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In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics! 31 Dec 2008 | 04:11 am
When you use energy, the rules are very well defined. The first and second laws of thermodynamics have been well understood for well over a century, and the third for just over a century, but the sub...
The Round-Up: October 24, 2008 25 Oct 2008 | 02:41 am
Petro-Can may scrap Fort Hills upgrader to cut costs ...Petro-Canada's partner, UTS Energy, estimated deferring the upgrader would cut costs of Fort Hills by about half, to the $13-billion to $15-bil...
Compressed Air Energy Storage - How viable is it? 28 Jul 2008 | 02:00 am
One of the most critical aspects of the implementation of renewable electricity is the ability to store electricity. If a good solution existed right now, our situation would be a good deal easier. ...
Oil Megaproject Update (July 2008) 6 Jul 2008 | 01:23 pm
This is an update on the Wikipedia Oil Megaproject Database maintained by the Oil Megaprojects task force (Ace, Stuart Staniford, myself and many others). The database contains now more than 425 sep...
Weekend Energy Listening: Wind Power with Paul Gipe 9 Jun 2008 | 03:00 am
The World Wind Energy Conference is just around the corner and happens to be in my home town. I was flipping through the conference program and noticed a familiar name pop up quite a lot: Paul Gipe. H...
Predictions for Canada’s Natural Gas Production 5 Jun 2008 | 02:00 am
Canadian natural gas is important in a number of ways: It provides 17% of total US NG consumption and today contributes roughly 11% [see calc at bottom] of the energy content in a barrel of tar sands ...
Predictions for Canada’s Natural Gas Production 4 Jun 2008 | 10:00 pm
Canadian natural gas is important in a number of ways: It provides 17% of total US NG consumption and today contributes roughly 11% [see calc at bottom] of the energy content in a barrel of tar sands ...
The Round-Up: May 26, 2008 27 May 2008 | 02:19 am
Oil shock: China and Mexico, not Exxon, stupid Prices are soaring, in part, because oil is denominated in U.S. dollars and the dollar declines, thanks to Washington’s overspending on wars, trade, sub...
The Round-Up: May 26, 2008 26 May 2008 | 10:19 pm
Oil shock: China and Mexico, not Exxon, stupid Prices are soaring, in part, because oil is denominated in U.S. dollars and the dollar declines, thanks to Washington’s overspending on wars, trade, sub...
Weekend Energy Listening: Ethanol's Energy Balance with Tad Patzek 26 May 2008 | 02:00 am
For a bit of weekend energy listening, here's a conversation that I had with Tad Patzek (who should need no introduction around here), talking about ethanol's energy balance. This was recorded 2 years...
