Energy
Secretary Salazar Finalizes Plan Promoting Responsible Oil Shale and Tar Sands Research, Demonstration and Development
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- 23 March 2013 | By U.S. Department of Interior | 251
As part of President Obama’s strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible development of the nation’s energy resources, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced the Department’s final plan for encouraging research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of oil shale and tar sands resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
Groundbreaking Findings on Global Biodiversity, Alternative Energy
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- 24 January 2013 | By University of Maryland | 227
Innovative University of Maryland research went to print last week in two leading scientific publications. Faculty members and a Ph.D. student from theDepartment of Geographical Sciences (Behavioral and Social Sciences) highlighted their significant findings on the use of marginal lands for alternative fuel production and global biodiversity research.
Solar Mapping to Shed Light on Rich Resource
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- 24 October 2012 | By Stock & Land | 607
When it comes to forecasting where the sun shines longest, Australia’s energy authorities are stuck in the dark ages. For potential developers of large-scale solar power plants, radiation records are needed to bolster investment certainty as they try to secure finance from bankers or government agencies. The real urgency for hard numbers, though, is coming from the rapid take-up of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, with the total now approaching 900,000 across the country. Read More
Mapping the Wind as Part of DOE Offshore Wind Demonstration Project
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- 24 December 2012 | By Principle Power | 523
Principle Power, Inc. (Principle Power) is pleased to announce the award of a $4M US Department of Energy grant and up to $47M in total funding to support the WindFloat Pacific Demonstration Project, a 30MW floating offshore wind farm planned to be located in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 15 miles due west of the Oregon’s Port of Coos Bay. The scope of work for the grant will be finalized in the coming months with particular focus on public outreach, front-end engineering design, and initial project permitting. Project partners include Siemens Wind Power, Houston Offshore Engineering, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, MacArtney Underwater Technology, RPS Evan Hamilton, Herrera Environmental, Forristall Ocean Engineering, the American Bureau of Shipping and Det Norske Veritas.
GE to Develop Enhanced Sensing Capabilities for Underground CO2 Storage Wells
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- 07 October 2012 | By GE | 696
GE (NYSE: GE) Global Research announced it has signed a contract with the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory system, to build a multi-point sensing system to monitor carbon dioxide (CO2) injected into geothermal containment wells. The use of these cavities, which extend 1-2 kilometers below the surface of the Earth, is being explored by the federal government and power producers as an option for the long-term storage of CO2.
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