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Industry Exec: Middle East Could Meet Daytime Needs With Solar Power
Stefan Muller, an executive at the German renewable energy company Conergy, presenting at the World Future Energy Summit and Exhibition in Abu Dhabi, said that the Middle East region could meet all if its daytime energy needs with solar power. The statement was part of a larger effort by industry executives to convince businesses in [...]
Read More »Pickens Sees Progress Toward Energy Independence in Obama’s Inaugural Speech
T. Boone Pickens, the billionaire oil man and self-appointed harbinger of American energy independence, penned a brief response to President Obama’s inaugural address in today’s Wall Street Journal.
His response was positive and hopeful. He applauded the president for setting energy “goals which are lofty, but clearly within our grasp,” and encouraged all Americans to “hear [...]
Obama’s Energy Challenge
The election of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States was a historic event celebrated by millions in the US and abroad. Now that the celebrations have ended, discussions have turned to the enormous challenges Obama will face when he takes the nation’s highest office in January of 2009. Given the urgency [...]
Read More »The Future of Oil: Shell’s “Scenarios”
Every three years, the Shell Oil company releases “Scenarios”: predictions for the future of energy resources and consumption. As an oil company, Shell obviously has a lot at stake when it comes to the future of energy, so their scenarios are well-researched and evolve along with new developments in energy technology and legislation.
Shell’s most recent [...]
Heating With Used Motor Oil
As discussed in last week’s post, “Fuels of the Future,” alternative fuel sources can lead to big savings on heating oil. On example of alternative fuel is used motor oil.
An article in the Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, MA) describes increasing numbers of cities and towns in New Hampshire participating in a statewide program to collect used [...]
