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HP Impact: API: Costs of biofuels to reverberate negatively throughout US economy
Pending energy legislation in the US Congress would likely have significant adverse effects on the economy and consumers—including 5 million lost jobs and $1 trillion in lost economic output, acc..
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Asian giants remixing trade The staggering pace of the Chinese and Indian economic growth has sharply elevated their energy needs, of which a growi..
HP Impact: Hybrid contracting plan targets inequitable risk distribution
For a long time, the engineering and construction (E&C) contracting industry was torn between two extreme contractual formulas for work: 1) reimbursable, which fundamentally places most project risks ..
HP Impact: Resource-rich nations of North Africa to quench Europe's energy thirst
The North African hydrocarbon industry is on the cusp of significant growth in both upstream and downstream capital expenditure (Fig. 2). From 2007 to 2011, these two markets are forecast to grow by $..
HP Impact: Biofuels production in US impacts water resources
Biofuels production is developing within the context of shifting options and goals related to US energy production. The technology has several impacts that must be considered. These include energy ret..
HP Impact: Breakthrough claimed in fuel cell catalyst technology
A research team from the University of Houston reports that it may eliminate one of the biggest hurdles to the wide-scale production of fuel cell-powered vehicles. Peter Strasser, an assistant profess..
HP Impact: Middle East producer's perspective on long-term petrochemicals prospects
When examining the challenges facing the Middle East petrochemicals industry, a complex mix of market forces and geography reveal not only challenges but opportunities. "I believe the industry will fa..
HP Impact: Report: global R&D activity to see reduced US dominance
R&D is becoming a truly global enterprise with all sectors moving within the not-too-distant future to a near-equal distribution of effort, funds and activity. This trend is countering the domination ..
HP Impact: China's industrial growth forecast to boom for the next 15 years
China's stunning growth has been in the news for at least the past five to seven years. The billions of dollars that are annually being poured into the economy leave some wondering when this industria..
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Cyber-security standards Industry leaders from a number of major control system users and manufacturers have created an organization to establish a..
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- TES and CPC Finland to develop 500-MW e-NG project in Finland 6/26
