Archive for the 'Energy' Category
Taiwan Plans to Build Ocean Power System with Output that Far Exceeds Current Demand
July 20th, 2007Imagine my shock. Via: Taiwan Headlines: The government is now discussing the possibility of large-scale ocean current power generation, using the strong Kuroshio current off the east coast of Taiwan to generate up to 1.68 trillion kilowatt-hours per year, officials at cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said Monday. The project task force, […]
Total Declares Force Majeure in Angola
July 19th, 2007Via: Bloomberg: Crude oil rose to an 11-month high in New York after Total SA lost production and declared force majeure at the Dalia field in Angola. Total’s decision covered half the oil pumped at the offshore field, which had produced 240,000 barrels a day, said Patricia Marie, a company spokeswoman. A generator failure caused […]
New Zealand: Firms Secretely Developing Algae Derived Jet Fuel
July 19th, 2007I’ve been wondering what They had in mind for jet aircraft, since even the Eestor thing wouldn’t have the power density required for that application. Well, now we know. Look at how trivial the amounts of money are with regard to the financial backing of this company. It’s bum change. I wonder who the “international […]
Ice-Cream Makers Frozen Out as Corn Price Rises
July 18th, 2007HAHA! Did you hear the one about Dow 14,000? HAHA! Tell me another one. Via: Times Online: What’s the connection between ethanol, the biofuel produced from corn, and a cherry vanilla ice-cream? Answer: the first is responsible for pushing up the price of the other. This month, the price of milk in the United States […]
Energy: U.S. Strike on Iran Could Result in Asymmetric Blowback
July 17th, 2007I’ve been trying to think about some of the possible repercussions of a U.S. strike on Iran. All the usual ones came to mind: economic collapse, panic in the energy markets, possible nuclear war etc. But I came up with a different scenario. I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere. I thought that an attack on […]
Russian Energy Pipeline Giants to Form Corporate Armies
July 15th, 2007Via: mnweekly: Lawmakers voted Wednesday to give Russia’s natural-gas and oil pipeline monopolies the right to set up armed security units to protect the country’s energy infrastructure. One lawmaker said the move could lead to “a multitude of corporate armies.” Instead of hiring private security firms, state-controlled gas giant OAO Gazprom and oil pipeline monopoly […]
Air Force Quietly Building Iraq Presence
July 15th, 2007B1-B (long range, supersonic) strategic bombers and F-16C fighters are being used against dusty insurgents and their assault rifles… Incredible. Uncle $cam is going to have to borrow another couple of hundred billion dollars from the Chinese to keep this circus going. Of course, the word Iran doesn’t appear anywhere in this story. Not once. […]
IRAN ASKS JAPAN TO PAY YEN FOR ALL OIL, STARTING IMMEDIATELY
July 13th, 2007Via: Bloomberg: Iran asked Japanese refiners to switch to the yen to pay for all crude oil purchases, to counter the risk that U.S. dollar transfers may be frozen by increased sanctions. Iran wants yen-based transactions “for any/all of your forthcoming Iranian crude oil liftings,” according to a letter sent to Japanese refiners that was […]
Mexico Confirms Attacks on Pipelines
July 11th, 2007Via: Yahoo / AP: Mexico’s government on Tuesday called a series of gas pipeline explosions a threat to the nation’s democratic institutions and vowed to step up security after a guerrilla group claimed responsibility for the blasts. The Interior Department said it would take measures to protect “strategic installations” across Mexico after an explosion Tuesday […]
The Elusive Overunity Hamster
July 10th, 2007Anyone who followed Steorn’s gruesome humiliation last week will love this.
