Caracas, Distrito Capital (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - A lightning bolt ignited fuel at an oil refinery east of Caracas on Sunday, sending giant columns of black smoke into the sky and forcing hundreds to evacuate.
Seoul (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - South Korea ordered government offices to turn off their air-conditioning as two power plants stopped operations Monday, a day after a minister warned of an imminent national energy crisis.
Washington, District Of Columbia (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - Some 200 people staged a sit-in outside the US State Department Monday, demanding that US President Barack Obama stop the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline.
Paris, France (AFP) Aug 12, 2013 - French group Technip and a Norwegian firm have won contracts worth 1.35 billion euros involving the construction of the biggest pipe-laying ships of their type for Brazil, Technip said on Monday.
Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2013 - The White House and the Department of Energy released a report Monday on how to protect the nation's electric grid from power outages during natural disasters.
Raleigh NC (SPX) Aug 09, 2013 - Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer
Paris, France (AFP) Aug 09, 2013 - Iran has beefed up its oil tanker fleet with vessels from China and is selling more crude to Beijing as Tehran struggles under international sanctions, the IEA said in a report Friday.
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Aug 9, 2013 - The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would not have an impact on greenhouse gas emissions, a study indicates.
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
