At the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen in 2009, the U.S. committed to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 17% below 2005 levels by 2020—a target included in cap-and-trade…
Power
Monthly Issue | June 19, 2012
At a recent shale gas symposium in South Africa, an anti-fracking environmentalist asked, “If hydraulic fracturing is so safe, why do drilling operators working in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale play dispose…
As I've moved in my career from engineering, to law, to publishing, to science, and back to engineering, I've long been fascinated by the degree to which professional jargon can…
As its profile and impact on the energy market grows, the use of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," for recovery of shale gas is changing from a promising innovation to a…
If there is one unequivocal sign of the seismic shift in the natural gas market, it is in how dramatically the role of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has changed in…
For owners and developers of power plants, the decision between simple or combined cycle can be a tough one. As their name implies, simple-cycle plants are less complex, making them…
This new quarterly column provides a snapshot of the new projects and key project developments taking place in the global gas power sector. The Energy Industries Council’s (EIC’s) project database,…
Setting the state on a collision course with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and its independent system operator, PJM, the Public Service Commission (PSC) of Maryland ordered the construction…
Nestled among the southern pine forests and red clay soil of suburban Atlanta, there's little to suggest that the Seminole Road Landfill in DeKalb County, Ga. is on the cusp…