fracking project Articles
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Pioneering Technology to Unlock a Clean Energy Future
At Strada, our mission of unlocking the potential of geothermal energy through our technology is something that drives us every day. It’s always a great pleasure to meet other individuals that share our commitment and passion, and we were delighted and honoured to be able to catch up with Geothermal entrepreneurship champion, Dr Bob Metcalfe. As well as being the inventor of the ...
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Can low oil prices be good for the environment?
Deepwater drilling rigs are sitting idle. Fracking plans are being scaled back. Enormous new projects to squeeze oil out of the tar sands of Canada are being shelved. Maybe low oil prices aren't so bad for the environment after all. The global price of oil has plummeted 31 percent in just five months, a steep and surprising drop after a four-year period of prices near or above $100 a barrel. ...
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Expanding master limited partnerships has broad appeal, but still faces long odds
Legislation allowing renewable energy companies to organize as master limited partnerships appears to have something a wide range of interests can support, but despite its bipartisan backing, it cannot seem to gain traction in Congress. For years, MLPs have been popular in the energy industry for their tax benefits and access to cheap capital. The nation's first MLP was Houston-based oil and ...
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Generation using gas-fuelled engines in South Africa – an overview
Most gas engines are Otto cycle spark ignition internal combustion reciprocating engines using natural gas as the primary fuel. Smaller models utilise stochiometric combustion while the larger engines are lean burn engines with pre-chamber ignition systems. The engines are coupled with packaged generator sets, cogeneration and, even, trigeneration units to optimise energy utilisation in the fuel ...
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