Toledo OH (SPX) Jan 05, 2009 - N-Viro International has announced that the Michigan State University Board of Trustees has authorized MSU to proceed with the planning and design of a biofuel processing facility adjacent to the T.B. Simon Power Plant, which is located on the University's 5,200 acre campus.
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 05, 2009 - The U.S. Energy Administration (EIA) recently released its Annual Energy Outlook 2009 (AEO), projecting U.S. energy consumption and production through 2030. Due to the use of biofuels, oil use has become flat and will continue to remain flat as biofuels use continues to increase.
Bogota, Colombia (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 - Ampal-American Israel Corp. has signed an agreement making way for the company to acquire a 25-percent stake in an ethanol project in Colombia.
Moscow (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 - Russia has apparently restarted oil deliveries to refineries in Belarus, but the row over 2010 pricing continues.
Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 - Taiwan's temperatures have risen by an average of 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit over the past century, according to a government study.
Kut, Iraq (AFP) Jan 3, 2009 - Chinese oil engineers have begun work on developing a major Iraqi oil field following the signing of a three billon dollar contract, a senior Iraqi official said on Saturday.
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jan 03, 2009 - Gazprom will receive a $1.5 billion payment from Ukraine for natural gas supplied in late 2008 on January 11, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov said on Friday.
Alexandria VA (SPX) Jan 02, 2009 - The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE) has launched a new phase in its ongoing advertising campaign by supporting President-Elect Barack Obama's call to invest in America's energy future - including investments in clean coal.
Long Beach CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2009 - The California State University (CSU) has been recognized by the state's Flex Your Power campaign for reducing power use by up to 3 megawatts (MW) during critical demand through the summer of 2008.
Boston MA (SPX) Jan 02, 2009 - MIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than existing systems, and use it to power an electricity-generating turbine.
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand (AFP) Jan 2, 2009 - Twelve-year-old Matoha Dosare was born with no right leg, but thanks to recycled soft drink cans and some old stockings, he now has a new limb and new-found independence.
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 02, 2009 - European countries were forced in 2008 to recognize the risk of a non-diverse supply of oil and gas, as geopolitical strife shut down or otherwise threatened oil and gas pipelines. Further east, tensions such as the India-Pakistan row, exacerbated by the Mumbai terrorist attacks, could derail planned pipeline projects.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2009 - The slow evolution of clean-energy solutions is about to kick into high gear, if Sossina M. Haile has anything to say about it. As a fuel cell researcher at the California Institute of Technology and a founding member of the company Superprotonic Inc., she hopes to make this technology of the future practical for today's applications.
Gainesville, Fla. (UPI) Jan 2, 2009 - University of Florida researchers say they're getting closer to creating LED-type room lighting that is as warm as an incandescent bulb.
Stanford CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2009 - The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford.
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 31, 2008 - Once firmly atop the list of Africa's top oil producers, Nigeria slipped behind Angola -- albeit temporarily -- during the course of 2008, while other African countries received even more attention from eager foreign investors like China.
