London (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - Britain on Thursday inaugurated the world's largest offshore wind farm, part of the government's bid to reduce the carbon emissions that drive climate change.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - China, which has a tangle of territorial disputes with a number of its Asian neighbours, has been asserting its claims more aggressively in recent months.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - An industry body for sustainable palm oil on Thursday accused Indonesian giant Sinar Mas of breaching its principles, and warned that it could face expulsion.
Madison WI (SPX) Sep 29, 201 - Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitable for on-board hydrogen production in fuel-cell-powered vehicles of the future.
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 - An independent study published Thursday backed official estimates on the release of oil from the ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico, with researchers confirming it as the largest marine oil accident ever.
Algiers, Algeria (UPI) Sep 23, 2010 - Algeria has launched its third oil and gas licensing round and hopes it will revive the fortunes of the country's scandal-hit energy industry after a purge of top officials in what is widely seen as a political power struggle.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 23, 2010 - China and other leading nations have gained more than $11 billion in job-creating clean-energy investments - with the U.S. losing an estimated $208 million every day - since the U.S. Senate abandoned comprehensive clean energy legislation in late July, according to a new analysis from Small Business Majority, Main Street Alliance, American Businesses for Clean Energy and We Can Lead.
Manchester, UK (SPX) Sep 29, 201 - A radical new heating system where homes would be heated by district centres rather than in individual households could dramatically cut the UK's greenhouse gas emissions.
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 23, 2010 - A nanoparticle-based catalyst developed at Rice University may give that tiger in your tank a little more roar. A new paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society details a process by Rice Professor Michael Wong and his colleagues that should help oil refineries make the process of manufacturing gasoline more efficient and better for the environment.
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Sep 23, 2010 - Four East Tennessee homes completed this month showcase how scientific research can make dramatic changes in the cost of heating and cooling our homes.
Moscow (AFP) Sept 22, 2010 - Moscow and Beijing have agreed on key supply terms for future Russian gas deliveries to China, which is seeking to secure energy resources to fuel its growing economy, Gazprom said on Wednesday.
Albany CA (SPX) Sep 29, 201 - With the help of genetic materials from a cow's rumen, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are developing new ways to break down plant fibers for conversion into biofuel.
Reno NV (SPX) Sep 29, 201 - Like the little engine that could, the University of Nevada, Reno experiment to transform wastewater sludge to electrical power is chugging along, dwarfed by the million-gallon tanks, pipes and pumps at the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility where, ultimately, the plant's electrical power could be supplied on-site by the process University researchers are developing.
Paris Sept 22, 2010 - Pirates boarded an oil industry supply vessel off Nigeria on Wednesday and seized three French seamen, in the second hostage drama for French energy workers in West Africa in less than a week.
Irbil, Iraq (UPI) Sep 22, 2010 - Baghdad is again locked in a dispute with Iraq's independence-minded Kurds over ownership of the oil in their semi-autonomous enclave and the Kurds, their political clout waning, look like they are losing.
Beijing (AFP) Sept 21, 2010 - China on Tuesday ruled out prospects for fence-mending talks between its premier and Japan's leader this week in New York as the worst diplomatic crisis in years between the Asian powers deepened.
