Tehran (AFP) Dec 4, 2011 - Oil prices will soar to $250 a barrel if new US and EU sanctions being threatened against Iran are applied, the head of Iran's parliamentary economic commission predicted, Keyhan newspaper reported Sunday.
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 02, 2011 - AREVA Wind proudly unveiled the latest product extension of its M5000 product platform: the M5000-135. The M5000-135 enhances the M5000's proven technology with a new 135m-rotor. The design of the M
Buenos Aires (UPI) Dec 2, 2011 - Argentina has drawn Spain into its sovereignty claims over British-ruled Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic after its naval patrols boarded Spanish fishing vessels in the area.
Brussels (UPI) Dec 2, 2011 - The European Commission said this week that it's seeking $42.6 billion for scientific research on secure, clean and efficient energy and other societal needs.
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Dec 02, 2011 - In the years to come an increasing number of offshore wind turbine (OWT) installations are expected in deeper waters. This will require the use of more complex braced support structures such as jack
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 02, 2011 - Take a Petri dish containing crude petroleum and it will release a strong odor distinctive of the toxins that make up the fossil fuel. Sprinkle mushroom spores over the Petri dish and let it sit for
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Dec 01, 2011 - Existing coherent ultraviolet light sources are power hungry, bulky and expensive. University of Michigan researchers have found a better way to build compact ultraviolet sources with low power cons
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 1, 2011 - Brazilian authorities ordered US oil giant Chevron on Thursday to shut down a production well at an offshore facility where a leak was discovered last month.
Philadelphia, PA (SPX) Dec 01, 2011 - Solving the mystery of prematurely dead cell phone and laptop batteries may prove to be a vital step toward creating a sustainable energy grid according to Drexel researcher Dr. Yury Gogotsi.
Washington (UPI) Dec 1, 2011 - The European Union and the United States this week urged Ukraine to enhance energy security by implementing the privatization of its state-owned natural gas monopoly.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 01, 2011 - A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative. Resea
Copenhagen (AFP) Dec 1, 2011 - Greenpeace activists on Thursday diverted oil executives from a meeting on prospecting possibilities off Greenland and instead gave them a 20-minute environmental lecture, the group said.
Durban, South Africa (AFP) Dec 1, 2011 - More than half of all carbon pollution released into the atmosphere comes from five countries, according to a national ranking of greenhouse gas emissions released Thursday.
Corvallis, OR (SPX) Dec 01, 2011 - A new study by economists at Oregon State University questions the cost-effectiveness of biofuels and says they would barely reduce fossil fuel use and would likely increase greenhouse gas emissions
New York (AFP) Dec 1, 2011 - Oil prices slid Thursday after weak Chinese manufacturing data raised fears about global economic growth and traders awaited key US jobs data.
Johannesburg (AFP) Dec 1, 2011 - South African petrochemical giant Sasol is shelving exploration plans for shale gas in the Karoo, at least for now, the company said Thursday.
