All Posts Tagged With: "U.S. Department of Energy"

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Behind Veneer, Doubt on Future of Natural Gas

One senior Energy Information Administration official describes an “irrational exuberance” around shale gas. An internal EIA document says companies have exaggerated “the appearance of shale gas well profitability,” are highlighting the performance of only their best wells and may be using overly optimistic models. From the NY Times

27Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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GOP Wants Major Industry Voice on
Fracking Panel

“The committee is concerned that the selected panel members will not adequately represent industry perspectives, and therefore will not foster a spirit of partnership among industry, environmental and governmental parties,” states the report of House Appropriations Committee views.

17Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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RECS Program: Shaping the Future of
Carbon Sequestration

In order to rapidly advance the knowledge base and encourage professional development, the Research Experience in Carbon Sequestration (RECS) was established as the world’s first multidisciplinary intensive CCS summer program.

30Mar2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Lack of Climate Bill Hinders Carbon Storage,
Fed Agencies Say

While the U.S. Department of Energy is funding 15 projects with the aim of safely and economically storing CO2 in geological formations, the lack of a climate bill is hindering any larger scale carbon storage, federal agencies said this week.

29Aug2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE to Fund CO2 Storage Projects

The DOE is putting $21.3 million over three years into the initiatives in the hope of developing the technology and infrastructure for large-scale CO2 storage in different geological formations across the US. Here is a summary of each project.

13Aug2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
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Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky Renewable Energy Program Rises in National Rankings

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory ranked Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky program second in the nation for total number of participating customers in its annual assessment of leading utility green power programs released earlier this week

7May2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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EPA to Seek More Data on Emissions –
Industry to Study Proposal

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed adding the oil and gas sector and facilities that inject carbon dioxide into the ground to the greenhouse gas sources that are required to report their annual emissions to the government.

25Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Proposed Coal-to-Gas Plant Gets Governor’s Support

The DOE is weighing an application from DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC for a loan to help build the proposed $2.7 billion facility in southeastern Wyoming. The project is one of four finalists the federal agency has selected nationwide for a shot at a share of the $8 billion in available funding.

19Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE Announces New Private Sector Partnership
to Accelerate Renewable Energy Projects

TheFinancial Institutional Partnership Program will accelerate deployment of billions in lending by steamlining a set of standards designed to expedite DOE’s loan guarantee underwriting process and leverage private sector expertise and capital.

8Oct2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Wyoming Gets $9,976,400 in Fed Energy Funding

Under the State Energy Program, Wyoming expects to help 1,000 additional homeowners increase the energy efficiency of their homes. The state will also provide rebates of up to $5,000 to homeowners for installing residential renewable energy systems, including solar photovoltaic, wind and geothermal systems.

20Aug2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Fed Initiatives for Solar Push Include New Wyoming Office

Under the initiatives announced by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), federal agencies will work with western leaders to designate tracts of U.S. public lands in the West as prime zones for utility-scale solar energy development.

1Jul2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Energy Research Projects Seek Stimulus Funds

Wyoming scientists and other groups have drawn up a range of proposals for stimulus-funded research projects to help the state’s energy industry, largely by studying how to deal with carbon dioxide emissions.

3Jun2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State Gets $35 Million for Efficiency
and Weatherization

The Obama administration says the funding will support weatherization of homes, including adding more insulation, sealing leaks and modernizing heating and air conditioning equipment, which will pay for itself many times over.

13Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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DOE to Pump Millions into Geothermal Energy

Energy Secretary Chu announced the release of two Funding Opportunity Announcements for up to $84 million to support the development of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS).

6Mar2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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