Pristina (AFP) Aug 09, 2013 - Campaign groups in Kosovo have asked the United States to put pressure on the World Bank not to fund a proposed lignite coal-fired power station just outside Pristina, an activist told AFP on Friday.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2013 - Annual wind power additions in the United States achieved record levels in 2012, while wind energy pricing is near an all-time low, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energ
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 08, 2013 - Americans are increasingly installing wind turbines near their homes, farms and businesses to generate their own energy, concludes a new report released. The 2012 Market Report on Wind Technol
Manila (AFP) Aug 08, 2013 - The Philippines said Thursday it would soon start talks on expanding US access to its bases, a move that would result in a greater presence of American troops in the country amid rising tensions with China.
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - A University of Colorado Boulder team has developed a radically new technique that uses the power of sunlight to efficiently split water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen, paving the way fo
Fort Collins CO (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - If you can't measure it, you can't manage it - especially if it is greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, produced by building construction and operations. Data from the U.S. Department of Ener
Lisbon, Portugal (UPI) Aug 7, 2013 - GDF Suez has sold 50 percent of its Portuguese thermal and renewable power holdings at time when electricity consumption is rebounding in the hard-hit country.
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - HIT is now bringing the new technology to market and has already signed joint venture agreements to begin converting ships. HNG effectiveness in neutralizing pollution emissions has been verified by
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - According to the latest Energy Infrastructure Update report from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects, renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - Lighting represents 26 percent of a commercial building's electric load, which roughly translates to 10 percent of a building's operating costs. Advanced lighting controls can greatly reduce that lo
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - Monash University researchers have brought next generation energy storage closer with an engineering first - a graphene-based device that is compact, yet lasts as long as a conventional battery.
Washington, District Of Columbia (AFP) Aug 06, 2013 - Under an oil company settlement reached in the US state of Pennsylvania, two children, aged seven and 10, were told that any talk of fracking is a no-no.
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Aug 06, 2013 - Objects made from graphite-such as lithium-ion batteries-are hydrophobic, meaning that they dislike water. For decades this lack of likeability has presented significant challenges in terms of b
Arlington TX (SPX) Aug 06, 2013 - A new study of 100 private water wells in and near the Barnett Shale showed elevated levels of potential contaminants such as arsenic and selenium closest to natural gas extraction sites, according
Troy NY (SPX) Aug 06, 2013 - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called efficiency droop that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their eff
Beijing (UPI) Aug 6, 2013 - Chinese researchers say a new material inspired by the way cactus spines pull moisture from desert air can clean oil from water.
