The availability of natural gas from shale formations is impacting many sectors of the process manufacturing marketplace including alternative energy, oil & gas, electrical power generation, and petrochemicals to name a few. It is even impacting the availability...
Will a 15% blend of ethanol and gasoline take hold as a key component in the U.S. transportation fuel mix? Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy team explores this question in today's guest post. This week marked the first appearance of the...
As the technologies such as gasification improve to derive energy from waste, more waste-to-energy plants are emerging. Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, explores this trend in today's guest post. The old reality was that the...
Are fuel cells a potential disruptive technology for the global energy markets? Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, explores this question in today's guest post. In previous posts, we have highlighted a variety of non-crude oil based...
Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy industry team analyzes the implications of a recent ethanol plant closing. This past winter, Archer Daniel Midlands Company announced that it would be closing its Walhalla, North Dakota ethanol plant and, in April, it...
In today's guest post, Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, revisits the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its impact on the industry. The Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), first signed into law as part of the Energy Policy Act of...
Rotating machinery including wind turbines are subject to wear and tear over time. Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy team, shares how vibration-monitoring equipment can help avoid unplanned downtime and costly maintenance. The United States'...
Emerson's Alan Novak, who leads the alternative energy industry team, describes the continued downward economic pressure on solar power panel manufacturers. In several previous posts, we've discussed the challenges facing solar panel manufacturers due to both...
Raising capital for biofuel producers is becoming more difficult as shared by Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy team in today's guest post. Over the past couple of years, there have been a number of companies that have issued IPOs [initial public...
Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, highlights technology changes that may replace the need for water in hydraulic fracturing. In a previous post, we discussed the process of Hydraulic Fracturing, or "Fracking", which is used to...
Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy industry team highlights the challenges facing solar power panel manufacturers. On a number of occasions, we've discussed issues facing renewable power, but the recent announcements about companies struggling within...
Emerson's alternative energy industry expert, Douglas Morris, explores the innovations coming out of Asia in converting coal to other forms of energy and chemicals in today's guest post. This March 24th issue of the Economist magazine published an article called...
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