July 30th, 2013

The U.S. Energy Association is pleased to announce that Dr. Neeraj Gupta, Senior Research Leader, Energy and Environment, Battelle, will provide a briefing on CO2-Enhanced Oil Recovery and Geologic Storage in the Midwestern USA.  The briefing will be held in USEA's Executive Conference Room at 2 PM on July 30, 2013.

July 23rd, 2013

• The national security role of a domestic enrichment technology – its use in national security and nonproliferation applications
• The rebirth of U.S. centrifuge technology through the American Centrifuge program

July 30th, 2013

Senior representatives from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. will provide an overview of cybersecurity protection trends for energy delivery systems and the current legislative and regulatory landscape including:

July 15th, 2013

The idea of removing CO2 from the atmosphere was considered as a method of mitigating the potential impact of global warming as early as the mid-1960s. Since that time several potential techniques have emerged as practical proposals. These include designs for 'air capture' machines that use chemical processes to directly remove carbon from air. The use of such machines offers opportunities to collect and store atmospheric CO2 without geographical constraint, effectively decoupling the location of capture from that of the emissions source.

June 20th, 2013

Steve Mitnick, a former chief energy adviser to the governor of New York and a former power transmission company executive, led an unprecedented two-year study of hundreds of millions of monthly electric bills and hundreds of thousands of power outage reports. The study produced surprising new findings with major public policy implications.

June 25th, 2013

Edward S. Rubin, Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science at Carnegie Mellon, will provide an overview of the recently released paper entitled "Toward a Common Method of Cost Estimation for CO2 Capture and Storage at Fossil Fuel Plants".  The paper, co-authored with experts from U.S. Department of Energy, International Energy Agency, IEAGHG, Electric Power Research Institute, Global CCS Institute and ZEP, calls attention to the different assumptions and methods used to estimate CCS costs.

June 17th, 2013

Mr. Naresh Singh, General Manager of Eskom International, will be at the United States Energy Association on June 17, 2013 to discuss the development of the power sector in South Africa. Topics will include: 

• The status of Eskom and the power sector in South Africa, including the role for renewables
• Any upcoming opportunities for US investment or joint ventures in Eskom projects
• The status of the power sector development in southern Africa (SADC countries), as it relates to Eskom’s needs and plans

May 31st, 2013

THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLEAN ENERGY (CENERGY) PROJECT AND
THE U.S. ENERGY ASSOCIATION PRESENT

A PUBLIC BRIEFING ON LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

FEATURED GUESTS

MR. ERIC POSTEL

ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT, USAID/WASHINGTON

April 25th, 2013

Contrary to the troubling situation in Northern Nigeria and parts of the Middle Belt, in the oil-producing Niger Delta insecurity, abductions, and politically-motivated violence seem to be abating. More than 26,300 ex-militants have enlisted in the first and second phases of the Government's Amnesty Program and thousands of weapons have been surrendered. 

April 16th, 2013

Automobile manufacturers are moving swiftly to adopt technological and design innovations to increase vehicle efficiency.  Improvements in aerodynamics, transmission technologies, tire design etc. are seen as a first step down the path of sustainability.  Bill Craven, General Manager of Regulatory Affairs at Daimler, will kick off a series of discussions on the future of automobile transportation and the technological innovations that will transform vehicular mobility.