The changing face of energy
Sharon van Dongeren, Port of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, explains how the terminal is playing an important role in the global energy transition.
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Sharon van Dongeren, Port of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, explains how the terminal is playing an important role in the global energy transition.
A year on from the initial announcement, Robin Cohen, Deloitte LLP, UK, outlines the UK Electricity Market Reform and its potential impacts on coal-fired power generation.
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released a study on the competition between coal, natural gas and petroleum used for electricity generation, which estimates what economists refer to as the elasticity of substitution among the fuels.
Kevin S. Crutchfield, CEO of Alpha Natural Resources, US, offers his view of the future and importance of coal in the US.
Recently published data shows that power generation from natural gas-fired plants is virtually equal to generation from coal-fired plants, with each fuel providing 32% of total generation.
According to a recent report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), 76% of US coal exports in 2011 went to Europe and Asia.
New projects between Telvent and PetroChina highlight national and global oil and gas pipeline trends.
Wood Mackenzie have predicted that shale gas will not be able to satisfy domestic demand in China, and CTG and natural gas imports will be necessary to keep up with demand.
Preliminary estimates from the IEA for 2011 show that in the USA, emissions dropped in 2011, largely due to the shift from coal power to natural gas.
The third annual report by the China GreenTech Initiative notes that Shale Gas and Coalbed Methane could meet China’s booming domestic energy demand.
Gladstone LNG, the coal seam gas to LNG project led by Santos, has signed an agreement with Origin Energy to supply feed gas for liquefaction into LNG.
The latest EIC Monitor quarterly report tracking new project announcements shows that the global energy industry has seen encouraging signs of growth in the first quarter of 2012.