Scientists: LNG Carbon Emissions Could Exceed Emissions from Advanced Coal Plants
Posted on Aug 24, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Technology | Comments Off on Scientists: LNG Carbon Emissions Could Exceed Emissions from Advanced Coal Plants
Researchers with Carnegie Mellon University will release an article in Environmental Science and Technology next week calculating that the total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from an LNG-fired power plant could exceed the emissions from an advanced coal power plant by up to 35%. One of the report’s authors said that investment in LNG infrastructure may keep gas prices low, ...
New LNG-Based Technology Tested at Port of Oakland Reduces Vessel Emissions
Posted on Aug 23, 2007 in Environmental, Technology | Comments Off on New LNG-Based Technology Tested at Port of Oakland Reduces Vessel Emissions
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) confirmed yesterday that a recent test of its “mobile LNG cold ironing” technology at the Port of Oakland was successful in lowering the emissions of docked vessels. The technology allows ships to turn off their diesel or bunker oil engines while docked and use LNG-powered generators for the electricity required for onboard...
Editorial: New Study Should Be Considered in Broadwater Review
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: New Study Should Be Considered in Broadwater Review
An editorial published by the Connecticut Day states that new scientific findings regarding the marine ecosystem on the seafloor of Long Island Sound ought to be considered by FERC prior to the Commission issuing the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the proposed Broadwater LNG regasification terminal. The editorial contends that impacts on this sensitive marine ecosystem were...
Only Two Proposals for Offshore LNG Terminals in the Gulf of Mexico Remain
Posted on Aug 21, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Only Two Proposals for Offshore LNG Terminals in the Gulf of Mexico Remain
The New Orleans Times-Picayune offers an update on the status of the two remaining proposals for offshore terminals in the Gulf of Mexico: TORP Technology’s Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal and McMoRan’s Main Pass Energy Hub terminal. The piece also compares the competing regasification methods planned for each project, with the Bienville project set to use an open-loop...
FERC Issues DEIS on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 17, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on FERC Issues DEIS on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
FERC today released its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal proposed by NorthernStar Natural Gas. FERC Staff concluded that although the terminal and associated pipeline infrastructure “has the potential for limited significant environmental impacts,” the mitigation measures proposed by NorthernStar, along with...
Op-Ed: Halting Cabrillo Port LNG Proposal Should Send a Message to Companies
Posted on Aug 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Halting Cabrillo Port LNG Proposal Should Send a Message to Companies
An Op-Ed carried by the Malibu Surfside News suggests that the halting of BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal should have wider significance than merely cancelling the project. The author wants companies to know that “[i]f a company wants to do business in California and its provision of resources, such as LNG, comes at a cost to native populations, or coral reefs, or...