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U.S.- EU Energy Council looks to long-term
posted by Veronique Lee on November 30, 2011 at 11:43 am
This week the U.S. – EU Energy Council met to review progress achieved on strategic energy issues, cooperation on energy policies, and research collaboration on sustainable and clean energy technologies. The joint statement highlights the Council’s commitment to cooperative long-term energy solutions. At Monday’s meeting, the U.S. and EU representatives were forward-looking. Recognizing the benefit…
National Security and Fuel Economy
posted by Paul Hamill on November 19, 2011 at 11:45 am
ASP’s CEO, Brigadier General Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret) and Senior Fellow for Energy and Environmental Policy, Andrew Holland launched the briefing, discussing the link between national security and domestic consumer use of oil for transportation.
Washington announces creation of new Bureau of Energy Resources
posted by Veronique Lee on November 18, 2011 at 11:22 am
Washington has announced the creation of a new bureau that will address foreign policy, security and economic issues related to oil and gas over the next 25 years. The State Department’s Bureau of Energy Resources, created directly as a result of the work that Secretary Clinton mandated on the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review that…
Not Another Sci-Fi Flick: Space-Based Solar Power
posted by Veronique Lee on November 17, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Dr. Peter Glaser first introduced the concept of space-based solar power in 1968, but much like nuclear fusion, the idea of launching a giant solar panel into space to capture the sun’s rays has been written off as a futuristic fantasy years away from commercial fruition. This week, the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) released…
A Bigger Bang for our Buck? A Look at the Naval Research Lab’s Laser Fusion Program
posted by Veronique Lee on November 11, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Most international fusion research to date has followed the tokamak model, which uses magnetic fields to heat and squeeze the hydrogen plasma: the United Kingdom’s Joint European Torus (JET), Japan’s JT-60, and the world’s largest tokamak, ITER, currently being assembled in France, are among the most well-known—and most expensive—fusion projects. Some scientists in the U.S….
Huntsman: “we need to break oil’s monopoly as a transportation fuel”
posted by Andrew Holland on November 2, 2011 at 1:37 pm
Gov. Huntsman has offered a novel approach to reducing oil dependence in an energy policy speech on November 1.
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