The Mirror of Tarapaca: Chile's Paired Power
In the heart of Chile's Atacama Desert, the Espejo de Tarapacá project will combine solar and hydropower to create a 24/7 stream of renewable energy.
Rod James
I write about emerging market finance and anything else of interest. An experienced reporter, feature writer and editor, who has covered everything from Latin American politics to the luxury hotel segment, I'm always open to new proposals.
From the ashes: exploring a new method of rare earths production
Interest in the possibility of extracting rare earth elements from waste coal ash is picking up, especially in the US, where the Department of Energy and the National Energy Technology Laboratory are funding research in the area. Can the process ever be economically viable and, with China dominating production of rare earths, could a new source help to re-balance the market? Rod James reports.
The golden age of LNG: market review - World Expro
There is a great deal of uncertainty over the future health of the LNG market, with worries that it could fall into a boom and bust cycle.
In the Dark
The collapse of a South African coal silo in November led to rolling blackouts across the country. Rod James asks why politicians are blaming national utility Eskom.
All change for Mexico's oil and gas market
In two years, Mexico will open up its oil and gas industry to foreign investment, ending Pemex’s monopoly of the market. What changes and challenges lie ahead as the Mexican oil and gas market prepares for liberalisation?
The cold war: the challenges of Arctic exploration
Shell faces multiple hurdles as it prepares to spearhead a new wave of exploration in the remote and inhospitable US Arctic.
Maximum extraction: enhanced oil recovery
The oil industry recovers a surprisingly small percentage of in-place reserves. Rod James hears from Val Brock at the Shell Technology Centre to find out about the latest approaches to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and how they can contribute to a rebalanced world energy mix.
King of the ocean: the first FLNG vessel
After a decade of planning, construction of the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility is underway. Rod James talks to Neil Gilmour and Harry van der Velde of Shell.
