Cookeville TN (SPX) Jul 21, 2009 - Led by David Wenzhong Gao, assistant electrical and computing engineering professor whose research is based in TTU's Center for Energy Systems Research, the university will develop innovative storage systems and controls for high wind penetration.
Funafuti, Tuvalu (UPI) Jul 21, 2009 - Tuvalu, the tiny Pacific island nation halfway between Australia and Hawaii, is set to become the first carbon-neutral country in the world.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2009 - One of the greenest civilian fleets in the world just got a little greener. The U.S. Postal Service will conduct a one-for-one replacement of 6,500 vehicles with 1,000 E-85 ethanol-capable and 900 gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles to its delivery fleet, part of a vehicle purchase by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).
London (UPI) Jul 21, 2009 - The planned start of offshore exploration for oil in Uruguay has raised prospects for energy independence in the Latin American country, industry sources said Tuesday.
Shanghai (AFP) July 20, 2009 - Chinese oil giants CNOOC and Sinopec said they have agreed to buy a 20 percent stake together in an offshore oil block in Angola from US oil company Marathon Oil Corp.
Sisimiut, Greenland (AFP) July 20, 2009 - The Greenland shark, one of the largest species of sharks, is a nuisance to fishermen and its meat is toxic to humans, but researchers now hope the flesh can be used to create a biofuel for Inuits.
New Delhi (AFP) July 20, 2009 - India was set Monday to reveal where US firms will build multi-billion dollar nuclear power plants, during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's first official talks in New Delhi, aides said.
Seoul (AFP) July 20, 2009 - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Monday announced a 4.29 billion dollar plan to develop eco-friendly products and cut emissions from its manufacturing plants by 2013.
Windsor, England (UPI) Jul 20, 2009 - A British energy utility is introducing a system of energy programs designed to help consumers realize significant savings on residential energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.
Twin Cities MN (SPX) Jul 17, 2009 - Done right, biofuels can be produced in large quantities and have multiple benefits, but only if they come from feedstocks produced with low life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, as well as minimal competition with food production. This consensus emerges in a new journal article by researchers from the University of Minnesota, Princeton, MIT and the University of California, Berkeley.
Richland WA (SPX) Jul 17, 2009 - A new method for capturing significantly more heat from low-temperature geothermal resources holds promise for generating virtually pollution-free electrical energy. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will determine if their innovative approach can safely and economically extract and convert heat from vast untapped geothermal resources.
Havana (UPI) Jul 17, 2009 - In a move to prepare for possible oil drilling in Cuba, Brazil's state-controlled energy giant Petrobras opened an office in Cuba, the company announced Thursday.
Den Haag, Netherlands (SPX) Jul 17, 2009 - The research programme Towards Biosolar Cells has been granted a budget of 25 million euros by the Dutch Government. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality recommended the programme because it will contribute to green energy, improve food supplies and a create a more sustainable biomass.
Manhattan KS (SPX) Jul 17, 2009 - A Kansas State University student is combining engineering and nature to design a more affordable and more sustainable lighting source for those living without electricity.
Idaho Falls ID (SPX) Jul 17, 2009 - To make the conversion of biomass to biofuels more cost-effective, new technologies are essential, according to Dr. Richard Hess from the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls in the US and his team. Their cost-analysis1 of the steps involved in the corn stover supply chain is published in Springer's journal Cellulose, in a special issue dedicated to technological advancements in the conversion of corn stover to biofuels.
London (UPI) Jul 17, 2009 - Britain said its Low Carbon Industrial Strategy would create new jobs, save business costs and lead to a smooth transition to a low-carbon economy.
