by Nicholas Cunningham | May 22, 2013 | Monitor
The political debate surrounding natural gas in Washington is currently focused on whether or not the Department of Energy will allow more U.S. natural gas exports. Meanwhile, in Southeastern Europe there is another decision in the offing that will significantly...
by Nicholas Cunningham | May 22, 2013 | Monitor
The Boston Globe reported on a letter sent by Massachusetts’ two Senators to the Secretary of Energy, opposing the planned “cold” shutdown of MIT’s fusion facility. Senators Warren and Cowan cosigned a letter to Secretary Ernest Moniz...
by Nicholas Cunningham | May 6, 2013 | Monitor
Adrian Cho of ScienceInsider published an article about how a group of Senators sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to clarify how much ITER will cost the U.S. government. The U.S. is obligated to pay for 9% of the total cost, with the rest...
by Nicholas Cunningham | Apr 18, 2013 | Monitor
rendering of OTEC system. Source: Oak Ridge National Lab While discussion of clean energy often revolves around wind, solar, and geothermal, harnessing energy from the oceans often gets overlooked. Even among ocean energy technologies, most companies and analysts...
by Nicholas Cunningham | Apr 16, 2013 | Monitor
ASP CEO BGen Stephen Cheney, USMC (Ret.) On April 16, the American Security Project hosted an event on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports entitled, “The Geopolitical Implications of U.S. Natural Gas Exports.” The panel included Marik String, former Deputy Chief...