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The Energy Blog: FYI: TransAlta and Alstom Develping CCS Facility in Alberta

TransAlta Corporation (NYSE: TAC) and Alstom (EPA: ALO) signed an agreement to work together to develop a large scale CO2 capture and storage (CCS) facility in Alberta, Canada. The project will pilot Alstom’s proprietary Chilled Ammonia Process. TransAlta considers the Chilled Ammonia Process as

Biodiesel industry appeals to Senate Finance Committee for continuation of tax incentive | Farm

"The recent expiration of the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax incentive poses a significant threat to the industry's continued growth,” said National Biodiesel Board (NBB) Vice President of Federal Affairs Anne Steckel in written testimony to the Senate Finance Committee today. The biodiesel tax

Global biofuel production surges

Rising oil prices appear to have caused a surge in biofuel production last year, according to figures from US research organisation Worldwatch

Cornyation: Good Days for Ethanol, Bad for Biodiesel - Environmental Capital - WSJ

Corn-based ethanol, the fair-haired biofuel, is catching all the breaks right now.

AllAboutFeed - Weblog: A matter of definition

One of the main reasons the US is putting so much (tax)money into biofuels is their desire to become less dependent on mineral oil (read: Arab countries). The infant biofuel industry is supported with subsidies and tax rebates.

R-Squared Energy Blog: Book Review: Green Algae Strategy

Robert Rapier works in the energy industry, and writes about issues related to national energy policy.

The Energy Blog: Aquaflow Algae

Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation (ABC), Melbourne, New Zealand, states on its website: The world is expected to move from the cultivation of corn and sugar cane for energy purposes to the cultivation of marine algae. Aquaflow has set itself the objective to be the first company in the world to

The Energy Blog: Five Passenger TH!NK Ox Introduced at Geneva Auto Show

Norwegian car maker TH!NK unveiled a new model, a five seater, the TH!NK Ox, at the Geneva Auto Show. The production model is said to closely resemble the concept car. The base model Ox, scheduled for production in 2011, will have a range of about 125 miles (200 kilometers) on a charge and a top

The Energy Blog: Basin Electric Selects Powerspan's ECO2 Carbon Capture Process for Commercial

Basin Electric Power Cooperative and Powerspan Corp. today announced the selection of Powerspan's carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology, called "ECO2(TM)," for a commercial demonstration at Basin Electric's Antelope Valley Station, a coal-based electrical generation facility located near Beulah,

The Energy Blog: Why Exxon Won't Produce More

From Business Week online March 20, 2008: . . . If you want to understand why Exxon won't produce more, it helps to listen in to ExxonMobil's presentation to analysts in New York City in early March. Halfway through the three-hour meeting, Exxon management flashed a chart that showed the company's

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