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/

September 8, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Enviro Group Issues Report to Abandon Shale Mining in Utah http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50238883-76/oil-energy-shale-utah.html.csp

ENERGY POLICY

Utilities Battle Over Cost Allocation of Infrastructure Investments http://washingtonindependent.com/96856/with-washington-pressing-for-wind-energy-companies-fight-over-infrastructure-investments

COMPANY NEWS

International Isotopes Completes Assistance Agreement with URENCO http://www.marketwatch.com/story/international-isotopes-inc-announces-completion-of-a-licensing-and-permitting-assistance-agreement-with-urenco-usa-2010-09-08?reflink=MW_news_stmp

US Geothermal Signs Partnership Agreement with Enbridge http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-geothermal-announces-strategic-investment-by-enbridge-in-neal-hot-springs-project-construction-accelerating-2010-09-08-84100?reflink=MW_news_stmp

September 7, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Wyoming is First in Nation to Require Public Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/wyoming_first_in_nation_to_require_public_disclosure_of_chemicals_used_in_g/C618/L618/

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Power Wanes with Fading Federal Incentives http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129632055

Sharp Sets New Record for Solar Cell Efficiency at 42.1% http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/09/06/sharp-sets-new-record-for-solar-cell-efficiency/

HSBC Predicts that Low Carbon Car Market will Be Bigger than Renewables Sector by 2020 http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/06/hsbc-low-carbon-vehicles-renewables

Stimulus Helps Small Business with Clean Energy Projects http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/stimulus-helps-small-businesses-with-clean-energy-projects-900526.html

COMPANY NEWS

Power One Launches New Modular Commercial Inverters http://www.marketwatch.com/story/power-one-launches-pvi-300-modular-commercial-inverter-for-north-america-2010-09-07?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Credo Petroleum Reports Third Quarter Results http://www.marketwatch.com/story/credo-petroleum-reports-financial-results-for-the-nine-months-and-third-quarter-ended-july-31-2010-2010-09-07?reflink=MW_news_stmp

SoloPower Receives UL Certification for Flexible Solar Modules http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20015679-54.html

September 6, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Wyoming Wants Clean Coal Endorsement from National League of Cities http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/articles/2010/09/05/news/today/news05.txt

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California Falls Behind in the Waste to Energy Race http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j2AWbgVxRU5eIwAHh9K4AXgG9vpQD9I1T5T00

Wind Fights to Defend its Position as Clean Energy Alternative http://newsok.com/bode-seeks-wind-industry-standard/article/3492035

Pumped Hydro Project Near Joshua Tree National Park Awaits Federal Decision http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_eagle06.2f52b5e.html

ENERGY POLICY

California Legislation to Allow State Investment Pools to Buy PACE Bonds for Solar Development http://sunpluggers.com/news/california-measure-could-cut-cost-of-pace-solar-financing-if-pace-survives-0894

COMPANY NEWS

Tucson Electric PPAs for 150 MW of Renewable Power http://www.energyonline.com/Industry/News.aspx?NewsID=7471&Tucson_Electric_Power%27s_Renewable_PPA%27s_Supported_by_Arizona_Commission

Ford Electric Vehicles to Have Liquid Cooled Battery http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/09/ford-ev-will-have-liquid-cooled-battery/

September 2, 2010 News

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Feds Warn Residents Near Pavillion, Wyoming Not To Drink Their Water http://www.propublica.org/article/feds-warn-residents-near-wyoming-gas-drilling-sites-not-to-drink-their-wate

Wyoming Seeks Buyers for Abandoned Coal Bed Methane Wells http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_5a16b494-b5e1-11df-be8a-001cc4c002e0.html

Hundreds Turn Out to Learn More About Niobrara Shale Play in Wyoming http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_01575f80-b649-11df-98a5-001cc4c03286.html

Energy Industry Fights Wyoming State Lease Changes http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_3da8cd48-b64e-11df-98c6-001cc4c03286.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Utah Salt Palace to Have Largest Rooftop Solar Array in US http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50202948-76/energy-salt-solar-palace.html.csp

ENERGY POLICY

EPA Holds Public Hearings on Proposed Coal Ash Regulations http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kunc/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1695468/Regional/EPA.Holds.Public.Hearings.on.Proposed.Coal.Ash.Regulations

Can Nuclear Waste Spark an Energy Solution? http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100831-can-nuclear-waste-spark-an-energy-solution/

COMPANY NEWS

Canadian Solar Reports Second Quarter Results http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/canadian-solar-reports-2q10-financial-results-102049468.html

Nissan Announces National Roll Out Schedule for the LEAF http://www.americanrecycler.com/0910/446nissan.shtml

September 1, 2010 News

Today's article in Energy Policy on the BLM delays on solar project approvals on federal land raises an interesting point. Irrespective of what type of alternative energy project proposed on public lands, the Federal Government has not sufficiently funded the Bureau of Land Management to add the staff with the necessary experience to handle these requests. The article below points to non-industry applicants like Goldman Sachs proposing nonsensical projects as a pipeline bottleneck, but even if you look to sophisticated experienced project teams, like those awaiting NRC and BLM approval to begin in-situ uranium extraction in Wyoming, the story is the same. The Bureau of Land Management staffs are too small and don't have the experience to qualify the requests. In his budget request, President Obama only looked to add around $9 million to the entire BLM budget for next year. If the White House is committed to the proliferation of alternative energy, particularly in the western states, where wind, solar and geothermal energy are prolific, the BLM needs substantially more resources.

TRADITIONAL ENERGY

Power Industry Acquisitions Surge In US http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-31/power-industry-acquisitions-surge-in-u-s-as-blackstone-nrg-hunt-bargains.html

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Energy Secretary Notes Progress in Digital Meter Installations in US http://sunpluggers.com/news/energy-secretary-notes-progress-in-installing-digital-meters-across-us-0880

ENERGY POLICY

Application Glut at BLM Delays Solar Energy on Federal Lands http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h9pEOTZycFJI6HebIzK_Lm7z6IKwD9HV26L00

Mountain West Can Lead the Way on Energy Innovation http://www.huffingtonpost.com/devon-swezey/the-mountain-west-can-lea_b_702032.html

Brookings Institute Report on Western States Energy Development http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2010/0901_energy_muro_rahman.aspx

COMPANY NEWS

SkyFuel's Parabolic Solar Troughs are 73% Efficient http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/08/skyfuels-parabolic-troughs-are-73-efficient

Uranium One Shareholders Approve ARMZ Acquisition http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/Nuclear/6402812/

JDSU Introduces Concentrated PV Technology http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jdsu-debuts-concentrated-photovoltaic-technology-for-solar-power-generation-2010-09-01?reflink=MW_news_stmp