September 2007
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Leading-edge news and research in the global energy industry
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Posted by Energy Business Reports on 27 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Oil & Gas
Stranded reserves are expected to be a major source of natural gas for world LNG trade. It has been estimated that these reserves comprise about 50% of the natural gas reserves held by the top 10 countries, and between 2,755 and 3,350 tcf worldwide.
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Gas to Liquids natural gas reserves Shell transport stranded gasPosted by Energy Business Reports on 25 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Industry News
Nanotechnology refers broadly to a field of applied science and technology whose unifying theme is the control of matter on the molecular level in scales smaller than one micrometer, normally 1 to 100 nanometers, and the fabrication of devices within that size range. For scale, a single virus particle is about 100 nanometers in width.
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energy industry fuel cells nanoparticles Nanotechnology thermoelectricityPosted by Energy Business Reports on 24 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Industry News
As deregulation and industry restructuring progress, however, prospects for high-growth technology companies in the utility industry are evolving.
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alternative energy clean technologies energy industry fossil fuel fuel gas natural gas oil solar energy utility industry venture capitalPosted by Energy Business Reports on 21 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Oil & Gas, Industry News
Emissions trading has emerged over the last two decades as a preferred environmental policy tool. One key advantage to emissions trading is that it gives countries and firms flexibility in meeting their emissions targets, rather than imposing predetermined technologies or standards.
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carbon market climate change CO2 emissions emissions trading European Unions Emissions Trading Scheme fossil fuel ghg emissions global warming greenhouse gasesPosted by Energy Business Reports on 20 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Power
In the 1990s, general advances in technology began to be applied to metering, more significantly in the area of communications. Technology has advanced to collect and read the meter without a visual inspection, through the use of radio, power line, and wireless-based communications — collectively known as Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
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