November 29, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Coal Gains New Life in Growing Markets http://www.vancouversun.com/business/King+Coal+school+fuel+gains+life+growing+markets/3892016/story.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Clean Energy Proponents Pin Hopes on Tax Incentives Renewal http://www.nationaljournal.com/clean-energy-proponents-pin-hopes-on-tax-package-20101129?page=1

ENERGY POLICY

States Diverting Climate Funding to Shore up Deficits http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/nyregion/29greenhouse.html?_r=1&src=twrhp

COMPANY NEWS

Enseco Energy Services Reports Third Quarter Results http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/press-release/ens_enseco-energy-services-corp-announces-results-for-the-three-months-ended-september-30-2010-1334208.html

November 18, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Deutsche Bank Analysts Forecast Gas-Fired Utility Conversion Away from Coal http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/11/18/18climatewire-vision-of-green-economy-includes-more-gas-fi-80976.html

COMPANY NEWS

Strathmore Offers Gas Hills Permitting Update http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gas-hills-uranium-district-wyoming-strathmore-updates-2010-permitting-activities-including-monitor-well-installation-core-drilling-geotechnical-drilling-pit-definition-and-extension-drilling-2010-11-18?reflink=MW_news_stmp

American Standard Buys and Additional 320 Acres in the Bakken http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/asen_american-standard-purchases-additional-bakken-acreage-1317932.html

NRG Energy to Install 150 EV Charging Stations Around Downtown Houston http://fuelfix.com/chronicleenergynews/2010/11/18/power-plant-operator-to-bring-ev-charging-stations-to-houston/

Vestas Books Orders for 300MW of Wind Turbines in November Alone http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/paginas/Contenidosecciones.asp?ID=9&Cod=6640&Tipo=&Nombre=Wind%20Power%20News

October 21, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Oil Spill Hints at Niobrara Shale Potential in Wyoming http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11931186

Coal Industry Outloook http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/41831/Coal+Industry+Outlook+-+Oct.+2010

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

BrightSource and Solar Millenium Planned Solar Farms on Sacred Indian Sites http://www.greenprophet.com/2010/10/solar-energy-sacred-sites/

ENERGY POLICY

Water Risks Hide in US Utility Bond Market http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2068487920101021

COMPANY NEWS

SolarCity Named Green Power Supplier of the Year by US DOE http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4599249

October 7, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Weathermen May Dent $500 Billion Coal Market with Improved Wind Forecasts http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-07/weathermen-to-dent-500-billion-coal-market-with-wind-forecasts.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Greasy Burglars and Biofuels http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/43785/

First Performance Warranty Insurance Provided in the US for PV Solar Panels http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.aspx?id=229149&type=newswires

Minister Defends Smart Meters for BC Hydro http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/interior-news/business/104454243.html

COMPANY NEWS

Spire Corporation Reports New PV Cell with 42% Efficiency http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=1106

October 1, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Coal Picture in Wyoming is Complicated http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/coal_falls_while_natural_gas_rises_picture_in_wyoming_is_more_complicated/C618/L618/

Laser Enrichment Makes a Comeback http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/nuclear/laser-uranium-enrichment-makes-a-comeback

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

DOE Grants $89 Million to Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2010/09/30/smart-grid-demo-project-inks-89m-more/

ENERGY POLICY

California Enacts Energy Storage Law http://sunpluggers.com/news/california-enacts-energy-storage-law-to-help-prepare-for-solar-wind-0990

Wyoming Wind Task Force Votes Against Eminent Domain for Collector Lines http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g-F-hNU3iG2z2c8Jy9CvIeginKsgD9III7GG0?docId=D9III7GG0

COMPANY NEWS

SolarWorld Partners With Renewable Social Benefit Funds to Offer Schools No Money Down Solar Systems http://www.marketwatch.com/story/solarworld-partners-with-renewable-social-benefit-funds-to-jumpstart-solar-power-projects-for-educational-institutions-2010-09-30?reflink=MW_news_stmp

September 21, 2010 News-Wyoming Joint Minerals Committee Meets in Jackson Hole

It's not often that I get to attend meetings with reporters and hear the same thing they did and then read the story and wonder, "Was I in the same room?" Today, I have a story about GE retooling the test coal gasification plant it is building with the University of Wyoming. This story was based upon testimony offered by representatives of GE and the University of Wyoming to the Wyoming Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Interim Committee during a meeting in Jackson Hole yesterday. What I heard was that GE lost its partner customer, because many utilities canceled coal-related projects totaling 87 gigawatts over the last four years. The customer cancellation is giving GE the opportunity to refine its feedstock assumptions for the plant.

In my view, coal plant cancellations have been in the news for some time, particularly given very low natural gas prices, which make gas-fired plants much more financially attractive, concerns over the financial impact of an implementation of any sort of carbon tax, and objections from special interest groups against new coal plant construction. Though there was some discussion about the failed climate bill and the implications for a renewable energy standard, I didn't hear anyone say that it was failed climate legislation that dealt any setback for the plant.

Maybe it happened when I was out of the room.

