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.
March 8th, 2013
SaskPower is a diversified operator with coal, natural gas, hydro, and wind generation. SaskPower is currently constructing one of the world’s largest commercial-scale integrated coal fired carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects at the Boundary Dam Power Station in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
March 5th, 2013
Ray Schmaus of Armstrong Search Associates, a full service abstractor and consulting firm based in Pittsburgh, will provide an overview of the role of leases and titles in the current natural gas boom. The program will relate how lease research conducted in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia impacts local communities and ultimately the fortunes of Wall Street. Mr. Schmaus will specifically address the following:
February 21st, 2013
The United States has at least 2,400 billion metric tons of possible carbon dioxide (CO2) storage resource in saline formations, oil and gas reservoirs, and unmineable coal seams, according to a new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) publication.
February 20th, 2013
The United States is currently in year four or five of a one hundred year energy advantage. Natural gas provides the United States with a competitive advantage that will lead to growth in the economy and a manufacturing renaissance with well-paying jobs.
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