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Abu Dhabi’s Masdar project has officially inaugurated the world’s largest solar thermal power project, after yesterday bringing online the 100MW Shams 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) plant. The $600m project, which was developed in partnership with oil giant Total and … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Investments, Solar, Uncategorized
Tagged Abu Dhabi, Anric Blatt, Masdar, Shams 1, Solar
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Nearly 1.5 million natural gas vehicles on the road could replace the equivalent of 840,000 bpd of oil by 2030 – all part of a plan to increase gas use nationwide China’s drive to fuel moe vehicles with cleaner burning … Continue reading
Posted in Gas, Policy, Traditional Energy, Transportation, Uncategorized
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To the Attendees at Dick Strong’s January Symposium in Vail Here are some of the lessons I have learned in my first 80 years. I hope to continue to practice them in the next 80. Concentrate on finding a big … Continue reading
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Tagged Byron Wien Ten Surprises
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The scale of the planetary crisis is so big that a fundamental shift is needed from company leaders, as well as consumers Changing lightbulbs, driving a hybrid, eating organic, shunning plastic: for anyone who cares about the environment, green lifestyles … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Climate Change, Policy, Uncategorized, Water, Weather
Tagged Anric Blatt
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According to a new report “The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040” put out by ExxonMobil, the need for energy in order to make electricity will remain the single biggest driver of demand on the planet for the next … Continue reading
Posted in Clean Energy, Gas, Investments, Oil, Traditional Energy, Transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged Energy 2012, energy outlook, Energy Report, ExxonMobil, Lauralouise Duffy
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We have historically written extensively about wind power and other alternative energy technologies since 2007, and have consistently argued that there is no ‘one-solution-fits-all’ in solving the world’s growing energy crisis, with global electricity demand potentially doubling by 2030, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Anric Blatt, investing in wind energy
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From this morning’s South China Morning Post in Hong Kong: “The dried-up lake bed of Poyang Lake shows evidence of the low water levels experienced in recent days. The lake, near Yinshan Island in Duchang county, in eastern Jiangxi province, … Continue reading
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Tagged China drought, china water shortage
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An Illustrated Guide to the Science of Global Warming Impacts: How We Know Inaction Is the Gravest Threat Humanity Faces Humanity’s Choice (via M.I.T.): Inaction (“No Policy”) eliminates most of the uncertainty about whether future warming will be catastrophic. Aggressive … Continue reading
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