January 3rd, 2011

Morse debates the implications of US coal exports to China

In the Saint Louis Post Dispatch's series on US coal, Richard Morse discusses economic and environmental aspects of exporting coal to China.

• » Saint Louis Post Dispatch: "Arch, Peabody seek coal exporting deals to Asia"

December 13th, 2010

Nolan and Thurber identify risk as a major driver of whether countries use private or state-owned oil companies

In a new working paper, PESD affiliate Peter A. Nolan and associate director Mark Thurber find that considerations of risk help explain why oil-rich states may choose international oil companies rather than state-controlled enterprises to find and extract oil in "frontier" territories.
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December 3rd, 2010

New PESD research examines China's efforts to remake its coal and power sectors

PESD's new research analyzes China's coal-power base reforms and how they will impact Chinese and global coal markets. Read more »

November 29th, 2010

PESD to be at the United Nations Climate Change Conference Cancun

Through an invitation by the International Emissions Trading Association, PESD researcher Richard Morse will be presenting PESD research findings on carbon markets. Read more »

November 23rd, 2010

PESD receives smart grid research grant from Stanford's TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy

The TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy has awarded four research grants totaling $1.2 million to Stanford University researchers for smart power grid related studies. One of the four grants went to a PESD-led project that will help regulators overcome barriers to the development of electricity transmission lines needed to facilitate renewable energy deployment. Read more »

October 13th, 2010

Wolak to be the keynote speaker at the 6th Singapore Electricity Roundtable 2010

PESD Director Frank Wolak will be participating in the Singapore Electricity Roundtable 2010 hosted by Energy Market Company (EMC) as the keynote speaker, covering the challenges in developing regional electricity markets, as well as sit as an industry panelist. Read more »

September 30th, 2010

New PESD Working Paper details challenges of designing carbon offsets for the transportation sector

Programs to enlist developing countries in climate change mitigation by granting credits for carbon emissions reductions across entire sectors like transportation are quite appealing in principle. However, as researcher Adam Millard-Ball shows in PESD Working Paper #97, "Adverse Selection in an Opt-In Emissions Trading Program: The Case of Sectoral Crediting for Transportation," any practical implementation of such schemes would entail thorny trade offs between economic efficiency, environmental effectiveness, and political acceptability. Read more »

September 27th, 2010

Morse featured on Oregon Public Radio

PESD researcher Richard Morse discusses the potential for U.S. coal exports to Asia on Oregon Public Radio.

• » OPB: "Global Trade in the Northwest"

September 20th, 2010

PowerCentsDC smart grid project concluded ealier this month with analysis by PESD Director Frank Wolak

The first smart meter pilot program in the electric utility industry to test an integrated Smart Grid combination of consumer engagement practices, dynamic pricing, and smart appliance control concluded on September 9, 2010. This program's results were analyzed by PESD Director Frank Wolak.

• » Renewable Energy and the Smart Grid
• » Washington DC smart grid project results revealed at press conference today
• » Federal Government to Use District Pilot as Blueprint for Smart Grid Success

September 13th, 2010

PESD researcher Richard Morse quoted in Oregonian newspaper

Richard Morse discusses how Indian and Chinese coal demand could open up new coal export routes off the U.S. West Coast in the Oregonian newspaper.

• » Mining companies aim to export coal to China through Northwest ports

September 12th, 2010

Frank Wolak to participate in the 2010 Regional Council of Rural Counties (RCRC) meeting

PESD Director Frank Wolak will be leading the "Petroleum's Future" talk along with Michael Roman from the Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil Corporation. This 3-day event will feature individuals across academia and the public and private sector.

• » RCRC 2010 Annual Meeting website