A study, Fueling North America's Energy Future: The Unconventional Natural Gas Revolution and the Carbon Agenda, says that shale gas, the expansion of natural gas resources, could augment natural gas supply and open competition among different energy sources.
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008 thanks to rising oil prices and the economic recession, according to a draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Flowserve Corp said the State Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd. in China has ordered $15 million worth of safety-related globe and gate valves and Flowserve Limitorque actuators for two nuclear power plants in the country.
The Department of Energy, through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, offered First Wind a conditional loan guarantee for $117 million to finance the construction of a 30 MW wind farm in Hawaii that will also have on-site storage.
UAE's Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received 14 bids out of the 42 firms that have sought the tender documents for the 1500 MW Hassyan IPP project, the Emirate's first power project involving private investment.
Tim Probert is Deputy Editor of Power Engineering International magazine, the number one title for the global power community. Additionally, he serves as online editor for Power Engineering International and conference director for Nuclear Power Europe.
