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Category Archives: Natural Gas
Will Europe Walk Away from Its Shale Gas Reserves? Part I
by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor U.S. producers have enjoyed great success using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract natural gas from shale formations. Fracking is a game changer that has swelled domestic gas supplies and sent U.S. gas prices falling even … Continue reading
Why Low Natural Gas Prices Matter A Lot
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor U.S. natural gas prices have fallen to lows not seen in a decade and have stayed at the lowest levels we’ve seen in a decade. As I write this in late October … Continue reading
A Brighter Future for Coal Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycles? Part II
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Last week in Part I of this post we examined what a coal Integrated Gasification Combined-cycle (IGCC) unit is, how it works, and how it may change the future of coal as a … Continue reading
A Brighter Future for Coal Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycles?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In the U.S. and some other markets around the world, the future of coal generation appears uncertain as concerns about emissions including sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrous oxides (NOx), mercury, and carbon dioxide … Continue reading
Electric and Gas Utilities’ Response to Wildfires
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Here in Enerdynamics’ Laporte office we can see the smoke from the High Park Fire – reportedly the third largest wildfire in Colorado history – as it burns in the hills west … Continue reading
Natural Gas Wellhead: What It Does and How It Works
As part of our “What in the World Wednesday” contest on our Facebook page, we posted this photo and asked our followers to tell us what it is. Below is the answer as well as a quick summary of what … Continue reading
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Why Huge Trading Losses Keep Happening
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor According to President Obama, the CEO of J.P. Morgan is “one of the smartest bankers we got…and they still lost $2 billion and counting.” Of course, we’ve heard this story before: the … Continue reading
Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC): What’s the Big Deal?
This week on our Facebook page, we posted this picture and asked followers to guess what the image is: We didn’t get any correct guesses, so for those left scratching their heads, here is the answer and a quick explanation of its … Continue reading
U.S. Chemical Companies Benefit from Low Natural Gas Prices
by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor As natural gas and coal companies watch their stock prices sink due to low natural gas prices, U.S. chemical companies are experiencing a boom and watching their stocks rise. Companies such as Dow Chemical Company … Continue reading
Natural Gas Glut Dramatically Impacts U.S. Electric Generation Picture
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics’ President and Lead Instructor The dramatic drop in natural gas prices in the U.S. has been widely discussed in recent months. Prices as of April 27 range from $1.90 to $2.54/MMBtu at various trading points around the … Continue reading
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