Phased

Substantial growth in natural gas demand amidst low prices and gushing supplies eventually will be realized, but on a phased five-year basis (2015-20) that will keep price increases modest, according to a report released Tuesday by Barclays Research. In the meantime, demand growth will be confined to the power generation and industrial sectors.

With nuclear power generation being phased out and coal considered too inflexible, natural gas as a source of electricity generation is drawing increased interest in Germany to balance its national grid, which is rapidly moving toward total reliance on renewable sources for power generation.

With nuclear power generation being phased out, coal considered too inflexible and the potential for shale gas to overcome current negative connotations in parts of Europe, natural gas as a source of electricity generation is drawing increased interest in Germany, which is rapidly moving toward total reliance on renewable sources for power generation.

With nuclear power generation being phased out and coal considered too inflexible, natural gas as a source of electricity generation is drawing increased interest in Germany to balance its national grid, which is rapidly moving toward total reliance on renewable sources for power generation.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday issued a conditional veto of legislation that would have permanently prohibited wells in the state from being hydraulically fractured (fracked). However, the Republican governor issued a one-year moratorium on the well stimulation technique and recommended that state lawmakers take up the bill again and revise it.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill into law (SB 5769) April 29 that establishes the phased closing of the state’s major coal-fired electric generation plant and the development of a smaller, cleaner natural gas-fired plant in the interim. Executives from power plant operator TransAlta Corp. and the environmental and labor sectors joined Gregoire at the signing ceremony.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a bill into law (SB 5769) last Friday that establishes the phased closing of the state’s major coal-fired electric generation plant and the development of a smaller, cleaner natural gas-fired plant in the interim. Executives from power plant operator TransAlta Corp. and the environmental and labor sectors joined Gregoire at the signing ceremony.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday reiterated that its crackdown on greenhouse gases (GHG) will not be immediate and that the agency still plans on taking a phased-in approach.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday reiterated that its crackdown on greenhouse gases (GHG) will not be immediate and that the agency still plans on taking a phased-in approach.