Microgrids as peer-to-peer energy
Small networks of power generators in “microgrids” could transform the electricity network in the way that the net changed distributed communication.
Rep. Bartlett’s 2005 energy conference – news coverage
The Sept 26 conference was covered in CSPAN, local news and broadcast outlets and Peak Oil blogs.
Environment headlines – 28 Sept, 2005
Who is right about global warming and hurricanes? /
Gulf currents that turn storms into monsters /
UN recommends carbon sequestration /
WorldChanging on sequestration /
Agriculture at center of California pollution debate
Solutions and sustainability headlines – 28 Sept, 2005
Cut home energy costs, maintain comfort /
Georgia scientists conduct wind energy projects /
Ashland considers solar energy co-ops /
Are you a local? /
Chinese join car pools, state cries foul /
Ireland: Ford, Maxol promote bio-fuel made from cheese by-product /
Manchester Bobber harnesses motion of the ocean
Rep. Bartlett’s 2005 energy conference – transcript (part 3)
Speaker: Engineer/author John Howe. General question-and-answer session.
Rep. Bartlett’s 2005 energy conference – transcript (part 2)
Responses to Peak Oil. Speakers: Donald Wulfinghoff (energy efficiency) and John Spear (energy conservation; homes).
Rep. Bartlett’s 2005 energy conference – transcript (part 1)
Transcript of the Sept 26 energy conference held in Maryland. This section focuses on the nature of the problem, with talks by Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, Dr. Kenneth Deffeyes, Matthew Simmons and Richard Heinberg.
Politics and Economics Headlines – 28 September, 2005
Nigerian oil facilities reopen as militia threats withdrawn / High gas prices raise questions of gouging / Saudi Oil: A Slippery Future? / Bus fleets feeling the fuel pinch / To conserve gas, President calls for less driving / Ottawa hints at energy cost relief / Alberta claims answer to refinery crunch / Big auto makers want Bush to act on energy / Experts push OPEC relocation, Gulf Spot market
Billions or trillions of barrels more, say Saudi Oil Minister, Exxon
Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer, and Exxon Mobil, the largest oil company, yesterday declared that the world had decades’ worth of oil to come, in an attempt to calm fears about the record prices experienced in recent weeks.
Other Energy Headlines – 28 Sepember, 2005
Oil Transparency at Risk From Major State Companies / UK: Firms could shut in gas shortage / Rita’s Revelation / Taking a turn for the better – or directional drilling again / Iraqi oil output forecast is bleak, ex-official says / Baghdad in the dark as power cuts continue to blight the city / Cheap As Chips: the Other Oil / Volvo launches world’s first CO2-free automotive plant
Rita causes record damage to oil rigs
Hurricane Rita has caused more damage to oil rigs than any other storm in history and will force companies to delay drilling for oil in the US and as far away as the Middle East, initial damage assessments show
Peak Oil Headlines – 28 September, 2005
Dr Doom? / Peak Oil and Community Solutions Conference / Five percent and Twenty Five percent / Denver World Oil Conference Nov 10-11 / The Courage to be right and alone Richard Russell on Oil / Volvo: peak by 2015
