The need for energy prompts constant innovation. Emerson's Douglas Morris, on the alternative energy and metals & mining industry teams, analyzes the role of small-scale power plants. There was an interesting announcement this week by Synthesis Energy Systems...
The conversion of coal to cleaner burning forms of energy continues. Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy team, highlights China's increased participation in coal gasification and coal-to-liquids projects in the U.S. and around the globe. I've...
The changes in identified natural gas reserves here in the U.S. have impacted the economic viability of other sources of energy. Emerson's Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, provides an update on gasification technologies. The Gasification...
Given Mongolia's fast-growing economy, the country is seeking ways take advantages of its vast coal resources to increase energy independence. Emerson's Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, shares his perspectives from a recent conference...
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...
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...
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...
Emerson's Alan Novak, who leads the alternative energy industry team, shares his thoughts from a recent gasification conference: The Gasification Technologies Council (GTC) annual conference was held this week in San Francisco, California USA. Emerson is a member of...
As yesterdays's Wall Street Journal points out in the article, Cramped on Land, Big Oil Bets at Sea, oil companies have to look in increasingly difficult places to find energy. As energy producers look beyond oil and gas for other energy sources, alternative fuels...
Earlier I mentioned Emerson's Dean Taggart's work with complex sequences in safety instrumented systems, based on an ongoing oil sands gasification project. John Kingston, from Emerson local business partner Spartan Controls, is presenting on this topic along with...
One of the challenges in converting the Northern Alberta oil sands into usable energy is the tremendous amounts of natural gas consumed in the process. The supply and cost of this resource is a major cost factor for Oil Sands producers. OPTI Canada and Nexen are the...
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