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Friday, September 10, 2010

September 10, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

EPA Asks Nine Oil Services Companies for Fracking Chemical Lists http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-09/epa-asks-nine-companies-to-disclose-chemicals-for-gas-extraction.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

‘Windfall’ Documentary Explores Perils of Wind Power http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/09/09/windfall-documentary-explores-perils-of-wind-power/

Power Struggles: Charging Tomorrow’s Cars http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6891Y520100910

The Business Case for Green Leasing http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS309404088720100910

NREL Estimates 4150 GW of Offshore Wind Potential in the US http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/21018

US Steelworkers File Trade Complaint Against China on Solar and Wind Energy http://sunpluggers.com/news/us-union-files-trade-complaint-against-china-on-solar-wind-energy-0907

ENERGY POLICY

Utah Governor Hebert Vetoes Making Rocky Mountain Power Cool Keeper Program Mandatory http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/49318154-76/program-bill-governor-tassell.html.csp

World Bank Says EU and US Biofuels Standards Diverting Land Use in Third World Countries http://euobserver.com/9/30768

Four States Prepare to Sue California if its Greenhouse Gas Law Passes http://californiawatch.org/watchblog/four-states-prepare-legal-assault-californias-climate-law-4564

COMPANY NEWS

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Gets Funding from BC Hydro for Energy Upgrades and Biomass Conversion http://wood.lesprom.com/news/45468/

Black Hills Power Suspends Operations at Osage, Wyoming Plant http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/1446872581/articles/powergenworldwide/coal-generation/o-and-m/2010/09/blackhills-close.html

Williams Increases Stake in Overland Pass Pipeline to 50% http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9I4GE2O0.htm

Arch Resumes Mining at Dugout Canyon, Utah http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/09/06/daily35.html

450 MW Biglow Canyon Wind Farm Completed in Oregon http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/3291

Hyperion Power to Build Mini-Nuclear Prototype at Savannah River http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/Nuclear/8939538/

Energy Solutions Celebrates Operational Readiness of DUF6 Conversion Facility http://www.marketwatch.com/story/energysolutions-celebrates-operational-readiness-review-at-duf6-conversion-facility-2010-09-09?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Brigham Announces Completion of Four More Bakken Wells http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brigham-exploration-announces-high-rate-bakken-completions-and-provides-operational-update-2010-09-09?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Power-One Partners with Arizona State University on Solar Innovation Center http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/09/06/daily36.html

Zinc Air Licenses Lawrence Livermore Lab Technology for Fuel Cells http://www.rdmag.com/News/2010/09/Energy-Fuel-Cell-LLNL-Zinc-Air-Fuel-Cell-Technology-Licensed-To-Montana-Company/

Thursday, August 5, 2010

August 5, 2010 News

Yesterday, the University of Wyoming held a one day conference on the state of the Wyoming uranium industry, with a focus on in-situ recovery. Video recordings of the conference are supposed to be available soon, but here is the link to the white papers discussed by over 200 participants http://www.uwyo.edu/ser/info.asp?p=23373. As the webcasts are available, I will post them here, also.

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Landmen Crowd In To View Property Deeds At Johnson County Wyoming Courthouse http://www.buffalobulletin.com/articles/2010/08/04/news/local_news/doc4c5992451410c766544452.txt

NRC Has Not Received Applications for Mini Nuclear Plants Yet http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019490831?Nuke%20Agency%20Says%20No%20Aps%20Yet%20For%20Mini%20Nuclear%20Reactors

Wyoming Uranium Conference Reports http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100805/NEWS01/8050345

http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/08/05/news/20local_08-05-10.txt

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Xcel’s Giant Battery Smooths Out Variable Wind Power http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20012597-54.html

Ivanpah Solar Plant Gets Siting Approval http://sunpluggers.com/news/giant-ivanpah-solar-power-plant-in-mojave-desert-gains-committee-approval-0777

ENERGY POLICY

Harkin Introduces Biofuels Amendment http://www.iowapolitics.com/index.Iml?Article=205462

COMPANY NEWS

US Energy Provides Williston Basin Update http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-energy-corp-provides-williston-basin-update-2010-08-04?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Devon Energy Reports Second Quarter Results http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=52882