October 19, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Western Oil and Gas Drillers File Suit Against the Department of Interior on Holding Up Lease Issuance after Auctions http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/124679-leasing-western

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Financing Thin for Large Scale Solar Projects http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/business/energy-environment/18green.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&src=busln&adxnnlx=1287576095-hHU0W6IVYFZ/JSXKfeLo8g

Wyoming Tax Policy and Other Factors Drive Slowdown in Wind Farm Construction http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_60befa58-1aea-5fb6-a931-b0213d6540a4.html

ENERGY POLICY

Arizona's Salt River Project Trims Rebate Incentives on Residential Solar Installations http://sunpluggers.com/news/arizonas-salt-river-project-temporarily-trims-solar-incentive-to-1-per-watt-01035

COMPANY NEWS

Peninsula Offers Uranium Drilling Update on Wyoming Properties http://nuclearfuels.energy-business-review.com/news/peninsula-finds-significant-uranium-mineralization-in-wyoming_191010

October 12, 2010 News

ENERGY POLICY

The Rising Cost of Settling the American Desert http://www.circleofblue.org/waternews/2010/world/power-plant-that-moves-torrent-of-water-uphill-considers-closing/

COMPANY NEWS

Brookfield Renewable Power Completes $354 Million Project Finance for Wind Farm http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/134461

Chesapeake Sells One Third Interest in Eagle Ford Shale to CNOOC http://www.zacks.com/stock/news/41341/CHK+Sells+1-3+Eagle+Ford+to+CNOOC

Duke Completes Fourth Wyoming Wind Farm http://wind.energy-business-review.com/news/duke-energy-concludes-fourth-wyoming-wind-power-project_121010

Google To Invest in Underwater Transmission Network http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-12/google-to-invest-in-mid-atlantic-wind-power-project.html

HelioPower Announces New Solar Financing Fund http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/heliopower-announces-new-solar-financing-fund-104759614.html

Northern Oil and Gas Increases Drilling Guidance http://www.sys-con.com/node/1566546

American Superconductor Announces Grid Interconnection Solution for PV Plants http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amsc-launches-its-solartietm-grid-interconnection-solution-for-photovoltaic-power-plants-2010-10-12?reflink=MW_news_stmp

October 11, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Private Online Oil Lease Auction Planned in Wyoming http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/breaking/private-online-oil-lease-auction-planned-in-wyo-104673034.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

The High and Hidden Cost of Wind Energy http://blog.heritage.org/2010/10/08/high-and-hidden-costs-there-is-nothing-free-about-the-wind/

ENERGY POLICY

DOE Releases Report on Offshore Wind Potential http://www.nawindpower.com/naw/e107_plugins/content/content_lt.php?content.6676

COMPANY NEWS

Better Place Update http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/70339/20101010/better-place-shai-agassi-ecosystem-electric-cars-green-cars-toyota-chevy-volt-us-energy-information.htm

Constellation Energy Shelves Plans for New Reactor at Calvert Cliffs http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/08/AR2010100807370.html

DOE offers Caithness Energy $1.3 Billion Loan Guarantee for Shepherds Flat http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_wind_farm_loan.html

October 6, 2010 News

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Turbine Noise Pollution Focus of Article in the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/06/business/energy-environment/06noise.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Wind Farms Can Change Local Temperatures http://www.gizmag.com/wind-farms-affect-local-temperatures/16582/

ENERGY POLICY

Four House Republicans Want to Block the Sale of Uranium One to Rosatom http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/oct/5/4-gop-leaders-warn-of-uranium-mine-sale/

COMPANY NEWS

Tessera and Chevron Get BLM Licenses for Solar Plants http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0521133120101005

Power-One Announces US Certification for Modular Inverter http://www.marketwatch.com/story/power-one-announces-us-certification-for-pvi-300-modular-commercial-inverter-for-north-america-2010-10-06?reflink=MW_news_stmp

September 27, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Wyoming’s Mine-Friendly Ranking Slips http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_2642f3e6-c91c-11df-83e1-001cc4c03286.html

Bearcat Energy Bids $1.2 Million for 100 Coal Bed Methane Wells http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/bearcat-energy-bids-12m-for-wells-in-wyoming-103826218.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

One Wyoming Rancher's View of Wind Farms http://www.awea.org/blog/

World Bank Appoints Renewable Energy Specialist http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS412423827820100924

