New Delhi (AFP) June 27, 2009 - New Delhi residents faced misery on Saturday as the Indian capital reeled under one of its worst power and water shortages in years, during an acute heatwave and a delayed rainy season.
Washington (AFP) June 27, 2009 - US President Barack Obama on Saturday urged the US Senate to pass his clean energy bill, arguing that the nation that manages to harness clean energy will be the nation that leads the 21st century global economy.
Houston TX (SPX) Jun 26, 2009 - What if the future of greener, more sustainable energy solutions isn't to be found in wind, solar, hydroelectric, and/or ethanol-based power, but instead lies in the efficient combustion of cellulosic biomass (e.g., wood chips, sawdust, switch grass, corn husks, pine needles, paper pulp, etc.) that can be used to create green electricity?
Copenhagen, Denmark (UPI) Jun 26, 2009 - In its bid to boost the share of renewables to a quarter of the U.S. energy mix, Washington can look to Denmark as an example of how to integrate fluctuating green energy sources.
Missoula MT (SPX) Jun 26, 2009 - Vega Promotional Systems has announced through its wholly owned subsidiary, Natural Fuels Industries, it is planning to construct a manufacturing facility in the State of Georgia to produce alternative energy from organic waste.
Lake Mary FL (SPX) Jun 26, 2009 - Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings has announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), an Autonomous Institution of the Government of Costa Rica.
Memphis TN (SPX) Jun 26, 2009 - The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Buckeye Technologies, and Myriant Technologies have announced plans for a research and demonstration plant that will explore ways to harness byproducts from some of the most promising cellulosic ethanol techniques to make environmentally friendly versions of petroleum products.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 26, 2009 - Rentech has announced that it has completed two investment agreements with biomass gasification technology companies. These agreements represent major steps forward in Rentech's strategy of offering integrated solutions for the conversion of various types of urban and rural biomass feedstocks into high-value energy products such as renewable synthetic jet fuel, diesel fuel and electric power.
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Jun 26, 2009 - Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez' announcement that the state will borrow more money to help pay off national oil company debts follows the disclosure by President Hugo Chavez of a letter urging Moscow to cooperate in selling oil at $100 a barrel.
Beijing (AFP) June 25, 2009 - China is aiming to build a huge wind farm in the northwest by 2020 that will have energy capacity similar to the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, a senior official said Thursday.
Brussels (AFP) June 25, 2009 - The European Commission announced Wednesday that it would provide financing up to 50 million euros (70 million dollars) to help China build a coal-fired power plant equipped with new technology to give it near-zero emissions.
Washington (AFP) June 25, 2009 - President Barack Obama Thursday pleaded with US lawmakers to prove they were not afraid of the future by backing a historic global warming bill, on the eve of a tense vote in Congress.
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Jun 25, 2009 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit this week to Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa's biggest oil producer, to sign natural gas deals threw down the gauntlet to energy-hungry China, which has been aggressively sinking its commercial hooks in the mineral-rich continent for the last few years.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) June 25, 2009 - The oil-rich United Arab Emirates insisted on Thursday that it has every right to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) even though critics say that per capita it has the largest carbon footprint in the world.
Ashgabat (AFP) June 24, 2009 - China has granted Turkmenistan a four- billion-dollar (2.9-billion-euro) loan for its gas sector and will receive additional supplies of Turkmen gas, the state television said on Wednesday.
Abuja (AFP) June 24, 2009 - Russia on Wednesday pledged to boost cooperation on oil, gas and nuclear energy with Nigeria as its leader said Moscow was ready to invest billions in a race with Chinese and Western rivals.
