The International Energy Association (IEA) has spoken. What the world needs now is a clean energy technology revolution. June saw the 2010 launch of IEA’s biannual report, Energy Technology Perspectives. Speaking at the launch was Nobuo Tanaka, executive director for IEA.
September 17th, 2010 | Marin Katusa | 11 comments | ContinuedArchive for Marin Katusa
Marin Katusa, who works with Casey Research, is an accomplished investment analyst who specializes in the junior resource sector. He left a successful teaching career to pursue analyzing and investing in junior resource companies. In addition, he is a member of the Vancouver Angel Forum where he and his colleagues evaluate early seed investment opportunities. Marin also manages a portfolio of international real estate projects. Using advanced mathematical skills, he has created a diagnostic resource market tool that analyzes and compares hundreds of investment variables.
What Powers Your Google?
It’s not surprising that the Internet search-engine superstar needs energy. Companies like Google own massive computer frameworks, known as server farms, to store all that digital data floating around in cyberspace. While Google is quite hush-hush about how many computers it owns, estimates put it at about 1,000,000 servers (almost 2% of the world total), and an enormous amount of power is needed to keep them running constantly.
June 30th, 2010 | Marin Katusa | 2 comments | Continued
International Energy Agency Rejects Possibility Crude Oil Output is in Terminal Decline
Big changes are taking place in the oil industry. With increased global demand and declining supply, easy oil is not so easy anymore.
January 22nd, 2010 | Marin Katusa | 1 comment | Continued
A Hot Future for Geothermal
The most popular alternative energies – solar, wind and hydroelectric – rely directly or indirectly on weather conditions. Geothermal does not.
December 18th, 2009 | Marin Katusa | 3 comments | Continued
A Look at Strategic Oil Reserves – Who’s Buying Oil?
As the US strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) approaches capacity (721.5 million barrels filled out of a total possible 727 million, and will be filled by January 2010), the federal government will fade out of the oil-buying business.
October 1st, 2009 | Marin Katusa | 0 comments | Continued
The War for Oil Reserves
The U.S. has powerful competition for both Canadian and Mexican oil; and it’s from these countries’ inhabitants themselves. Canada already consumes 90% of the crude it produces, while Mexico consumes a growing 60% of its production. Further, both face challenges with their reserves. The only abundant reserves Canada has are the oil sands – expensive and difficult to extract. And Mexico, with its reserves dropping quickly…
August 8th, 2008 | Marin Katusa | 5 comments | Continued
The Uranium Bull is Still Kicking
With the spot price of uranium soaring nearly 1,000% over the last 6 years, there’s little question the easy money in the sector has been made. If, however, you pick your investments closely, there is a lot of upside remaining in the uranium bull market. Demand for uranium continues to soar, thanks to a global [...]
January 18th, 2007 | Marin Katusa | 0 comments | Continued
