STUFF

TOP STUFF

Sandy fallout: NJ senators asking EPA to ease shipping rules; 2% biodiesel blending requirement suspended in PA until next week.

Iran to increase naval presence in Persian Gulf to strengthen its authority over 3 small islands which UAE claims.

Chesapeake Energy-backed company and Oxford Catalysts planning US factories to make fuels from NG within 2 years. Cheaper, easier to make than oil-based fuels from refineries.

China initiated WTO case against EU solar subsidies, mostly in Italy, Greece.

S Korea shut down nuke plants with unauthorized parts.

Gazprom investing ~$38B to connect Arctic NG deposit to existing NG pipeline system. They also say the abundance of conventional NG reserves in Russia suggests its premature to start full-scale investigation of shale reserves.

Tullow Oil announced discovery of more oil deposits in Kenya.

OTHER STUFF

Toronto now getting Marcellus Shale NG.

TEP (Japan) raised planned use of LNG, coal, crude oil. Cut planned use of more costly heavy fuel oil.

Pakistan pushing waste-to-energy with support for 247Mw project in addition to 57Mw currently under implementation. Projects to include industrial, ag waste as well as biogas.

U of TX project successfully harvested, dehydrated, converted algae into biodiesel in 1-step process using resins. Amberlite anion exchange resins. May significantly lower costs of processing algae.

Former EPA air chief calls for factoring compliance costs into ozone standards.

IRS lost request to put Solyndra's bankruptcy plan on hold.

Bankruptcy court OK'd Chinese comp's finance plan for A123 (AONE).

Anonymous donor gave Georgetown U $20M to support enviro research.

Cornell Energy Materials Center creating palladium-cobalt nanoparticles with platinum-enriched shell that show improved fuel cell catalysis v. pure platinum. Could cut costs 5x.

Italy plans to increase oil production 150%. Current production < 100Kb/d. If successful, they'll supply themselves with 7% of their total energy demand, reduce annual energy import bill by Euro14B.

Another Cuban oil well came up dry. Govt claims offshore oil reserves ~20M bls. USGS says more like 5M. Well drilled by Venezuela state oil comp.

Consulting study shows solar power in NJ and PA delivers value to grid that exceeds its cost by large margin. Ratepayers getting 2-to-1 return on investment.

EU funding multi-million dollar energy conservation project in Jamaica.