Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Sep 25, 2012 - Kyocera Corporation, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan and a number of other companies, research institutes and local governments involved announced t
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 25, 2012 - The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Board of Water and Power Commissioners have approved the final environmental document required to expand a critical power transmission line that
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 25, 2012 - First tops, then flops. That is one way of summing up the history of biofuels so far. A new study led by Empa gives an up-to-date picture of the ecobalance of various biofuels and their production p
Tallinn (AFP) Sept 24, 2012 - An oil tanker ran aground off the Estonian capital Tallinn early Monday, but there was no threat of pollution from the vessel, police in the Baltic state said.
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Sep 24, 2012 - Continental shelf exploration could bring a breakthrough for Russia's energy sector, experts say. To prove their words, this year's St.Petersburg International Energy Forum for the first time had a
Brussels (UPI) Sep 24, 2012 - Improvements needed to transmit natural gas from Europe to Ukraine for the first time could be finished by mid-2014, EU Energy Minister Gunter Oettinger says.
Pendleton, OR (SPX) Sep 24, 2012 - Tried-and-true techniques could help optimize oilseed yield for biodiesel production, according to studies conducted by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. For more than 30 years
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Sep 24, 2012 - Australia's liquefied natural gas sector is facing increasing pressure amid Japanese Industry Minister Yukio Edano's call last week for a change to the oil-linked pricing system for natural gas.
Paris (AFP) Sept 23, 2012 - Calls for carbon taxes to tackle global warming often dodge the complexity of this issue, with the risk that hasty action could damage the world economy and fuel the greenhouse-gas problem, experts warned on Sunday.
The Hague (AFP) Sept 21, 2012 - Royal Dutch Shell counter-attacked against Greenpeace on Friday, asking a judge to ban the group protesting near any of its property, with a million-euro fine as the cost of flouting the ruling.
Tokyo (UPI) Sep 21, 2012 - Canada is touting its potential to be a major supplier of liquefied natural gas to Asia.
Strasbourg, France (UPI) Sep 21, 2012 - A key European Parliament committee has approved new rules for deep-water oil drilling that tighten environmental liability requirements on energy companies.
Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2012 - Uncertainty over the U.S. wind tax credit, set to expire at the end of this year, is taking its toll on the country's wind power industry.
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 21, 2012 - Northwestern University scientists have developed a thermoelectric material that is the best in the world at converting waste heat to electricity. This is very good news once you realize nearly two-
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 20, 2012 - Nexen shareholders on Thursday overwhelmingly approved Chinese state-owned energy giant CNOOC's $15.1 billion takeover bid for the Canadian oil and gas company.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 20, 2012 - The world's first flight powered entirely by bio jet fuel will take off next month from Ottawa, the fuel makers announced Thursday.
