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  $130M market cap for Calpine

  12.20.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on $130M market cap for Calpine

  Things continue to look grim for Calpine, the independent power producer struggling to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Squeezed between declining margins (real terms, not necessarily GAAP terms with special charges coming off the books etc.) demanding creditors, one has to wonder if Calpine will emerge from the proceedings now. Earlier this week the company announced […]

• Energy, Technology & Science

  Interesting Chart

  12.19.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Interesting Chart

  If ever you wanted to understand why the industry continues to develop coal plants, even though the negative impact is clear for all to understand, look at the chart above. You’ll notice that coal produces the most energy per unit, at a low cost per unit, and is relatively cheap from a capital cost perspective […]

• Energy, Politics

  One Redeeming Feature of Energy Bill

  12.18.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on One Redeeming Feature of Energy Bill

  Last week I posted an entry excoriating Congress (the Senate in particular) for changes to the Energy Bill which among other things, ripped out production tax credits and renewable portfolio standards. But, credit where credit is due, there is a $95M line item for geothermal R&D which will be earmarked to do the following things: […]

• Energy, Technology & Science

  New H3 Exploration Technique

  12.17.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on New H3 Exploration Technique

  Berkeley Lab geochemist Mack KennedyPhoto Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt Via Renewable Energy Access: In a survey of the northern Basin and Range province of the western United States, geochemists Mack Kennedy of the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Matthijs van Soest of Arizona State University have discovered a new tool for identifying potential […]

• Energy

  The Oil Endgame

  12.14.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on The Oil Endgame

  This TED Talk by Amory Lovins filmed in 2005 is well worth the investment of 20 minutes. He has posted his book, The Oil Endgame, on a website with a free download. Check it out.

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