TRADITIONAL ENERGY
After Calvert Cliffs Demise Are the Other Nuclear Loan Guarantees at Risk? http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/after-calvert-cliffs-collapse-two-remaining-top-federal-loan-guarantee-nuclear-reactor-applicants-in-texas-and-south-carolina-also-seen-as-untenable-104972484.html
INL Cleanup Contractor to Cut 1000 Jobs by 2012 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/10/14/business-us-job-losses-inl-idaho_8013094.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
3TIER Analysis Suggests Above Average Winds for First Quarter 2011 http://www.nawindpower.com/e107_plugins/content/content_lt.php?content.6705
Flat Batteries for Grid Power Storage http://green.blorge.com/2010/10/flat-batteries-could-be-what-the-power-grid-needs/
Silicon Can Improve Lithium Batteries http://news.softpedia.com/news/Silicon-Can-Improve-Lithium-Ion-Batteries-161142.shtml
COMPANY NEWS
Rex Energy Announces Third Quarter Results http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rex-energy-corporation-announces-third-quarter-production-and-operational-update-2010-10-15?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Energy Fuels Acquires Additional DOE Uranium Lease in Colorado http://www.marketwatch.com/story/energy-fuels-acquires-additional-doe-lease-in-colorado-contracts-for-consulting-support-from-nuclear-industry-veteran-2010-10-14?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Denison to Sell White Canyon’s Uranium http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/denison-to-sell-white-canyons-uranium-20101015-16ngk.html
Showing posts with label lithium. Show all posts
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Friday, October 15, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
September 22, 2010 News
ENERGY POLICY
Climate Change vs. Water Scarcity http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019982300?Sharp%20To%20Buy%20U.S.%20Solar%20Developer%20For%20Power%20Venture
America Needs to Charge Feds with Improving the Electrical Grid http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/columns/oped_contributors/America-needs-to-charge-feds-with-improving-electrical-grid-103503154.html
COMPANY NEWS
Canadian Lithium Completes Lithium Carbonate Pilot Plant Runs http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+Lithium+plant+shows+promising+results/3556765/story.html
Sharp to Buy Recurrent Energy http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-22/sharp-acquires-u-s-solar-developer-for-305-million.html
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Encourages Wyoming to Regulate its Own GHG’s http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_7ea2027a-c5f7-11df-b549-001cc4c002e0.html
Climate Change vs. Water Scarcity http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019982300?Sharp%20To%20Buy%20U.S.%20Solar%20Developer%20For%20Power%20Venture
America Needs to Charge Feds with Improving the Electrical Grid http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/columns/oped_contributors/America-needs-to-charge-feds-with-improving-electrical-grid-103503154.html
COMPANY NEWS
Canadian Lithium Completes Lithium Carbonate Pilot Plant Runs http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Canada+Lithium+plant+shows+promising+results/3556765/story.html
Sharp to Buy Recurrent Energy http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-22/sharp-acquires-u-s-solar-developer-for-305-million.html
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Encourages Wyoming to Regulate its Own GHG’s http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_7ea2027a-c5f7-11df-b549-001cc4c002e0.html
Friday, July 16, 2010
Brown Dogs and Lithium Batteries
I used to have a brown dog--a chocolate labrador retriever, but that is not what I am talking about today. Now "Brown Dog" refers to about a dozen Democratic Senators who are balking at a climate bill before the November elections--in particular what a carbon cap would do to utility costs for their low-income residents. Today's Politico article notes that none of the Democratic "fence sitters" are even up for election this year, but have grave concerns about what impact an emissions cap or carbon tax might have on their local economies. Harry Reid, as described in the Washington Post article that follows, is looking to broker some sort of compromise with an alternative bill the week after next.
Interesting spin also in the in the CNN and Christian Science Monitor articles on the US EV battery business. Is the US government over-investing in too many battery plants such that when they all come on line, they will flood the market with batteries? By that time, will there still be federal money available to keep them all alive? Another set of unintended consequences when the government tries to tinker with business. I am also amused that Obama made a visit to a battery plant that received over $150 million in federal grant money, but is owned by LG Chem, a Korean company. Yes, there will be US jobs created in Michigan, but in this case, any profits will be headed out of the country. Do we really "catch up" in the battery technology race when we are only subsidizing our Asian competitors?
