Kent Harrington

Kent Harrington

Kent is a videographer and professional storyteller. He regularly blogs for AIChE on ChEnected. See his latest posts below. You can also follow Kent on twitter @harringtonkent.

ChEnected contributions

New Global LNG Projects Picking Up Momentum

. by Kent Harrington

A decade ago the world expected to be at the mercy of a gas cartel run by Russia, Iran, and Qatar. Today, gas discoveries and LNG projects around the world have shifted fates dramatically, with deals in the works such as French Total's 20-year contract for LNG with Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana.

Is California Next in Line for an Energy Boom?

. by Kent Harrington

The Bureau of Land Management recently auctioned off oil leases for 18,000 acres of Central California public land containing one of the largest deposits of shale oil in the country. Does this signal a new regional energy boom, or an environmental fight ahead?

GE and BP Wind Energy Celebrate Milestones

. by Kent Harrington

As US wind-energy developers raced to finish projects before the renewable energy tax credit expired on January 1st, GE installed its 20,000th wind turbine. And now a new twist for the US wind energy industry has emerged with the fiscal cliff vote.

BP Building New Houston Supercomputing Center

. by Kent Harrington

British Petroleum is spending $100 million to replace its current data center with what it says will be the largest supercomputer for commercial research in the world. The company hopes the added computing power will bring with it a significant competitive advantage in the race for the globe's newly discovered sources of gas and oil.

T. Boone Pickens Wants Truckers To Start Dumping Diesel

. by Kent Harrington

T. Boone Pickens wants you to know that if that long-haul truck barreling along the freeway next to you seems quieter, no, your mind isn't playing tricks on you. It's a good bet the truck's fueled by liquid natural gas, and you've just witnessed a small part of Pickens' grand, over-arching energy plan.

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