Michael Giberson

Current Status of Bio-diesel from Algae: “Your Fishtank is Not a Goldmine.”

Energy markets, Technology / By Michael Giberson

Michael Giberson Reporting from the National Biodiesel Conference this week in San Fransisco, Michael Kanellos writes: You can grow algae with carbon dioxide and sunlight, but that doesn’t mean it’s free. Although many believe that algae will become one of the chief feedstocks for diesel and even hydrocarbon-like fuels, growing large amounts of algae and …

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Poetry in Traffic

4 Comments / Books, Complexity / By Michael Giberson

Michael Giberson I’ve been reading and enjoying Tom Vanderbilt’s book, Traffic, subtitled “Why we drive the way we do (and what it says about us).” The book appeals to the “amateur traffic engineer” in me. Maybe you have one too, a little voice in your head that clicks on when you are stuck in traffic …

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Contango and Storage Arbitrage

1 Comment / Energy markets / By Michael Giberson

The oil market has gone into contango. What this means for investors and oil prices.

Texas Regulators Choose Companies to Build Transmission to Reach Wind Power

2 Comments / Electricity / By Michael Giberson

On Thursday, Texas utility regulators selected nine companies to build portions of the nearly $5 billion-worth of transmission intended to better integrate renewable power into the ERCOT grid.

Updated: Negative Power Prices in the West Region of Ercot in 2008

Electricity, Energy markets, Professional sports, Uncategorized / By Michael Giberson

Updated charts and information with respect to a post presented in November 2008 on the frequent negative power prices in the ERCOT West region.

Most Expensive Gasoline in America – a Zone Pricing Protest

Energy markets, Politics / By Michael Giberson

Michael Giberson WABC-TV reported Friday on what was likely the highest priced retail gasoline in the country: an Exxon station in Summit, New Jersey was offering regular grade gasoline for $4.89/gallon. According to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report, the current average price in the US is about $1.85/gallon, and the average price in New Jersey …

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More on Airline Fuel Cost Hedging: Air New Zealand Takes Hit

1 Comment / Energy markets / By Michael Giberson

Platts reports Air New Zealand told the Australian stock exchange that “unbooked hedge positions for its 2009 financial year, which runs from April 2008 to March 2009, stood at $126.39 million,” up from the $81 million report of unbooked losses reported in October for 2009.

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