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
Natural Gas Outlook: Storage is 10.7% Above Five Year Average http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Natural-Gas-Outlook--Working-Gas-Storage-10-7--Above-5-Year-Average/2010-07-15/article_babycalfhealth.aspx?oid=1160536&fid=VAN_Tronix_Reports
BLM to Begin Decisions on Backlogged Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5js1V3ivAl-XHNGURo5IfIVXBf2qgD9GVPTVG0
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Obama Sees EV Battery Prices Down by 70%: LG Chem Forecasts 50% Decrease by 2015 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1521310320100715
EV Project Expands to Texas http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ev-project-expands-to-texas-2010-07-15?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Is the US Battery Business for Real? http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/15/news/economy/obama_batteries/
Why is Obama Putting so Much Stock in Battery Technology? http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0715/Why-Obama-is-putting-so-much-stock-in-battery-technology
ENERGY POLICY
Ethanol Group Backs Phase Out of Subsidies if Money is Used to Install Blender Pumps for E85 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1521158720100715
"Brown Dogs" Complicate Climate Plan http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39830.html
Reid to Offer an Energy Bill the Week of July 26 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071505891.html
COMPANY NEWS
Salares and Talison Announce Merger and CAD$40 Million Private Placement http://www.marketwire.com/press-release-canada/Salares-Lithium-Talison-Announce-Merger-Create-Worlds-Largest-Lithium-Production-Company-TSX-VENTURE-LIT-1290982.htm
BP Buying out Verenium Biofuels Business for $98 Million http://blogs.forbes.com/energysource/2010/07/15/bp-verenium-biofuel-ethanol/
Interesting spin also in the in the CNN and Christian Science Monitor articles on the US EV battery business. Is the US government over-investing in too many battery plants such that when they all come on line, they will flood the market with batteries? By that time, will there still be federal money available to keep them all alive? Another set of unintended consequences when the government tries to tinker with business. I am also amused that Obama made a visit to a battery plant that received over $150 million in federal grant money, but is owned by LG Chem, a Korean company. Yes, there will be US jobs created in Michigan, but in this case, any profits will be headed out of the country. Do we really "catch up" in the battery technology race when we are only subsidizing our Asian competitors?
TRADITIONAL ENERGY
Natural Gas Outlook: Storage is 10.7% Above Five Year Average http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Natural-Gas-Outlook--Working-Gas-Storage-10-7--Above-5-Year-Average/2010-07-15/article_babycalfhealth.aspx?oid=1160536&fid=VAN_Tronix_Reports
BLM to Begin Decisions on Backlogged Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5js1V3ivAl-XHNGURo5IfIVXBf2qgD9GVPTVG0
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Obama Sees EV Battery Prices Down by 70%: LG Chem Forecasts 50% Decrease by 2015 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1521310320100715
EV Project Expands to Texas http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ev-project-expands-to-texas-2010-07-15?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Is the US Battery Business for Real? http://money.cnn.com/2010/07/15/news/economy/obama_batteries/
Why is Obama Putting so Much Stock in Battery Technology? http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0715/Why-Obama-is-putting-so-much-stock-in-battery-technology
ENERGY POLICY
Ethanol Group Backs Phase Out of Subsidies if Money is Used to Install Blender Pumps for E85 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1521158720100715
"Brown Dogs" Complicate Climate Plan http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/39830.html
Reid to Offer an Energy Bill the Week of July 26 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/15/AR2010071505891.html
COMPANY NEWS
Salares and Talison Announce Merger and CAD$40 Million Private Placement http://www.marketwire.com/press-release-canada/Salares-Lithium-Talison-Announce-Merger-Create-Worlds-Largest-Lithium-Production-Company-TSX-VENTURE-LIT-1290982.htm
BP Buying out Verenium Biofuels Business for $98 Million http://blogs.forbes.com/energysource/2010/07/15/bp-verenium-biofuel-ethanol/
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