Investor Alert: GVK’s US$10 billion Australian coal project uneconomic, an unacceptable risk Finanial analysis of GVK Alpha Coal Project in Queensland’s Galilee Basin concludes “probability of success remote”, “no investor should take part”. Press Release Sydney, 19 June 2013 A new report released today by US-based Institute for Energy Economics …
Will Natural Gas Kill Nuclear, Too?
By Jeff Siegel | Monday, October 22nd, 2012 It all started in 2007. That’s when the owners of the Indian Point nuclear power plant applied to renew operating licenses for two separate nuclear reactors. Last week the Nuclear Regulatory Commission finally began a hearing that will ultimately determine if the …
Jigar Shah’s Letter to Gordon Brinser of SolarWorld
Jigar Shah’s Letter to Gordon Brinser of SolarWorld We’ve asked Gordon Brinser of SolarWorld to respond. Massive Trophy Renewables Project for NYC Tech Campus Cornell wins, Stanford drops out, an anonymous gift, a VC fund, and a NYC campus goes with solar, geothermal, and fuel cells. …
Toward a Sustainable Future for the U.S. Power Sector: Beyond Business as Usual 2011
The Civil Society Institute (www.CivilSocietyInstitute.org) is a nonprofit and nonpartisan action oriented research center that serves as a catalyst for change by creating problem-solving interactions among people, and between communities, government and business that can help to improve society. CSI works to support local and state efforts to advance the …
Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels: Competitors, Collaborators or Both?
This webinar is presented by the USAEE and ACORE Both natural gas and renewable fuels are expected to provide a significantly increasing share of US electricity due to increasing environmental pressures on coal. In one sense, promoters of natural gas and promoters of renewables will be key competitors vying to …