roger Feldman, Counsel, Andrews Kurth LLP, November, 13, 2009 - The Myth of the Greenstuff File  more...
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Energy Economics and Some Energy Myths for the 21st Century

By Ferdinand E. Banks, Professor, , October, 29, 2009 - Introduction, and Something About Oil  more...
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Digging for Coal Will Gradually End in Digging Our Own Graves

By Ramanathan Menon, Editor and Publisher, Sun Power, October, 26, 2009 - The 'God Almighty' or 'Mother Nature' had given us an enchanting planet, a planet that had everything in its surface for the humankind to live a happy and peaceful life. Everything that was evil was buried deep beneath the earth so that we are not tempted to see them, touch them or use them.  more...
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Utilities Improving Power Plant Efficiency in the Short Term

By Richard Vesel, Product Manager for Electrical Balance of Plant Energy Efficiency, ABB Inc., September, 30, 2009 - New coal-fired plant construction today costs in the neighborhood of $2 million to $3 million per megawatt (MW). This new facility must then be staffed and operated with new resources and additional fuel consumption.  more...
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A Short Introduction to Oil Prices and Oil Inventories

By Ferdinand E. Banks, Professor, , September, 14, 2009 - Oil prices can be described as long-term, medium (or intermediate) term, or short term. The most recently quoted price is usually called a spot price, and this can be thought of as the price at which oil is being sold for delivery in the very near future. Using an elementary difference equation, I have suggested in my paper 'Economic theory and some aspects of the new world oil market' (2009) that if we look at a plot of oil prices over time, we should expect to see a trend -- going up, or down -- over weeks, months, or years, as well as fluctuations around trends that display price peaks and troughs.  more...
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Biomass Seeks Higher Profile

By Bill Opalka, Editor-in-Chief, Topic Centers, Energy Central, September, 02, 2009 - While biomass energy doesn't have the cachet of other renewable energy sources like solar and wind, the industry is taking steps to change that perception. And it's started a multi-pronged effort in two areas where it will get the most attention: in a public relations campaign and a simultaneous drive to gain favor with Washington policymakers, particularly with regard to tax and job creation policies.  more...
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Biomass Wastes

By Salman Zafar, Renewable Energy Advisor, Bioenergy, August, 05, 2009 - Biomass is the material derived from plants that use sunlight to grow which include plant and animal material such as wood from forests, material left over from agricultural and forestry processes, and organic industrial, human and animal wastes. Biomass comes from a variety of sources which include:  more...
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U.S. Energy Security and Natural Gas Vehicles: A Reality Check

By Jude Clemente, Energy Security Analyst, San Diego State University, July, 24, 2009 - Background  more...
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