August 2009

We Can “Cure” High Frequency Trading, but is It Really a Public Policy Problem?

Economics, Politics, Technology / By

Michael Giberson High frequency trading practices by some financial firms have spilled into the news. The Economist provides a summary of the issue.  Bloomberg notes the Sen. Charles Schumer has proposed to ban one such trading strategy. Here, Tyler Cowen said he is not worred about high frequency trading (HFT).  In a follow-up, he said: …

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On Integrating Wind Power to the Texas Grid

Electricity, Energy markets / By

Michael Giberson Nik Rod at Life in Energy discusses the integration of wind power to the ERCOT-managed grid, drawing on a new paper by Ramteen Sioshansi and David Hurlbut titled,“Market Protocols in ERCOT and Their Effect on Wind Generation”: How do you integrate intermittent wind generating resources in a market with set protocols and rules that are perfectly …

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Same Old Advice Gets New Package

Electricity, Environmental policy / By

Michael Giberson My essay of advice to free-market windpower critics, originally published at Master Resource, has been re-published at AltEnergyStocks. (But the really interesting new stuff at AltEnergyStocks is the immediately prior post on how lead-carbon battery developments will challenge lithium-ion designs for uses in which lithium-ion’s low weight is not a critical factor.  So …

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Energy Geeks Rejoice! Ecobee to Offer Thermostat Control Via Iphone App

1 Comment / Electricity, How cool is this?, Technology / By

Michael Giberson Have you ever hopped into your car heading out of town, and thirty minutes down the road you wonder, “Did I remember to adjust the thermostat?” There will soon be an app for that, at least if you have Ecobee‘s thermostat and an iPhone. Tyler Hamilton reports: Toronto-based Ecobee Inc., which has developed a …

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