Berlin (UPI) Oct 16, 2012 - Germany's quick growth of renewable energy sources will mean a big jump in green surcharges for consumers, German energy companies said this week.
Lansing MI (SPX) Oct 16, 2012 - The National Energy Marketers Association (NEM) will convene its Annual Fall Leadership Roundtable next week at the Kellogg Center in Lansing, Michigan. The Roundtable will convene regulatory
A Coruna, Spain (AFP) Oct 16, 2012 - Ten years after the sinking of the Prestige oil tanker off Spain, the ship's Greek captain and three others went on trial on Tuesday over the worst oil spill in the country's history.
Seville, Spain (SPX) Oct 16, 2012 - Researchers from the University of Seville (Spain) have used mathematical tools to assess what has been known for centuries: the temperature inside the typical Mediterranean courtyard is cooler than
Punta Arenas, Chile (UPI) Oct 15, 2012 - Further reductions in Argentine natural gas supplies to a southern Chilean methanol plant have forced the Canadian company to lay off 48 workers and move some operations to the United States.
Tehran (UPI) Oct 15, 2012 - Iranian oil industry chief Mohammad-Ali Khatibi has denied an International Energy Agency assessment that Tehran's oil exports fell sharply last month.
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Oct 15, 2012 - Future renewable energy exports to Europe could generate revenue for Ireland through the imposition of royalty fees, Irish Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte says.
Madrid (AFP) Oct 15, 2012 - Seamen go on trial Tuesday over the sinking of the Prestige petrol tanker which spilt a devastating oil slick when it sank off Spain in 2002, with hundreds of plaintiffs seeking billions in damages.
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 15, 2012 - China's Sinopec and ENN Energy Holdings said Monday they have dropped a $2.2 billion offer for China Gas Holdings, the first hostile bid by a state-owned Chinese business for a private firm.
Seoul (AFP) Oct 15, 2012 - South Korea on Monday doubled its target for reducing carbon dioxide emissions next year, as it moves towards the introduction of a nationwide cap-and-trade system in 2015.
Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) Oct 15, 2012 - Two Chinese nationals working on a road project in Central African Republic were kidnapped in an attack three weeks ago on a border post along the Cameroonian frontier, a police source said Monday.
Berlin (AFP) Oct 14, 2012 - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have developed plans to damage an oil tanker in the Gulf to create an environmental disaster, German magazine Spiegel reported on Sunday.
Warsaw (AFP) Oct 13, 2012 - Poland will invest 50 billion zlotys (15.5 billion euros) in the exploration of shale gas by 2020, Finance Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski said Saturday.
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 12, 2012 - Researchers around the world are working on an efficient, reliable way to contain the plasma used in fusion reactors, potentially bringing down the cost of this promising but technically elusive ene
Phoenix (UPI) Oct 12, 2012 - Researchers from Arizona State University have developed a software system that estimates greenhouse gas emissions in cities.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2012 - AllCell Technologies received a new U.S. patent covering the use of phase change materials (PCM) to prevent thermal runaway propagation in electrochemical devices such as lithium-ion batteries, ultr
