Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 29, 2014 - South Australia is poised to reap huge benefits in investment and jobs by increasing its renewable energy target to 50 per cent by 2025, the clean energy industry says. By boosting the target
Boulder CO (SPX) Sep 29, 2014 - A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder found that different strategies used by states to reduce power plant emissions - direct ones such as emission caps and indirect ones like encou
Washington (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - The American Petroleum Institute said proper classification of crude oil is essential when considering policies for safer rail transit.
Adelaide, Australia (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - Australian energy company Santos said Friday some of the final sections of a processing unit for a liquefied natural gas plant on Curtis Island have arrived.
Manchester, UK (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - Greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of shale gas would be comparable to conventional natural gas, but the controversial energy source actually faired better than renewables on some
Tehran (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should take efforts to stem the decline in crude oil prices, Iran's oil minister said Friday.
University Park PA (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - Drilling in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale region led to a rapid increase in both the number of hotels and hotel industry jobs, but Penn State researchers report that the faltering occupancy rate ma
Irvine CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - Abundant supplies of natural gas will do little to reduce harmful U.S. emissions causing climate change, according to researchers at UC Irvine, Stanford University, and the nonprofit organization Ne
Brussels (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - Norwegian Energy Minister Tord Lien said his country has the resources and infrastructure in place to serve as a steady partner in the European energy sector.
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - Developing unconventional resources like shale oil and natural gas should proceed only under a strict regulatory regime, the Scottish government said.
Berlin (UPI) Sep 26, 2014 - Trilateral natural gas talks Friday in Berlin have resulted in temporary relief for Ukraine, delegates at the conference confirmed.
Brussels (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - The development of ties in the energy sector is on the table for bilateral talks with Canadian officials, leaders from the European Union said.
Moscow (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - Russian energy companies feeling the squeeze from Western economic sanctions can appeal for help from the government, the deputy energy minister said Thursday.
Irvine, Calif. (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - Natural gas is abundant, cheap and burns cleaner than coal. But will a transition from coal to natural gas in the short term help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow global warming? A new study by scientists - from the University of California, Irvine; Stanford University; and the nonprofit group Near Zero - suggests the answer is no.
The Hague, Netherlands (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - A joint initiative led by leading oil and shipping companies said Thursday they were donating $1.5 million in funds to stem piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Sep 25, 2014 - The Scottish government said Thursday the amount of electricity generated through renewable energy during the first half of 2014 was up 30 percent year-on-year.
