Xcel Energy Will Keep Running 2 Coal-Fired Generators In Becker
A new Xcel study finds replacing the units or installing high-end pollution control equipment isn't cost effective given regulatory uncertainties.
View ArticleAlcoa, Altiss Pen Drillpipe Deal
"This agreement is a major milestone connecting our customers in North America with world-class services and increased access to Alcoa aluminum drill pipe, " Jeff Lehner, general manager for Alcoa Oil...
View ArticleApple Is Planning A Solar Panel Farm For Its Data Center In Reno
Apple, working with Nevada utility NV Energy, is planning to build another solar panel farm next to a data center, and this time it's for its new data center in Reno, Nevada....
View ArticleComments Sought For Black Canyon Hydroelectric Project
Public comments are being sought for an environmental assessment for the Black Canyon Diversion Dam third unit hydro - electric project. The project is now estimated at about $53 million to complete....
View ArticleUK Inks Strategic Agreement, $1b Oil Deal With Kazakhstan
Cameron and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev also unveiled an oil and gas processing plant on the shores of the Caspian Sea which is intended to provide a new reliable source of energy for...
View ArticleNo Plans To End Coal-Fired Power At Sherco
Xcel Energy sees no end to the burning of coal at its Sherco power plant in Becker in central Minnesota.
View ArticleCoal Industry Fears Dark Future Under Obama Proposal
A mechanized shovel loads coal onto a haul truck at Cloud Peak Energy's Spring Creek mine near Decker, Mont. The coal industry is back on the defensive after President Barack Obama renewed calls for...
View ArticleCecil Supervisor Again Asks For Meeting With Range Resources
Cecil Township Supervisor Elizabeth Cowden has again requested a meeting with Southpointe-based Marcellus Shale company Range Resources . 'Lets meet and stop this nonsense,' she said, referring to...
View ArticleSeaweed Fuel Could Replace Corn Ethanol In B.C.'s Fuel Program, According To...
Ethanol produced from large-scale seaweed farms could supply B.C.'s current demand for ethanol and help the province meet its greenhouse gas emission targets, according to a new analysis from the...
View ArticleStatoil Assumes Control Of Eastern Eagle Ford Assets
Joint venture partner Talisman Energy will still be responsible for operational activities in the western region.
View ArticleAlaska Keeps Pressure On TransCanada Over Gas Pipeline
The state is trying to keep the pressure on a Canadian company as it seeks to advance efforts to build a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska....
View ArticleWe Should Use Concentrated Solar Power ONLY After Sunset
There is an ongoing battle between Photo-Voltaic (PV) solar which converts sunlight into electricity through an electro-chemical reaction and Concentrated Solar Power ( CSP ) which generates...
View ArticleGulf Of Mexico Oil Platform Still Leaking After 9 Years
Taylor Energy Ltd., once the largest oil and gas producer in the Gulf of Mexico, used to operate the Mississippi Canyon 20-A production platform just at the mouth of the Mississippi River, until it...
View ArticleFormer FBI Chief Will Investigate Claims Against BP
Controversy intensified over one of BP's several multibillion-dollar settlements following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
View ArticleVeerappa Moily Offers Liquid Gas To Power Pak Ties
Oil minister M Veerappa Moily is lending his hands to the government's efforts at strengthening ties with the new regime in Islamabad by working on a deal to supply liquid gas to fuel power generation...
View ArticleApple Teams With SunPower For Reno Data Center
Now Apple is once again teaming up with San Jose-based SunPower for another solar farm, this time for its new data center in the Reno Technology Park in Reno, Nevada. Apple is working closely with...
View ArticleFreeh To Investigate BP Spill-Fund Payments
A federal judge appointed former Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Louis Freeh to investigate alleged improprieties by an attorney involved in overseeing settlement payments related to the 2010 oil...
View ArticleKeystone XL Gets The Attention, But U.S. Coal Export Plan Raising Alarm Bells
With TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline dominating environmental debate in the United States, efforts by America's struggling coal industry to boost coal exports to Asia have flown largely under the...
View ArticleProtecting Oil And Gas Wells Threatened By Fire
Oil and gas wells are always a big concern when wildfires are impacting the state. That's why Western Slope companies are coordinating with the BLM, shutting down wells threatened by blazes.
View ArticleU.S. Backing Unlikely To Tip Balance Toward 'Clean Coal'
Some clean-energy technologies are expected to get a shot in the arm from President Barack Obama's plan to fight climate change, but so-called clean coal probably isn't one of them. The reason: high...
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