No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good transition step on…
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Monthly Issue | August 21, 2012
A decade after hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, started the shale revolution and ended high natural gas prices, another revolution is set to rock the industry—Floating Liquefied Natural Gas—FLNG. It’s the…
Last month, in an interesting coincidence, two wire-service stories addressing the course of fracking research came out on the same day, but with diametrically opposed themes. The first, from Bloomberg,…
In July, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that for the first time since its record-keeping began, natural gas in April reached parity with coal in electricity generation. With…
The coal-to-gas switching debate has been raging for months. How much is happening? How long will it last? Could switching continue to increase? Will the generators save the producers from…
Source: Tom Overton/POWER Carlsbad, Calif., is a laid-back coastal town in north San Diego County. Other than being the home to Legoland California, it is known mainly for its flower…
Gas turbine manufacturers have rolled out a steady stream of incremental upgrades to their products, both large and small. But on the horizon are some potential developments that may represent…
Courtesy: Verbund Verbund Thermal Power's combined cycle gas turbine power plant in Mellach, Austria (shown above), which commenced commercial operation in May, is the most modern, powerful, and efficient plant…
The second installment of this new column provides a snapshot of the new projects and key project developments taking place in the global gas power sector in Q2 (April–June) 2012.…
Unconventional gas is poised to revolutionize the world's energy future, but a number of concerns specifically as they relate to policy could easily change that scenario, International Energy Agency (IEA)…