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Pacific Road To Acquire 10% Stake In UCG Company Carbon Energy Limited from CSIRO

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Private equity fund Pacific Road has agreed to acquire 10% of underground coal gasification (UCG) company Carbon Energy Limited from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO in an off-market trade. Carbon Energy’s purpose is to produce clean energy and chemicals feedstock from Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) syngas. CSIRO: 4.8%.

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Fundamental Energy Transitions Can Take a Century

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One hundred and forty years ago, Thomas Edison began generating electricity at two small coal-fired stations, one in London ( Holborn Viaduct ), the other in New York City ( Pearl Street Station ). 1970 , and electricity generation reached a plateau, at about 4,000 TWh per year, in 2007.

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Linde, BASF and RWE to invest additional 6M in long-term test of CO2 scrubbing project

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The pilot plant which was commissioned in the coal innovation center in Niederaussem in 2009 will now go through a long-term test from March until the end of 2013. million) when it was started in 2007. Linde, BASF and German power utility RWE will invest a further €6 million (US$8.3 Earlier post.) million (US$6.2

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US EIA Projects World Energy Use to Grow 44% Between 2006 and 2030, CO2 Emissions Up by 39%

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In the IEO2009 reference case, world oil prices rise to $110 per barrel in 2015 (in real 2007 dollars) and $130 per barrel in 2030. As a result, the IEO2009 includes three world oil price cases that span a very broad range in 2030, from $50 (in 2007 dollars) per barrel in the low price case to $200 per barrel in the high price case.

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The Wall Street Journals

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Fialka Wall Street Journal March 26, 2007 AUSTIN, Texas -- Of all the plans cooked up by cities to combat pollution and global warming, the one hatched here is among the most ambitious -- and, some say, one of the more quixotic. A few months back, a reporter from the WSJ came to our offices. Here's part of his story. The whole story is here.

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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In connection with this year’s Group of Eight conference in Italy, China reiterated its opposition to participating in emission reduction plans while at the same time drafting a $440-billion renewable energy package. billion in 2004 to $117 billion 2007 with the first three quarters of 2008 averaging 29% higher than 2007.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

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They deliberately suppressed and illegally covered up the EPA’s 2007 ENDANGERMENT FINDING that said the government should begin regulating greenhouse gas emissions because global warming posed serious risks to the country. Tags: Environmental Politics Killer Coal News Media Saving Energy Sustainability Yes We Can!