Dublin, Ireland (UPI) May 12, 2013 - Ireland aims to move energy efficiency and renewable energy to the forefront of an economy that depends on imported fossil fuels, the energy minister said.
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) May 12, 2013 - The $2 billion raised to develop the Leviathan natural gas field offshore Israel will help support the country's energy revolution, a corporate director said.
Tehran (UPI) May 12, 2013 - Pakistan's energy sector is in such disarray that it has few choices apart from a natural gas pipeline from Iran, the former Iranian envoy to Pakistan said.
Moscow (UPI) May 12, 2013 - A gas payment row between Russian energy company Gazprom and Ukraine exposes regional consumers to increased risks, Russia's deputy energy minister said.
Madrid (UPI) May 11, 2013 - A study by Spanish researchers found that eco-friendly LED lights can be damaging to your retinas, which cannot regrow or be replaced.
Methil, Scotland (UPI) May 10, 2013 - The tallest offshore wind power turbine in Scotland got the go-ahead this week under plans approved by the country's energy ministry despite local opposition.
Junau, Alaska (UPI) May 9, 2013 - Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell signed a bill that aims to facilitate the construction of a natural gas pipeline and put that state in co-ownership of the project.
Paris (UPI) May 9, 2013 - Estonia on Friday became the 29th member of the International Energy Agency, IEA Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven announced.
Houston (UPI) May 9, 2013 - Most people sport plain, boring old bathing suits when they go swimming. Not NASA astronauts Stan Love and Steve Bowen; they don brand new orange space suits when headed to the pool.
Washington DC (SPX) May 09, 2013 - The U.S. currently imports more than 80% of the lithium it uses, with the silvery metal winding up in batteries from cell phones to electric cars. According to a United States Geological Survey publ
Athens, Ga. (UPI) May 9, 2013 - Researchers at the University of Georgia, looking to nature for inspiration, say they're developing a new technology to use plants to generate electricity.
Urbana IL (SPX) May 09, 2013 - Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but these new crops did not come with a manual on how to measure details on their sustaina
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) May 9, 2013 - Israel's rapprochement with onetime strategic ally Turkey is a vital element in Ankara's drive to become the intercontinental east-west energy hub in the Mediterranean and many expect it to produce an energy alliance that will transform the region.
Providence, R.I. (UPI) May 9, 2013 - The Rhode Island government signed off on environmental permits for what will become the nation's first offshore wind farm, the project's developer said.
Washington (UPI) May 9, 2013 - A bill passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee fixes a broken permit system for cross-border pipelines like Keystone XL, Chairman Fred Upton said.
London (UPI) May 8, 2013 - British campaign group Friends of the Earth said Thursday a wind farm proposed off the coast of the Isle of Wight was a huge success for energy security.
