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Shale EnviroSafe Conference and Exhibition

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Hydraulic fracturing is likely to be a US election issue and the timing of the Shale EnviroSafe Conference & Exhibition directly after the November 6th vote should make the event that much more interesting because the next administration will have been identified.

Surface and groundwater issues, emissions, construction vehicle traffic and even earthquakes have all become part of the fracking debate and things the oil and gas industry seeks to address. New initiatives like FracFocus.org are one example of how companies are responding to critics. Recycling produced water has become an area of technological advancement designed to address water issues associated with fracking. Companies working on this technology will be attending the EnviroSafe conference, along with regulators, service companies and contractors who will all be looking to discuss their EH&S solutions, tools and new technology.

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Chinese Renewables: Grid Integration and Financing Workshop at CREC

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Although China's GDP growth appears to have cooled a bit in recent quarters, the country is still growing at a healthy clip and working hard to supply the energy required to power that growth.

Given its heavy reliance on coal for power generation - which is expected to continue increasing - China is getting serious about renewable energy for environmental reasons and simply because it will need an "all of the above" energy strategy to keep its factories running and its cities lit.

The Chinese Renewables: Grid Integration and Financing Workshop will feature two expert panels that will deal with practical issues associated with adding significant renewable energy capacity; Panel 1 - Plugging in Renewables: Grid Integration and Panel 2 - Financing Renewables: The View from the US and China.

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5th Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West

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Building on the success of the recently held Renewable Energy Finance Forum Wall Street, REFF West convenes it's fifth meeting in San Francisco on September 27-28.

Along with current renewable energy financing trends and advice on how to move projects forward, the agenda has been reconfigured to address the challenging business environment developers face today. New for this year, the conference will feature a session on the role of the U.S. military in the development of renewable energy. The army has set ambitious renewable energy targets that will greatly increase their energy security, but also save significant amounts of money.

Infrastructure financing is another new topic at this year's conference. Industry groups have estimated that replacing and upgrading decaying US energy infrastructure could require anywhere from $75 billion annually to as much as $4 trillion. The thought leaders, developers, financiers and regulators attending REFF West will be discussing this issue and much more.

For more expert analysis, thought leadership and discussions about the top stories in the electricity sector today, visit AOL Energy.

4th Iraq Oil and Gas Summit 2012

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One of the most important medium-term global oil market factors will be Iraq's production capacity build out and output volumes. The country has the potential to be the largest source of incremental global oil market supply in the coming years, but this outcome hinges on a complex web of factors that will be discussed at the 4th Iraq Oil and Gas Summit to be held in Houston this September.

And while Iraqi oil developments monopolize most of the headlines, the country's critically important natural gas industry often flies under the radar. However, gas will increasingly be needed to fire electrical power plants as Iraq's population increases and requires air conditioning, gas-intensive industry jobs, desalinated water and more.

At the same time, natural gas is needed to maintain pressure at producing oil fields and help coax the remaining crude from fields experiencing natural output decline rates, so valuable oil can be exported. Baghdad's fiscal requirements are heavily dependent on oil revenue. All this means the country will need enormous volumes of natural gas developed at great expense by companies that are often more attracted to developing oil.

These topics along with the technical details required to navigate Iraq's challenging investment climate will be discussed at the summit. Specifically, the following topics will be covered:

  • The Present Iraqi Organizational Structure and The Role of Government through the Ministry of Oil
  • Investing in Iraq
  • Prospects for Investments and Projects in the Iraqi Hydrocarbon Sector
  • Iraq Petroleum Contracts and Licensing Regulations
  • Challenges Facing Iraq's Crude Oil Production Industry
  • The Future of the Iraqi Oil and Gas Industry
  • Downstream Development Strategies

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Webinar: The Outlook for Biofuels in China

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As oil imports and private vehicle ownership march steadily upward in China, the attractiveness of biofuels increases. The country is pursuing everything from algae to biodiesel in its effort to power its economy and increase energy security.

An urgent need to protect sea lanes makes military applications another potentially large Chinese alternative fuel market.

Major international private sector players like Boeing, DuPont, Coskata, Novozymes, and Honeywell UOP are already moving forward in China, partnering with large domestic concerns like COFCO, PetroChina, and Air China.

The American Council on Renewable Energy's US-China Program invites you to a roundtable of a select group of industry experts for a robust discussion on these trends in the Chinese biofuels sector. Topics covered will include:

  • What policies and subsidies the government will use to meet its biofuel targets
  • The role of existing policies in supporting the industry and what future policies to expect
  • The outlook on areas of cooperation for private and state-owned players
  • How aviation biofuels can play a role in shaping the industry

For more expert analysis, thought leadership and discussions about the top stories in the electricity sector today, visit AOL Energy.