Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy industry team looks at the impact of governmental policies, shale gas, and technology challenges on the use of renewable fuels across the world. To answer this question, you really have to take a look at things on a...
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Global Energy Industry Leaders-CERAWeek 2012
Douglas Morris of Emerson's alternative energy industry team shares some thoughts and experiences from the CERAWeek conference this week.CERAWeek, led by Daniel Yergin, is an annual meeting of global energy industry leaders that was held this week in Houston, Texas...
Is Natural Gas the New Alternative Energy Source?
In today's guest post, Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy industry team, explores how the abundance of natural gas is generating discussions around the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standards and alternative energy-based processes. About a month ago, a bill was...
US Energy Policy: What Happened to Advanced Biofuels?
Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy industry team highlights his impressions from this week's U.S. State of the Union address as it applies to alternative energy: Being that it's State of the Union time, I thought it would be curious to reflect on the...
Changes to the Ethanol Tax Structure
In today's guest post, Emerson's Douglas Morris of the alternative energy industry team shares his thoughts on the impact on recently expired US ethanol tariffs. This just in, there is a budget battle going on in Washington, DC. Okay, so the budget disagreements on...
Inflation or Growth: A Crossroad in China
In this guest blog post, Emerson's Douglas Morris addresses economic conditions in China and their impact on alternative energy investments, particularly coal to liquids processes. We've had a number of posts about the need for energy in emerging markets, particularly...
Alternative Energy Projects in Valuable Niches
Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy team, shares his observations from the recent Advanced Biofuels Markets conference and Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) board meeting. The 2011 Advanced Biofuels Markets conference and ABFA board meeting...
Understanding Energy Security and Efficiency
Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, shares his perspectives on author Daniel Yergin's book on energy security and efficiency. Just about every day, in just about every media outlet, you will likely find some article or opinion...
Advanced Biofuels: Why Feedstock Neutrality Matters
Should we be picking the winning alternative energy feedstocks right now? Emerson's Douglas Morris explores this question in today's guest post. I'd like to start this blog post with a question: When you hear the term biofuels, what typically comes to mind? Chances...
GTL, In Fact, Stands for Something Other than Gym-Tan-Laundry
Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy team, shares his thoughts on the developments in natural gas to liquid conversion to help diversify U.S. sources of energy. Even though I'm from New Jersey, I'm not going to discuss the daily ritual of...
A New Lifeline for Advanced Biofuels
Douglas Morris from Emerson's Alternative Energy team comments on the recent announcement by the U.S. government to use the Defense Production Act to spur the development of advanced biofuels. In the past year, the advanced biofuels industry has hit a bit of a rough...
Proving Brazilian Biofuel Processing Technologies
Douglas Morris from Emerson's alternative energy industry team discusses biofuel investment by multinational companies in Brazil. Biofuels, whether you are talking about the traditional or advanced variety, is a favorite topic for debate in the United States. Most...
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