I have been working on this blog post for a while, it has been a challenge to sum up my thoughts, especially since my views have shifted so radically in the last few years. Folks who know me are aware that I have been researching and writing about clean energy technologies for a few years…
Continue reading →Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) has been identified as crucial in the efforts to reign in CO2 emissions that are causing climate change by leading agencies such as the UN IPCC, the International Energy Agency and the World Bank. But CCS, the process of physically capturing CO2 emissions from industrial systems like power plants, pressurizing…
Continue reading →Linc Energy recently received a research & development license for Underground Coal Gasification (UCG), the first issued in the USA in twenty years. Linc Energy is moving ahead with a demonstration phase project in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, one of the country’s most active coal mining regions. In addition to the R&D license, the EPA…
Continue reading →Breaking Energy, July 15, 2014 (.pdf) The Energy Collective, July 18, 2014 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) introduces U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew (L) to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a meeting at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound on July 10, 2014 in Beijing, China. China is the world’s largest coal producer and consumer and…
Continue reading →Breaking Energy, July 11, 2014 (.pdf) The Energy Collective, July 16 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed new carbon emission standards for fossil fuel power plants under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The rules for new build power plants fall under Section 111(b) and are known as the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS). This…
Continue reading →Breaking Energy, July 9, 2014 (.pdf) The Energy Collective, July 14, 2014 NEORI, the National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative is organized and staffed by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and the Great Plains Institute. NEORI has authored a series of innovative policy proposals to promote the use of carbon capture and sequestration, CCS,…
Continue reading →Breaking Energy, July 2, 2014 (.pdf) The Energy Collective, July 7, 2014 In the past I have been extremely skeptical of carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, but recently my opinion has evolved based on the sober conclusion that hydrocarbon fuels simply are not going away. Both supply and demand for coal, oil and gas continue to…
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Continue reading →Breaking Energy, Feb. 18, 2014 (.pdf) The Energy Collective, Feb. 24 A huge coal ash spill was discovered on February 2 at the Duke Energy power plant in North Carolina that has caused significant damage to the Dan River. The spill was caused when a storm drain pipe that runs underneath the 27 acre containment pond…
Continue reading →Published at Waste Management World, June, 2009 (.pdf) This is a condensed version of my Plasma Gasification of Waste paper that was turned into an article. This was the first article on energy I was ever paid for. This article was gotten a lot of attention and people continue to email me for information since my…
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