October 2015

China increases energy efficiency in buildings after demand jumps

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Building energy consumption in China rise significantly, government improves building codes, energy use standards From 1998 to 2012, the energy consumption of buildings in China grew by about 7.7% per year, much faster than China’s average annual population increase, which was less than 1% per year. This consumption growth was driven by growing incomes and modernization […]

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Shell Arctic drilling halted, Army Corps of Engineers suspends study on Arctic port for oil ships

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Shell Arctic drilling stopped due to poor Chukchi Sea results ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Army Corps of Engineers suspended its study into building the first deep-water port for large oil and gas support ships in the Arctic Ocean after Royal Dutch Shell ended its exploratory drilling off Alaska’s northern coast. Shell’s decision last month to halt offshore

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Rising electricity consumption from air conditioning putting strain on India’s electricity grid

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Record heat waves, growing electricity consumption and middle class buying air conditioners are putting a strain on India’s  electrical power grids Energy demand for space cooling is growing rapidly in India and around the world, driven by rising incomes and a natural preference for comfortable home and office air temperatures. Cooling degree days (CDD) measure temperatures

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Propell announces EOR well programs using plasma pulse technology

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Propell has new joint venture for well treatment programs underway in both U.S and Canada HOUSTON – Propell Technologies Group, Inc., the US provider of a plasma pulse-based enhanced oil recovery technology, today announced the operational launch of its previously announced joint venture between its wholly owned subsidiary, Novas Energy USA and Technovita Technologies USA, Novas

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United Arab Emirates minister of economy says $80/b oil ‘ideal’

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International Energy Agency not optimistic, says oil prices will remain weak The UAE’s minister of economy, Sultan al-Mansouri, said Sunday that an oil price of $80 /b would be “ideal” as the global economy tentatively moves towards higher growth. Anticipating a pick up in the global economy in the second half of 2016, Mansouri, speaking

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House, Senate move to block Clean Power Plan

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Clean Power Plan challenges filed under Congressional Review Act WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans are moving to block President Barack Obama’s plan to force steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. Rep. Ed Whitfield, R-Ky., filed resolutions on Monday opposing Obama’s plan to impose new regulations on new and existing coal-fired plants. Senate Majority Leader

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Total leads crowdfunding project to boost energy access in developing world

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Technical energy solutions also require financing in remote rural areas of poor countries French energy giant Total is joining with a European crowdfunding platform to accelerate access to energy in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Total and Babyloan have teamed up to develop the first crowdfunding platform dedicated to improve access to energy and related financing solutions where

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Montana coal mine expansion stalled by judge citing climate change

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Montana coal mine approved in 2012 by US Interior Dept. BILLINGS, Mont. – The U.S. Interior Department should not have approved the expansion of a southeastern Montana coal mine without taking a closer look at its effect on the environment, a federal judge said about a lawsuit arguing the government ignored coal’s contributions to climate change. Environmental

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