Does WTO means WAIT -TO -OPTOUT when it comes to Beoing and the defense industry
April 10, 2011
HPV Vaccine Stirs Economic Debate | wsj.com
The Number is $80B the administrator is the US Department of Defense (DOD) and the expenditures are called R&DTE -which stands for Research and Development and Test and Evaluation efforts earmarked for such type of contract awards referred to by the WTO recent decision that Beoing was subsidized through these types of contracts and considered the funds comparable to the handouts that Airbus receives from the EU governments.This is truly a farce and a sign of ignorance on the US defense business,
The Impact of the Japanese Earthquake on the Demand for Rare Earths 1/2 of 2011
March 14, 2011
The second largest demand for rare earths is that of the Japanese domestic manufacturing industry (the first is that from the Chinese).Chinese production (global supply) of rare earths will not be affected by the Japanese earthquake. Japanese demand for the rare earths will decrease in the near term.Will the Chinese move to increase their market share of rare earth using end products? Perhaps, but that is not an immediate concern,.
The Effect on Neodymium and Dysprosium Supply of China's Domestic Growth
March 13, 2011
China's green-tech/cleantech growth targets as stated in the just-put-into-effect 12th five-year plan are ambitious. What is their effect on China's domestic demand for the two most important rare earth metals, neodymium and dysprosium?
Understanding the Low Prices of the Rare Earths in China Itself
February 27, 2011
Li Gang, Deputy Gov. of the Peoples Bank of China said on Sat, Feb 26,2011 “In addition to boosting the flexibility of the yuan exchange rate, China also should adjust resource prices to address imbalances,” he said, “as many resources are still traded in China at below their natural prices[ Emphasis added by me]. China also should boost wages and social benefits to lift consumption, step up its enforcement of environment regulations and undertake other structural reforms to address imbalances.”
Why Toyota and Daimler Looked At And Passed On Tesla
February 26, 2011
It is far cheaper for Global 1000 manufacturers to pay technology developers for a look-see at their wares than to try and develop tens of thousands of even good ideas in-house. Toyota and Daimler follow this rule of limiting their costs on reserach and development.For this reason, primarily, they both paid some money or, in the case of Toyota, gave a discount to Tesla for a look at its battery use technology.Neither one seems to have been impressed.The pump and dump press has ignored this.
Access to the Limited Global Supply of Tellurium is Critically Important
December 5, 2010
First Solar to Acquire 5N Plus to Access Tellurium? Is global tellurium supply really an issue? | www.greentechmedia.com
Even though the supply of all chemical elements in the universe is infinite with regards to the needs or uses for them known by the human race, nonetheless the limited supply of tellurium present at or near the earth's surface, that part of the world in which we do and can mine and recover it , is very limited.The amount of tellurium that can be obtained, not the total amount produced, by any one user, such as First Solar (FSLR), is the limiting factor to their production rate.
Energy Security and National Security .So what is the debate on Wind Power
August 30, 2010
A train wreck is the the competing resources for two US National needs: Energy security and National Security. So where is the trade off? These two resources are intertwined and must cooperate and come out with a quick and A Politcal solution.
Vestas is a Pioneer, so why is the company falling behind
August 25, 2010
Wind turbine maker Vestas sees profits fall | www.bbc.co.uk
Vestas is a Pioneer in the Wind power and yet it experienced a loss in 2010 and a declining revenue of some 17% annually year over year , while the overall industry trends experience some 23% growth year over year. Was this truly a result of delays in projects and project financing or is Vestas losing it it leading market position and has problems in execution?
Ultimately, EVs, and No Lithium , Please, says Honda
July 21, 2010
Honda Discovers Cars With Cords | www.wired.com
Honda, the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, and the first to market a hybrid powertrain equipped personal passenger car, has now committed to entering the rather confused electrified vehicle market place with a range of powertrains to supercede the one, a nickel metal hydride battery using gasoline/electric hybrid that it has been marketing since 1997.Siimultaneously Honda announces that it remains committed to a fuel-cell based powertrain as the ultimate goal.
TransCanada and the Future of Reliable Economical Energy Supplies for the USA
July 5, 2010
TransCanada: Oil Sands Exports Will Go To Asia If Blocked In US | councils.glgroup.com
American exceptionalism has added the dimension of exceptional stupidity with regard to our securing of future energy supplies. TransCanada has responded as a rational entity to the confused hypocrisy now dominating the American government about economics in general, and energy efficiency and self-sufficiency in particular.
Chesapeake Energy bites the natural gas bullet
January 25, 2012
Flurry of newbuild drilling rig deliveries in 2012 may dampen rig rates
January 20, 2012
Talisman joins the ranks of cautious E&P companies
January 12, 2012
Early signs of caution begin to cloud frontier exploration and production
January 4, 2012
Two global energy pipeline projects deserve attention
November 15, 2011