Bristol, UK (SPX) Feb 08, 2011 - The new Feed In Tariff in Britain has produced an increased level of interest in small wind farms. Good wind speed estimates are vital for the proper selection of sites but small projects cannot alw
Berlin (UPI) Feb 8, 2011 - The Nabucco consortium wants concrete commitments for natural gas deliveries by the end of March so it can launch the pipeline project.
Cape Town (AFP) Feb 8, 2011 - Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is targeting potential untapped shale gas reserves in coal-hungry South Africa where landowners - including a Dutch princess - are readying for a showdown.
USAF Academy CO (SPX) Feb 08, 2011 - Air Force Academy researchers have harnessed 99 percent of the energy in a simulated ocean wave, and are preparing to take their emerging technology to the next level. The energy research is p
Madison WI (SPX) Feb 07, 2011 - The growing development and implementation of renewable biofuel energy has considerable advantages over using declining supplies of fossil fuels. However, meeting the demands of a fuel-driven societ
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Feb 07, 2011 - Up to seven per cent biodiesel blended in regular diesel will presumably not cause greater health risks for the population than the use of pure fossil diesel. This is the main conclusion in a memora
New Delhi (UPI) Feb 7, 2011 - Indian steel producers are suffering the economic consequences of rising coal prices from their suppliers in flood- and cyclone-battered Queensland, Australia's major coal producing state.
Moscow (AFP) Feb 7, 2011 - A fierce war of words between Russia and Japan over four disputed islands escalated to an unprecedented level Monday after the Kremlin vowed never to give up the chain despite pressure from Tokyo.
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 7, 2011 - Kurdish officials said Monday a deal with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki calling for Baghdad to honour contracts signed by the autonomous region with foreign firms was sealed last month.
Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 07, 2011 - Food versus fuel - this rivalry is gaining significance against a backdrop of increasingly scarce farmland and a concurrent trend towards the use of bio-fuels. Researchers at the Technische Un
Reno NV (SPX) Feb 07, 2011 - A team of University of Nevada, Reno and University of Nevada, Las Vegas researchers have devised a new model for how Nevada's gold deposits formed, which may help in exploration efforts for new gol
Raleigh NC (SPX) Feb 07, 2011 - Gallium nitride (GaN) material holds promise for emerging high-power devices that are more energy efficient than existing technologies - but these GaN devices traditionally break down when exposed t
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) Feb 07, 2011 - In Spain it is relatively common to come across petrol stations surrounded by houses, particularly in urban areas. Researchers from the University of Murcia (UM) have studied the effects of contamin
Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2011 - The United States is ill-equipped to deal with a major oil catastrophe in Alaska, the Coast Guard admiral who led the US response to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and others warn.
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 6, 2011 - Nuri al-Maliki's announcement that Iraq will honour Kurdish oil deals with foreign firms will boost its coffers, but experts said Sunday the longer term impact of his remarks may well be more significant.
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 5, 2011 - Iraq will respect profit-sharing contracts that its Kurdistan region has signed with foreign oil firms, ending a longstanding dispute between the two sides, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.
