Energy and Environment News Roundup – 9.10.13
A daily roundup of the most important energy, environment, and climate news from around the world.
GRID
Uganda aims to double power grid in four years (via Reuters)
HVDC: Key to revolutionizing the renewable energy grid (via Renewable Energy World)
Microgrids: Sandy forced cities to rethink power supply (via Climate Central)
ENVIRONMENT
Wastewater use to supplement world’s strained water supplies likely to increase (via ClimateWire)
Cost of battling massive Rim Wildfire hits $100 million (via Los Angeles Times)
New water plan could turn New Orleans into the next Amsterdam (via Climate Progress)
RENEWABLES
Barclays predicts another 13GW of wind will be built in 2013 (via Facts of the Day)
Targeting ethanol mandates seen hurting cellulosic growth (via Bloomberg)
Clean energy firms’ stock market values increase 18% in 2013 (via CleanTechnica)
Community renewables “could soar in the UK” (via Recharge)
Army adds wind power to $7 billion renewable energy buy (via CleanTechnica)
US West’s rush to renewables moves to under-used states (via Reuters)
Renewable power falls as Texas wind underperforms (via Houston Chronicle)
Pattern Energy Group launches $320 million wind power IPO (via Houston Chronicle)
Solar Decathlon 2013: Meet the teams (via Energy.gov)
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EPA has $45 million for all-of-the-above energy efficiency strategy (via Autoblog Green)
Three things driving energy efficiency in buildings today (via Breaking Energy)
TRANSPORTATION
Carmakers bearing down on EU emissions goals (via BusinessGreen)
Volkswagen electrifying all vehicle classes; 14 EV or hybrid models by 2014 (via Green Car Congress)
Virgin America falls below industry average on fuel performance standards (via The Guardian)
EMISSIONS
FIFA to offset 2014 World Cup’s 2.7 million metric tons of CO2 emissions (via Environmental Leader)
Industry to EPA on climate regulations: Let’s talk (via The Hill)
RGGI Northeast carbon auction raises $102.5 million (via Environmental Leader)
CLIMATE
A climate alarm, too muted for some (via New York Times)
As distant Pacific islands flood, a climate-driven exodus to US grows (via ClimateWire)
OIL
IEA concerned about oil prices, rules out strategic stock release (via Reuters)
Global crude oil supply disruptions, strong demand support high oil prices (via US EIA)
OPEC sees well-supplied oil market, lower demand for its crude (via Bloomberg Businessweek)
NATURAL GAS/FRACKING
European, Asian LNG buyers team to push cheaper prices (via Reuters)
Gulf of Mexico natural gas well secured several weeks after blow out (via Houston Chronicle)
Chesapeake terminates 13,000 acres of drilling leases in New York State (via Reuters)
ENERGY POLICY
Shaking pennies and fists against utility rate increases (via New York Times)
OPINION
Why the Dutch are leading the way on sustainable business (via The Guardian)
Efficiency offers a glimmer of hope on energy in Washington (via Greentech Media)
Energy storage: From research to market (via Breaking Energy)
How green is a Tesla, really? (via Mother Jones)
What Australia’s election result means for carbon pricing (via Renew Economy)