Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 12, 2012 - Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR)-the standard for open automation of building electricity demand response and price communications-has gained considerable attention since it emerged from Law
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 12, 2012 - According to the latest Energy Infrastructure Update report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects, renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, solar, w
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 12, 2012 - As Washington hunts ill-defined al-Qaeda groups in the Middle East and Africa, and concerns itself with Iran's eventual nuclear potential, it has a much more pressing problem at home: Its energy gri
Newark DE (SPX) Dec 12, 2012 - Renewable energy could fully power a large electric grid 99.9 percent of the time by 2030 at costs comparable to today's electricity expenses, according to new research by the University of Delaware
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 11, 2012 - Denmark's prime minister rejected Tuesday calls to block a Greenland law that will allow foreign mining companies to employ workers under conditions prevalent in their own countries.
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Dec 11, 2012 - The Red Sea, a key shipping route, is becoming an arena of confrontation between Israel and Iran, with Sudan and Eritrea key targets by both sides in a strategic contest that's likely to intensify in the months ahead.
Chicago (AFP) Dec 11, 2012 - A Texas judge temporarily blocked construction on a small portion of the controversial Keystone pipeline after a landowner sought relief, but operator TransCanada said Tuesday it will have no impact.
Kiev, Ukraine (SPX) Dec 11, 2012 - Certainly the folks at Gazprom are having a good snicker, reveling in the mockery that has been made of what should have been a landmark Ukraine-Spain gas deal that would have loosened Russia's gas
Narragansett RI (SPX) Dec 11, 2012 - Oceanographers at the University of Rhode Island have analyzed long-term data from several anemometers in southern New England and found that average wind speeds have declined by about 15 percent at
Beijing (UPI) Dec 10, 2012 - Canada has signaled it is putting the brakes on foreign state-owned companies investing in Canadian oil sands, following the government's approval of China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s $15 billion takeover bid of Canadian energy company Nexen.
London (AFP) Dec 10, 2012 - World oil prices rose on Monday as traders digested a raft of upbeat economic data in top energy consumer China, ahead of an OPEC oil output meeting later in the week, dealers said.
Bucharest (AFP) Dec 10, 2012 - Romania's electoral office announced on Monday that two regional referendums on gold mine and shale gas projects were invalidated a day after too few people turned out to vote.
Chicago (AFP) Dec 9, 2012 - Chicago's skyline is going green, as property managers install energy efficient tools like motion-detectors on office lights, in a project officials hope will inspire changes across the United States.
Beijing (AFP) Dec 9, 2012 - A Beijing-based energy giant which will take over a Canadian firm in what is reportedly China's biggest-ever foreign investment has said local employees will benefit from the deal.
Ottawa (AFP) Dec 9, 2012 - Beijing-based energy giant CNOOC has received US approval for its takeover of Canadian oil producer Nexen, surmounting the last hurdle to closing the deal, Nexen announced Tuesday.
Hanoi (AFP) Dec 9, 2012 - Vietnam broke up an anti-China rallies in its two main cities and arrested around 20 people Sunday, activists told AFP, in the latest protests against Beijing as tensions flare over the South China Sea.
