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Power Blog: Alternative Energy is Feeling the Heat

Jim Cahill

The growth of alternative energy sources have been fueled through subsidies by countries across the globe. Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, shares the latest developments in wind energy sources, here in the United...
- 24 Aug 2012
Power Blog: Exporting Hydrocarbon to Ethanol Energy Conversion Technologies

Jim Cahill

A new process to convert hydrocarbon-based feedstocks to ethanol has been developed and being put to use in projects around the world. Emerson’s Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, provides an update on these developments. Last...
- 17 Aug 2012
Power Blog: Nickel Might Make Renewable Energy More Viable

Jim Cahill

Can battery technology extend the availability of intermittent sources of energy for mining companies? Emerson’s Juan Carlos Bravo, a member of the metals and mining industry team, shares his thoughts We as consumers normally do not think of nickel as...
- 13 Aug 2012
Power Blog: Chinese Gasification Expertise on Its Way to the Ukraine

Jim Cahill

Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, highlights the planned use of coal gasification technology in power generation in the Ukraine. A few months back I wrote about Asian innovation in energy, specifically about the...
- 10 Aug 2012
Power Blog: Drought and the Renewable Fuel Standard

Jim Cahill

Across the United States heartland, a drought is impacting corn farmers. Emerson’s Alan Novak, director of the alternative energy and metals and mining industries, shares his thoughts on its impact on the fuel vs. food debate. The worst drought to hit...
- 3 Aug 2012
Power Blog: The Great Green Fleet-Not So Fair Winds and Following Seas

Jim Cahill

The biofuels industry continues along its path to be an alternative source to petroleum-based fuels. Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the Alternative Energy industry team, highlights developments in the U.S. Defense Department’s aviation and marine...
- 27 Jul 2012
Power Blog: A Global View of The Natural Gas Market

Jim Cahill

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...
- 20 Jul 2012
Power Blog: What is in Store for E-15 Ethanol Fuel Blend?

Jim Cahill

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...
- 13 Jul 2012
Power Blog: Waste as an Alternative Energy

Jim Cahill

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...
- 6 Jul 2012
Power Blog: Fuel Cells-Another Emerging Technology

Jim Cahill

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...
- 29 Jun 2012
Power Blog: Ethanol Challenges-Is Recent North Dakota Plant Closing a Harbinger?

Jim Cahill

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...
- 22 Jun 2012
Power Blog: Re-Visiting the Renewable Fuels Standard

Jim Cahill

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...
- 8 Jun 2012
Power Blog: Vibration Monitoring Improves Wind Turbine Availability

Jim Cahill

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...
- 25 May 2012
Power Blog: Another Bust in Solar Power

Jim Cahill

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...
- 11 May 2012
Power Blog: The Struggle of Alternative Fuel IPOs

Jim Cahill

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...
- 4 May 2012
Power Blog: Improving Shale Gas Development

Jim Cahill

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...
- 27 Apr 2012
Power Blog: The Shakeout of Solar Power?

Jim Cahill

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...
- 20 Apr 2012
Power Blog: Another Alternative to Crude Oil

Jim Cahill

Gas-to-liquids technology continues to advance notes Emerson’s Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, in today’s guest post. In previous posts we discussed the emerging technology of gas to liquids (GTL) driven by the vast shale gas...
- 13 Apr 2012
Power Blog: Asian Innovation in Energy

Jim Cahill

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...
- 30 Mar 2012
Power Blog: Natural Gas as an Alternative Fuel

Jim Cahill

With the ever-increasing supply of natural gas in the U.S., Emerson’s Alan Novak, leader of the alternative energy industry team, highlights some activity on the demand side. In previous posts, we have examined the changing dynamics of the global energy...
- 23 Mar 2012
Power Blog: What is the Outlook for Global Renewables?

Jim Cahill

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...
- 16 Mar 2012
Power Blog: Global Energy Industry Leaders-CERAWeek 2012

Jim Cahill

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...
- 9 Mar 2012
Power Blog: Impact of Energy Development on Local Populations

Jim Cahill

In today’s guest post, Emerson’s Douglas Morris, a member of the alternative energy industry team, explores the impact on local inhabitants as the locations for energy development continue to fan out across the globe. Last year I had the opportunity to...
- 2 Mar 2012
Power Blog: Is Oil Shale the Next Big Thing?

Jim Cahill

In today’s guest post, Emerson’s Alan Novak, director of the alternative energy team explores the future of oil shale. In spite of recent economic turmoil, global energy demand continues to increase and liquid fuels continue to be the major component...
- 24 Feb 2012
Power Blog: New Oil and Gas Technologies Leading the Way

Jim Cahill

Our regular Friday posts here on the blog feature the Emerson experts in alternative energy. Alan Novak, director of the alternative energy industry team, has an article just published in Forbes magazine. The article, The Tectonic Shift Of New Oil And...
- 17 Feb 2012