New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 11, 2010 - The nightmare began with a geyser of mud and water that shot 300 feet (100 m) into the air. Before anyone could react, gas from deep below the sea found a spark and the Deepwater Horizon was ablaze.
New Delhi (AFP) May 11, 2010 - India's annual greenhouse gas emissions increased by 58 percent from 1994-2007, driven by higher industrial activity, energy production and transport, government figures showed Tuesday.
Ankara (AFP) May 11, 2010 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived here Tuesday for a two-day visit, expected to focus on energy cooperation, including a plan to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant.
Washington (AFP) May 11, 2010 - Energy giant BP said Tuesday it would pay all legitimate claims of economic damages from a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, well over a 75-million-dollar legal ceiling.
New York (AFP) May 11, 2010 - Oil prices were mixed Tuesday as market enthusiasm waned for a massive eurozone bailout plan and concern rose about inflation in China that could slow global economic growth.
Raleigh NC (SPX) May 11, 2010 - Biofuels hold promise as environmentally friendly sources of renewable energy, but which ones should industry and policy leaders focus their efforts on developing? A new study involving researchers from North Carolina State University offers detailed insights into how biofuel chemicals react when burned. Their data and new computer models pave the way for development of new biofuels and technologies to maximize energy efficiency while minimizing environmental and human health risks.
Las Vegas NV (SPX) May 11, 2010 - Following up on the company's two Organic LED concept luminaires last year, WAC Lighting is introducing SOL, a new, upscale decorative chandelier utilizing white Organic LED panels as the exclusive light source. SOL uses OSRAM's ORBEOS Organic LED panels, the world's most revolutionary nanotechnology light source available.
Washington (AFP) May 11, 2010 - As US congressional hearings and public investigations begin into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, here are the main issues being examined by those seeking to aportion blame for the disaster:
Barcelona, Spain (SPX) May 11, 2010 - Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, and the firms Labein Tecnalia and Nexans, coordinated by the electrical company Endesa, have constructed a 30m cable and the terminals needed to connect it to the network using the high-temperature superconducting material BSCCO.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 10, 2010 - Days after failing to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with a giant dome, BP said Monday it will make a second attempt this week using a smaller version dubbed the top hat.
Bonn, Germany (SPX) May 10, 2010 - The hairs on the surface of water ferns could allow ships to have a 10 per cent decrease in fuel consumption. The plant has the rare ability to put on a gauzy skirt of air under water. Researchers at the University of Bonn, Rostock and Karlsruhe now show in the journal Advanced Materials how the fern does this.
Eden SD (SPX) May 10, 2010 - Dakota Wind Energy, along with its managing member, National Wind, have announces the acceptance by the Midwest ISO (MISO) of its 300 megawatt (MW) interconnection request into the Big Stone II Transmission backfill study group. Regional electrical transmission operator, MISO, identified wind projects that can utilize, or backfill, the electrical capacity once reserved for the Big Stone II coal plant.
Washington (UPI) May 10, 2010 - The American Bird Conservancy says it fears proposed voluntary guidelines for wind farms will not prevent the deaths of birds by the turbines.
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) May 10, 2010 - Access to sustainable energy and increased energy efficiency is a prerequisite for achieving the MDGs. According to the new report from the UN, the lack of access to modern energy is a significant barrier to economic development.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 9, 2010 - BP officials desperately searched for a new fix to the enormous Gulf of Mexico oil spill after efforts to cap a gushing leak with a containment dome hit a perilous snag.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) May 9, 2010 - Engineers mulled options Sunday after the first try to cap a ruptured pipe gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico failed when ice crystals clogged a containment dome.