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Consulting Group Recommends Next North Dakota Refinery Produce Diesel Fuel http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iUw3w5Yn9y_39mtdpPMtLlMGZVRgD9IBSA801

ENERGY POLICY

Senator Bingaman to Introduce a 15% Renewable Energy Standard http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-20/u-s-senator-to-press-for-15-renewable-power-target.html

COMPANY NEWS

Ormat Gets $108 Million in US Funding Instead of Tax Credit for North Brawley, CA Plant http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000589644&fid=1725

10th Circuit Rules Homestake Mining's Uranium Mill did not Cause Neighbors' Cancer or Deaths http://www.cibolabeacon.com/articles/2010/09/20/news/doc4c97e14e7436d885373977.txt

GE Retools High Plains Coal Gasification Plant in Wyoming http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_9798bbc2-6fd1-5ad9-8864-73a2bb891db2.html

US Geothermal Offers Operational Update http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-geothermal-updates-status-of-development-projects-new-wells-drilled-at-neal-hot-springs-2010-09-21-84310?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Xcel Looks to Add 250 MW of Wind through PPA or Acquisition of New Farms http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/wind/article230088.ece

Cotter Refuses to Pay State Fine for Uranium Contamination http://coloradoindependent.com/62240/cotter-corp-refuses-to-pay-state-fine-uranium-contamination

August 30, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

WildEarth Guardians to File Lawsuits to Delay Sale of Two Federal Coal Tracts in Wyoming http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/Coal/6392810/

Thorium as a Uranium Alternative http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/7970619/Obama-could-kill-fossil-fuels-overnight-with-a-nuclear-dash-for-thorium.html

COMPANY NEWS

NRC Sees No Hurdles to Licensing Uranium One Moore Ranch In-Situ Operation http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/Nuclear/6392809/

Ford Partners With City of Seattle for Electric Vehicle Education and Outreach Program http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS181281+26-Aug-2010+PRN20100826

Fortis to Build 335 MW Expansion Near Waneta Dam in British Columbia http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fortis-to-invest-in-335-megawatt-hydroelectric-project-in-british-columbia-2010-08-26?reflink=MW_news_stmp

NextEra Releases Its 2010 Sustainability Report http://www.environmentalleader.com/2010/08/26/nextera-energy-sustainability-report-co2-emissions-down-33/

SunPower Solar Technology Selected for Multiple US Federal Government Facilities http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sunpower-solar-technology-selected-for-multiple-us-federal-government-facilities-101786093.html

August 16, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Carbon Capture and Storage: The Rodney Dangerfield of Mitigation Technologies? http://theenergycollective.com/david-lewis/41673/carbon-capture-and-storage-ccs-rodney-dangerfield-mitigation-technologies

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Sunfish Plug and Play Solar Systems May be on the Market by 2011 http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/for-lean-budgets-a-plug-and-play-solar-system/

ENERGY POLICY

Hundreds Swap Gas Mowers for Battery Powered Ones http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-lawnmower-trade-20100814,0,488711.story

Pitting Coal Against Wind in Mining Country http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/business/energy-environment/15coal.html?src=busln

COMPANY NEWS

Cameco Reports Second Quarter and Revised 2010 Outlook http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cameco-reports-second-quarter-earnings-2010-08-13?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Exxon, Cimarex At Odds Over Wyo Gas Re-injection http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewswy/Energy.companies.at.2.1859487.html

August 6, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Survey Says Wyoming Residents Support Uranium Mining http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/08/06/news/20local_08-06-10.txt

BLM To Move Forward on Sale of 350 Million Short Tons of Coal in Wyoming's Powder River Basin http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews.aspx?xmlpath=RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/Coal/6268464.xml

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

RFA Analysis Finds More Overstatement Problems with EPA Calculation of Ethanol GHG Impacts http://www.centurycitynews.com/article/GREEN/RENEWABLE_ENERGY/RFA_Analysis_Reveals_More_Problems_With_EPA_GHG_Accounting/61587

ENERGY POLICY

Reid Said $1.5 Billion Renewable Energy Loan Program to be Restored Later http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=1&docID=cqmidday-000003719218

COMPANY NEWS

Denison Mines Reports Second Quarter Results http://www.marketwatch.com/story/denison-mines-corp-reports-second-quarter-2010-results-2010-08-05-1723540?reflink=MW_news_stmp

July, 14, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Superconductor Technology Makes Hydropower Debut http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ge-introduces-smart-grid-compatible-electric-vehicle-charger-2010-07-13?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Senator Murkowski Introduces Hydropower Bills http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/rwed_sen-murkowski-introduces-bills-to-increase-hydropower-generation-1039902.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

NREL Releases Offshore Wind Assessment Report http://nrelpubs.nrel.gov/Webtop/ws/nich/www/public/Record?rpp=25&upp=0&m=4&w=NATIVE%28%27AUTHOR+ph+words+%27%27schwartz%27%27+and+PUBYEAR+%3D+2010%27%29&order=native%28%27pubyear%2FDescend%27%29

Solar Wells Displacing Windmills on Western Range http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gj4MWwW6R15_E-sQqIvMCNllEb4gD9GUMFGG1

ENERGY POLICY

EPA Slashes 2011 Cellulosic Biofuels Estimates http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=3944

COMPANY NEWS

Sempra San Diego Transmission Line Gets USFS Approval on a 19 Mile Segment http://www.centralvalleybusinesstimes.com/stories/001/?ID=15718

GE Introduces an Electric Vehicle Charger http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ge-introduces-smart-grid-compatible-electric-vehicle-charger-2010-07-13?reflink=MW_news_stmp

El Paso Receives BLM Right of Way Grant for New Gas Pipeline http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9GUEVLO0

Arch to Aggressively Pursue Development of Otter Creek Property in Montana http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_f55b329c-8efc-11df-b64a-001cc4c03286.html

Raser May Sell Stake in Thermo 1 to Finance Turbine Upgrades http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-14/raser-may-sell-stake-in-utah-geothermal-plant-to-finance-larger-turbines.html

Two Companies Lead the Pure Play Biofuels Market http://www.energyboom.com/yes/eboom-capital-two-companies-lead-pure-play-biofuels

Bechtel to Partner with Babcock and Wilcox on Modular Reactors http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/5095256638/articles/powergenworldwide/nuclear/reactors/2010/07/modular-nuclear_reactor.html