Producing oil from algae is cool, its green, its clean and it may also allow coal plants to continue producing emissions-intensive electricity.
In an interview with Breaking Energy, OriginOil CEO Riggs Eckelberry said that with its high consumption of CO2–it takes two tons of carbon dioxide to feed one ton of algae–the green species can be a major asset in the effort to curb carbon emissions. Keep reading →
Awareness of energy vulnerabilities and comprehensive plans for addressing them are central to an effective energy policy, a recent report from the International Energy Agency concludes.
The report, titled Saving Electricity In A Hurry explores case studies from five countries and demonstrates that consumer education, awareness of electrical capacity and price signals can all be part of significantly lowering electricity demand. Keep reading →
Chesapeake invests $155 million in #renewable #biofuels company Sundrop Fuels. Learn more at http://bit.ly/mQ4fiv @Chesapeake
North American cities are building on their leading position as efficient energy users amid accelerating urbanization in the US and around the globe.
A new Green City Index sponsored by Siemens measured 27 major American and Canadian cities cities in nine different categories to assess their energy economy. It shows that while American cities are often lagging behind European cities in implementing energy policy, they are not waiting for Washington to lead on environmental and energy policy. Keep reading →
Though San Francisco came in at the top of the recent New Urban: Cities and The Emerging Energy Economy, sponsored by Siemens and written by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), it is clear that each of the top five cities has taken a unique approach to energy efficiency.
“Cities have various strengths and weaknesses,” Siemens’ Chief Sustainability Officer Alison Taylor told Breaking Energy. There are no winners and losers in the report, she said. Keep reading →
Livetweeting Chesapeake Bay Program’s Executive Council Meeting: “The goal is to get pounds of pollution out of the bays and the rivers.” @Aolenergy
In the past we haven’t had standards to match the R & D work we do around medium-heavy duty vehicles, but now we are. @ENERGY
The military has been moving full force into the energy efficiency space. Now it might get a little help.
On Thursday, a bipartisan group of congressmen announced the launch of the Defense Energy Security Caucus, a government group that will focus on educating Congress and the American people on the importance of deploying sustainable and renewable energy solutions in the US military. Keep reading →
Distributed emission-free electrical generation may seem like a far-off dream. But one community college in Chico, California has already made it come true.
Butte College, located 75 miles from Sacramento, announced last week that it was producing more than 100% of its needed electricity through on-site solar panels, making it the first college in the country to be ‘grid positive.’ Keep reading →
This video, made by Chesapeake Energy, is the second of a two-part video series that explains the science behind its method of hydraulic fracturing to extract underground natural gas that is captured in shale rock.
The visuals show high-pressured water cracking open the rock and allowing for natural gas to come up to the surface through the company’s well. The first video focuses instead on the actual process of drilling the initial well. Keep reading →