Golden Eagle Nests Could End Wind Farm Planned for Oregon http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2010/09/09-24-10-02.shtml

85KW Solar System Installed at Zion National Park http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700068644/New-solar-panel-system-installed-at-Zion-park.html

ENERGY POLICY

Senators See Renewable Energy Bill as Christmas Tree for Pet Projects http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/09/24/24greenwire-senators-see-renewable-energy-bill-as-christmas-2170.html

34 Companies Invited to NREL's Growth Forum in October http://cleantechnica.com/2010/09/27/34-clean-energy-companies-offer-vision-of-new-green-jobs/

COMPANY NEWS

Tessera Solar and City of Phoenix End Plan for 250 MW Solar Plant http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/09/20/daily87.html

September 24, 2010 News

ENERGY POLICY

California Adopts a 33% Renewable Energy Standard by 2020 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-24/california-adopts-strongest-u-s-standard-on-renewable-power-production.html

COMPANY NEWS

Suncor to Construct 88 MW Wind Farm in Alberta http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4527427

Eurus Energy and NRG Solar Partner to Build 45 MW PV Solar Plant http://www.marketwatch.com/story/eurus-energy-and-nrg-solar-partner-to-build-californias-largest-solar-photovoltaic-generating-facility-2010-09-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Earthstone Energy Sells 13,000 Acres to Brigham Energy http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/earthstone-energy-reports-on-developments-in-north-dakota-103619354.html

SPG Solar Forms Structured Finance Group http://www.onlinetes.com/renewable-solar-energy-SPG-financing-tes-092310.aspx

T-Mobile Converts Cell Tower to Solar Power http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=6671

September 23, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

36 Lawmakers Urge Salazar to Fight Challenges To Wyoming Coal Leases http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/Coal/6464249/

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Three Cars Share the Automotive X Prize http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2010/2010-09-22-02.html

Oregon Cutting Incentive Payments for Solar Installations http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100923/NEWS/9230329/1001

ENERGY POLICY

Video Promotes Expiration of Ethanol Tax Credits and Trade Protection http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/video-shows-congress-its-easy-to-save-taxpayers-6-billion-and-cut-fuel-costs-103521594.html

Wyoming Legislators Tinkering with Sales Tax on Wind Farms http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_1f2caa38-c6ca-11df-a48c-001cc4c03286.html

COMPANY NEWS

GE Links Up with Better Place on EV Charging Stations http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/ge-links-up-with-silicon-valley-startup-to-peddle-electric-car-c/19644614/

Interview with SolarCity's CEO http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/22/solarcitys-ceo-on-whats-holding-back-solar-power-in-america-its-50-markets-not-one/

Fischer-Watt Outlines Wyoming Uranium Potential http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fischer-watt-outlines-its-wyoming-uranium-potential-2010-09-22?reflink=MW_news_stmp

September 17, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Oregon PUC Determined Cost to Remove Four Hydro Plants is Less than Re-licensing Them http://kdrv.com/page/189144

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

New Senate Bill Would Boost Tax Break On Geothermal Projects http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_1d7fbe24-f8bb-57fb-9c81-e13022e99f31.html

ENERGY POLICY

US DOE Issues Call for Large Scale Energy Storage Systems http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/66383

21 Groups Petition for US Renewable Energy Standard http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS379422003220100916

COMPANY NEWS

Boeing Signs $89 Million Deal with DARPA to Design Solar Powered Unmanned Aircraft http://www.executivegov.com/2010/09/boeing-makes-strides-in-green-technology-with-solar-powered-aircraft/

TransCanada Drops Plans for $3 Billion Transmission Line in Montana http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/canadian_company_drops_montana_transmission_project/19614/

BYD Signs Agreement with LA Water and Power on Storage Power Stations http://www.tradingmarkets.com/news/stock-alert/byddf_byd-continues-expansion-in-us-energy-field-1172576.html

PG&E Enters Discussion to Purchase Rights to Wind Farm http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pge-enters-discussions-to-purchase-rights-to-wind-farm-2010-09-16?reflink=MW_news_stmp

September 14, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

US Holding 324 Metric Tons of Weapons Grade Uranium http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-uranium-20100914,0,7187215.story

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Tax Row with Duke Energy Dents Wyoming's Confidence in Wind Developers http://www.brighterenergy.org/16171/news/wind/tax-row-dents-wyomings-confidence-in-wind-developers/

