Fw: Canada shale-gas news: new Coal powerplants OUT, G-T-L liquids IN
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Chris Hodrien
Mar 10, 2011, 7:41:52 AM3/10/11
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----- Original Message -----
From: Malcolm
McDonald
To: 'Chris Hodrien'
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 3:29 AM
Subject: RE: Exelon CEO: Legislation not needed to transition US
power generation to cleaner energy
Chris: In our papers today there was a note about Sasol
having just signed a contract to acquire additional shale-gas resources for a
proposed Gas to liquids plant, I believe at Kitimat in northern BC. See:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Sasol+buys+stake+second+Talisman+shale+asset+boost+portfolio/4406840/story.html
The
belief appears to be that shale gas will bring the cost of gas-to-liquid
transportation fuels to an economic point compared with $100+
oil.
Re the
conversion of coal fired power to natural gas combined cycle, that is also the
strategy being put into play in Canada. TransAlta recently announced it
was shutting down two ~400 MW coal units because the cost of repairs to keep
them running was uneconomic. TA are also just commissioning a 450 MW SC PF
coal-fired plant, which looks as if it will be the last*
coal-fired plant to start up in Canada, and perhaps in North
America.(??)
Malcolm
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Hodrien [mailto:chod...@blueyonder.co.uk]
Sent: March 9, 2011 5:34 AM
To: Claverton AA NEWS CLIPS
Subject: Exelon CEO: Legislation not needed to transition US power generation to cleaner energyAn interesting 'countervailing' view from a 'free marketeer'. The current fortunate US shale gas situation is similar to that at the start of the UK 'dash for gas'. It could achieve perhaps 30% US power sector CO2 reduction, at much lower costs, but not more without adding gas plant CCS. With CCS, it could achieve 90% CO2 reduction, still at lower cost than renewables until gas prices rise very substantially.-Chris HodrienExelon CEO: Legislation not needed to transition US power generation to cleaner energy
PennEnergy, March 8, 2011
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