Charlotte NC (SPX) Jan 30, 2009 - A sluggish economy has made it especially difficult for many North and South Carolinians to cover their heating costs this winter. To ease this situation, the Duke Energy Foundation will contribute an additional $400,000 to Duke Energy's Share the Warmth program.
Berlin (UPI) Jan 30, 2009 - Germany's financial crisis has forced several offshore wind parks in the North Sea to be put on hold, government officials said.
Houston TX (SPX) Jan 30, 2009 - Energized by reports of its first arrest, recovered equipment, and police working active tips on energy theft, sponsors of the Energy Crime Stoppers hotline implored members to increase urgency to deter energy field theft.
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 30, 2009 - Japan Airlines (JAL) on Friday carried out the world's first successful test flight of a Boeing aeroplane run on biofuel made primarily of a non-food energy crop called camelina.
Denver CO (SPX) Jan 30, 2009 - NACEL Energy has confirmed it has entered into two long term wind development rights agreements covering an aggregate of 1573 acres of farm land located in Swisher County, Texas. Swisher is the Company's third Texas wind energy project located in the Panhandle.
Harrisburg PA (SPX) Jan 30, 2009 - As Pennsylvania and the nation seek alternative sources of energy, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has released its first annual report about the results of the voluntary agreement between the agency and 20 wind energy companies who have vowed to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts on wild birds and mammals in the Commonwealth.
Madison WI (SPX) Jan 30, 2009 - RMT has announced that its WindConnect team provided engineering and construction services for over 690 MW of wind energy facilities, assisted with the siting and development of over 30 facilities, and achieved industry-leading safety performance in 2008.
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jan 30, 2009 - SkyPower has announced that its proposed 64.5 MW Byran Wind Project was selected in the Ontario Power Authority's Renewable Energy Supply (RES III) competitive supply process.
London, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2009 - The recent financial meltdown has intensified the spotlight on the resilience of various industries. The renewable energy industry and particularly the wind energy sector initially seemed to be hardly affected by the sudden lack of project finance and debt.
Singapore (SPX) Jan 29, 2009 - Asia is critically dependent on energy imports as they only produced 35% of their oil requirements in 2006. This makes the region very vulnerable to rises in energy prices and the last two years have brought hardship to many nations.
Singapore (SPX) Jan 29, 2009 - Asia is critically dependent on energy imports as they only produced 35% of their oil requirements in 2006. This makes the region very vulnerable to rises in energy prices and the last two years have brought hardship to many nations.
Shanghai, China (SPX) Jan 29, 2009 - China Energy Recovery has announced that, per estimate, the company helped complete and deliver the equivalent of roughly 143 MW of energy generation capacity to its clients in 2008.
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jan 29, 2009 - Amid a promising forecast for Canada's 2010 oil and natural gas drilling activity, the sector is facing an unexpected labor crunch.
London, UK (SPX) Jan 29, 2009 - The 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) pumped an average 30.74 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil in December, according to a Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials just released.
Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia (AFP) Jan 29, 2009 - Deep in the forests of Indonesian Borneo, a small environmental group is using education and common sense to arm villagers against the devastating onslaught of palm plantations.
Baghdad (UPI) Jan 29, 2009 - The chief executives of two of the world's oil giants have been waxing lyrical about helping Iraq quadruple its oil production over the next decade, but questions linger about whether it can be done.
