Energy Collective Update: Is An Electricity Négociant in our Future?

Is An Electricity Négociant in our Future? Posted: 07 May 2012 07:06 AM PDT

Facts, Not Excuses, Should Guide Decision on Re-Routed Keystone XL Posted: 07 May 2012 06:21 AM PDT It’s good to hear that TransCanada has submitted its new application for a presidential permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline.

Carbon offsetting of uranium mines? Posted: 07 May 2012 05:15 AM PDT  ———————South Australia is host to the single largest known deposit of uranium in the world, at Roxby Downs. The recent plans to massively expand production at its Olympic Dam mine will take uranium production from 4,000 tonnes of uranium oxide (tUO2) in 2010-2011 to 19,000 tUO2 by the early 2020s. This enlarged open-cut polymetallic mine, run by BHP Billiton, will also produce 730,000 tonnes of copper (the principal product) and 25 tonnes of gold.

Current and Projected Costs for Biofuels from Algae and Pyrolysis Posted: 07 May 2012 05:00 AM PDT A reader recently called my attention to a new and very interesting presentation from the Department of Energy’s Biomass Program:Biofuels Design CasesThe presentation explored the question of whether the U.S. government is spending money on the right technology pathways. Costs were presented for biofuel produced from pyrolysis, algae, Fischer-Tropsch (FT), and methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) routes.

Surfing the waves of misinformation about SONGS Posted: 07 May 2012 04:32 AM PDT Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif) wiped out in his remarks about the future of nuclear energy in his home state