Minneapolis MN (SPX) May 02, 2011 - MidAmerican Energy Company has selected Mortenson Construction to build the 443.9-megawatt Rolling Hills Wind Project in southwestern Iowa, one of the largest wind projects in the nation. MidAmerica
Bloomington, Ind. (UPI) May 2, 2011 - Climate models of wind patterns suggest U.S. wind energy production over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by global warming, researchers say.
Amman (AFP) May 1, 2011 - Jordan's energy minister said on Sunday he has asked Iraq to increase oil supplies to 30,000 barrels a day to meet its needs after Egyptian gas stopped flowing when a Sinai pipeline was attacked.
Warsaw (AFP) May 1, 2011 - Poland is dreaming of becoming a European shale gas El Dorado thanks to estimates of huge deposits, which if confirmed could make it an natural gas powerhouse and free it from energy dependence on Russia.
Tehran (AFP) April 30, 2011 - A top Iranian military officer on Saturday denounced what he called an Arab dictatorial front and claimed that the Persian Gulf has belonged to Iran for ever, media reports said.
Sydney (AFP) April 30, 2011 - Mining giant Rio Tinto weighed into the debate over Australia's proposed carbon emissions tax Saturday, urging Canberra not to rush into a decision while major polluters such as China and the United States held back.
London (UPI) Apr 29, 2011 - British insurer Aviva ranks the climate-friendliest of 300 large European companies but many companies don't do enough to bring down greenhouse gas emissions, a new study indicates.
Upton NY (SPX) Apr 29, 2011 - Like atomic-level bricklayers, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are using a precise atom-by-atom layering technique to fabricate an ultrathin tra
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Apr 29, 2011 - Nigeria's newly elected president faces a plethora of problems plaguing Africa's most populous nation but the toughest is likely to be enacting sweeping reforms of the troubled oil industry, the nation's economic lifeline.
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 29, 2011 - Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines: Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation, a new report from the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board, examines standard
Cupertino CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2011 - AE Biofuels has announced its wholly-owned advanced ethanol subsidiary AE Advanced Fuels Keyes, Inc. (AE Keyes), has been awarded a $1.88 million matching grant from the California Energy Commission
Edwards CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2011 - NASA recently performed emissions testing on alternative, renewable fuels for a greener and less petroleum-dependent future. The search for alternative fuels is driven by environmental concerns as w
Mountain View CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2011 - Cobalt Technologies and American Process have announced an agreement to build the world's first industrial-scale cellulosic biorefinery to produce biobutanol. Additionally, the companies agreed to j
Washington (AFP) April 28, 2011 - US nuclear power giant Exelon announced Thursday it would buy rival power generator Constellation Energy in a $7.9 billion stock-swap deal, the latest in a spate of energy sector mergers.
Guelph, Canada (SPX) Apr 28, 2011 - A new study released by the Grain Farmers of Ontario should put an end to the ongoing debate of whether the grain we grow should be used for food or fuel. We can and should do both. The abunda
Alpharetta GA (SPX) Apr 28, 2011 - GreenShift has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a notice of allowance for patent application number 11/241,231, titled Method of Processing Ethanol Byproduct
