Shell’s chief technology officer talks about his job – and how a child’s toy inspired an offshore idea
Shell Chief Technology Officer Gerald Schotman sat down with FuelFix to talk about the joys and challenges of his job. More »
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
As profits from wind, solar, biofuels and other alternatives have fallen short of expectations — and as the fossil fuel business boomed — venture capitalists have stretched the definition of clean technology to fuel clean technology investment funds. More »
Ethanol weakens against gasoline on record low seasonal demand
The Energy Information Administration says ethanol stockpiles are at the lowest level in almost four months while gasoline demand is the weakest since Jan. 11, shrinking the potential pool of the motor fuel with which ethanol can be blended. More »
Obama:Fund biofuel research with oil drilling revenue
Envisioning cars that can go “coast to coast without using a drop of oil,” Pres. Obama on Friday urged Congress to authorize spending $2 billion over the next decade to expand research into electric cars and biofuels. More »
Obama talks tough on climate & proposes ‘drilling for clean energy’ program
An emboldened, second-term President Obama on Tuesday made clear that if lawmakers don’t tackle climate change, he will do an end run around Congress and use his executive powers to curb greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming. More »
Obama won’t abandon ethanol, official says
As calls to reform the nation’s biofuels mandate escalate, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack insisted Pres. Obama is committed to the ethanol program and will encourage Congress to maintain it. More »
Unusual allies fight renewable fuel standard
Humanitarians, environmentalists, farmers’ advocates and refiners on Monday came together to demand changes to a renewable fuel mandate they said is wiping out wetlands and driving food costs higher. More »
Court rejects EPA biofuel mandate
A federal appeals court in Washington today canceled a mandate from the Environmental Protection Agency that required refiners to buy a type of ethanol that isn’t available in commercial quantities. More »
High-tech energy attracts $1.12 trillion in global revenue
Revenue from advanced energies, from biogas to microgrids, surged an estimated 19 percent in 2012, according to a report from the Advanced Energy Economy Institute. More »
Court rules against Big Oil in dispute over ethanol blend
Despite protests from the oil industry, a federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to allow a challenge to an Environmental Protection Agency decision encouraging more ethanol to be blended into gasoline. More »
Refiners ask Congress to scrap renewable fuels mandate
A top oil industry lobbying group is launching an aggressive push to scrap a national renewable fuels mandate it says is “unworkable and outdated.” More »
Commentary: Let’s decide on an energy policy
A fundamental issue exists that President Obama in his second term must address: energy. Economies run on it and the all-out-all-of-the-above approach treated like a badminton birdie during the campaign is taken seriously in Beijing.
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