Rocky Mountain Institute Helping GSA with Building Retrofits http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS37468082820100914

ENERGY POLICY

Secretary Chu Visits Idaho National Lab http://www.kpvi.com/story.php?id=27738&n=15206

Governor Rell Urges Feds to Stop Dismantling of Yucca Mountain http://www.theday.com/article/20100914/BIZ02/309149910/-1/BIZ

Interview with World Bank Clean Energy Czar http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/no-either-or-the-clean-energy-czar/

COMPANY NEWS

A123 Opens Largest Lithium Ion Auto Battery Plant in North America http://www.examiner.com/green-transportation-in-national/a123-systems-opens-largest-lithium-ion-automotive-battery-plant-north-america

Constellation Energy to Build 4.4 MW Solar Plant at Denver International Airport http://www.marketwatch.com/story/constellation-energy-to-add-44-mw-of-solar-power-at-denver-international-airport-2010-09-14?reflink=MW_news_stmp

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/

September 9, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Energy Companies Aim to Improve Air Quality Along the Pinedale Anticline, Wyoming http://cbs4denver.com/wireapnewswy/Wyoming.energy.companies.2.1903204.html

Peak Coal by 2011 or No? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/100908-energy-peak-coal/

ENERGY POLICY

Dim Bulb Dems Doom Edison's Baby—The Closing of the Last Light Bulb Factory in the US http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/09/dim_bub_dems_doom_edisons_baby.html

COMPANY NEWS

Brocade Headquarters Features 550KW SunPower System http://www.marketwatch.com/story/brocade-features-550-kilowatt-sunpower-solar-power-system-at-dedication-of-new-san-jose-california-campus-2010-09-09?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Rocky Mountain Resources Starts Vanadium Feasibility Study in Nevada http://www.usetdas.com/TDAS/NewsArticle.aspx?NewsID=15995

BP Begins Construction of 250MW Cedar Creek II Wind Farm in Colorado http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-09/bp-starts-construction-of-cedar-creek-wind-farm-in-colorado.html

Power Tagging Joins RMI's Project Get Ready http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/09/prweb4481854.htm

Abengoa Wins Approval for 250 MW Solar Thermal Power Plant in California http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6875XM20100908

Wind Energy America Initiates Interconnection Study for Proposed Weston, Wyoming Wind Farm http://www.brighterenergy.org/15928/news/wind/grid-study-underway-for-250mw-wyoming-wind-project/

August 26, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Wyoming Revises Sage Grouse Core Areas http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_4705f9b0-b068-11df-b695-001cc4c03286.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

NREL Taking Proposals For EV Battery Performance Software http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/08/nrel-seeks-better-ev-battery-design-tool/

ENERGY POLICY

Texas Project to Connect Grids Raises Questions http://www.texastribune.org/texas-energy/energy/project-to-connect-grids-raises-questions/

COMPANY NEWS

Bayswater to Commence Drilling at Reno Creek http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bayswater-receives-drilling-permit-commences-drilling-of-monitoring-wells-at-reno-creek-project-wyoming-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Peugeot Launches First Full Diesel Hybrid Vehicle http://www.huliq.com/9508/peugeot-launches-world%E2%80%99s-first-full-hybrid-diesel-vehicle

Wasatch Wind Proposes 100 MW Wind Farm South of Glenrock Wyoming http://trib.com/news/local/article_090aca23-7543-5771-85c5-b87014dd2541.html

Xcel Slammed For Response to Fatal Tunnel Fire http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HPREA00.htm

Resolute and Marathon Oil to Develop 19000 Acres in the Bakken http://www.marketwatch.com/story/resolute-energy-enters-agreement-with-marathon-oil-to-develop-acreage-in-bakken-trend-2010-08-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Enbridge Announces Next Bakken Pipeline Expansion http://www.marketwatch.com/story/enbridge-announces-next-bakken-pipeline-expansion-program-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Uranerz Sets Shareholder Rights Plan at $8.75 a Share http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uranerz-implements-shareholder-rights-plan-sets-rights-exercise-price-at-us875-2010-08-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Petrobras Signs JV With KL Energy to Develop Bagasse Ethanol Technology http://www.marketwatch.com/story/petrobras-america-inc-signs-joint-development-agreement-with-kl-energy-corporation-to-optimize-its-technology-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-from-sugarcane-bagasse-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp