Alternative Energy News Archives
Friday 17th of February, 2006
Geothermal energy booms in Germany ★
United Press International, appx. 705 wordsA look at the state of geothermal energy in Germany and its penetration into the consumer market there which has increased due to an escalation in energy prices and the Renewable Energy Law, which was instituted in 2003.
Japanese Town Switches Off Heating to Save Energy ★★★★
RedNova, appx. 829 wordsA remarkable article detailing the state of energy conservation in Japan: Japan imports 16 per cent less oil than it did in 1973, although the economy has more than doubled
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Technology 'stabilizes' electricity from wind energy ★
EE Times, appx. 160 wordsElspec Ltd., a publicly-traded Israeli company, has begun selling systems that can stabilize the flow electricity to wind energy networks such as Bonus Wind Turbines of Denmark. The systems help with the unstable nature of generating wind power.
A question and answer talk with oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens ★★
Salem Statesman Journal, appx. 1085 wordsA question and answer article with "oil tycoon" T. Boone Pickens, who today runs BP Capital, a successful hedge fund that invests primarily in oil and gas futures, alternative energy and energy-related companies
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Some very direct questions and answers about the "oil addiction" in the United States, energy independence and the idea of energy interdependence, and alternative energy for the future.
Interview on BBC of Peter Robertson, Vice Chairman of Chevron ★
Triple Pundit, appx. 247 wordsA weblog post that links to - and comments on - an interview of Peter Robertson, Vice Chairman of Chevron. In the interview Peter makes some interesting comments about the evolution of energy supply - stating that as reserves have dropped in the past, new extraction methods came on board, and similarly alternative energy methods will be used in the future as petroleum supply tightens.
At one point the interview says that Will You Join Us is a public relations stunt, and Peter doesn't blink, so to speak. Peter is a form believer in that the markets will decide when alternatives will supercede petroleum.
Notable: Chevron is the biggest geothermal producer in the world.
