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Biomass to energy, shale gas and oil, R&D, energy security

Recent Posts by Vikram Rao

• Is The Strategic Petroleum Reserve A Solution To The Crisis in Ukraine?

Recent Comments by Vikram Rao

• "The Texas Freeze had multiple contributory events: one nuclear plant went down for a while, some coal piles froze, wind turbines froze (although on ba"
  Texas’ Freeze, Energy Foresight, and Preparedness
• "Climate change is certainly not being taken seriously enough, as evidenced most spectacularly by the west coast of the US being on fire. Earlier in th"
  Climate Perspectives and The Future of Energy
• "Encouraging small-scale LNG (ssLNG) industry is a good idea. Targeting the nations south of the US is a win-win. The distribution and consumption of"
  A Big Step for Small-Scale LNG
• "I must say I am a fan of ARPA E.  I think of their approach as mission oriented fundamental science.  Sometimes it is not quite fundamental science, b"
  Can Additional Funding Boost ARPA-E’s Tolerance for Risk?
• "China has been a world leader in the displacement of gasoline with methanol.  The US could learn from their experience in the practicalities of implem"
  U.S. – China Energy Cooperation: Risks, Opportunities and Solutions
• "The SPR has a rated capacity of 714 MM barrels and is currently at 696 MM, so it is close to "filled to the brim".  It was bought for an average price"
  Should We Use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a Revenue Stream?
• "Few will dispute that ground level ozone is harmful to health.  I am not in a position to debate the adequacy of regulation.  But I am certainly of th"
  What Will EPA’s Ozone Rule Mean for the Energy Sector?
• "Industry, with the help of EDF, has come a long way to identifying the sources of fugitive methane (Allen et al at UT, Austin).  This falls in two buc"
  Methane Emission Reductions: An Industry Success Story
• "I agree with Reid Detchon that the industry ought to move towards engines suited to the substitutes.  Certainly ethanol and methanol have high octane "
  Increasing U.S. Energy Security and Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the Transportation Sector: Electricity vs. Biofuels
• "The RFS was conceived in 2006.  As pointed out by Bruce Dale the dual goals were decrea"
  Increasing U.S. Energy Security and Reducing Greenhouse Gases in the Transportation Sector: Electricity vs. Biofuels