Lowville NY (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - With a vested interest in conducting business in a way that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, Kraft Foods has placed sustainability at center stage.
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - A bill designed to strengthen energy cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, approved today by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is a positive step to expands ongoing efforts by Brazil and the United States to promote the production and use of sustainable biofuels throughout Latin America, according to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA).
Dalian, China (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - Alternatives to fossil fuels and natural gas as carbon sources and fuel are in demand. Biomass could play a more significant part in the future. Researchers in the USA and China have now developed a new catalyst that directly converts cellulose, the most common form of biomass, into ethylene glycol, an important intermediate product for chemical industry.
Moscow (UPI) Sep 24, 2008 - When asked why he did not go to the current U.N. General Assembly session this week in New York, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told journalists at Beijing airport Tuesday it was far more important to be in the Chinese capital.
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - A researcher from the University of Alberta has proposed an experimental electrical heating process to draw oil from largely untapped deposits, which could yield major rewards for oil production and be more environmentally sound than current extractions processes.
Broomfield CO (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - Range Fuels has been recognized by Frost and Sullivan as the recipient of its 2008 North American Alternative Fuels Technology Innovation Green Excellence of the Year Award.
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - Santa Clara University's electricity just got a little greener. The University's purchase of 11,256 megawatt hours of renewable energy, equal to the annual output of three and a half large-scale wind turbines, represents over one third of the University's annual electricity use.
Portland, Maine (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - USA Biomass has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Energy Foundation to promote the importance of renewable, biomass energy generation in meeting the nation's growing energy needs, while reducing our carbon footprint' and promoting a healthy environment.
New York NY (SPX) Sep 24, 2008 - The venture capital community is not worried about a greentech investment bubble, and expect investment in the greentech sector to significantly increase in 2009, according to a recent survey by the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP.
Baghdad, Iraq (UPI) Sep 23, 2008 - Iraq's Oil Ministry has inked an initial agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to establish a company aimed at utilizing natural gas currently being burned off in Basra province.
Madison WI (SPX) Sep 23, 2008 - Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from agricultural waste and non-food plants-into gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and a range of other valuable chemicals.
Sayreville NJ (SPX) Sep 23, 2008 - GE Energy Financial Services has announced that it has applied the company's capital, expertise and technology to restart and successfully complete the first operating season of its 123-megawatt Parlin Energy Center in northeastern New Jersey.
Algona IA (SPX) Sep 23, 2008 - Hydrogen Engine Center has announced an important milestone in the continued effort towards carbon reduced, carbon-free energy. Hydrogen Engine Center has delivered and commissioned its hydrogen-fueled power generation system in combination with a waste remediation package from Startech Environmental.
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 23, 2008 - Thirty kilometres north of Melbourne CBD, in the community of Laurimar, a new type of house - the first of its kind in Australia - is about to be constructed.
Tucker GA (SPX) Sep 23, 2008 - Oglethorpe Power has announced plans to build as many as three 100 megawatt (MW) biomass electric generating facilities in Georgia.
Moscow (UPI) Sep 23, 2008 - Hydrocarbon prices, new nuclear and hydropower plants, oil blackmail -- energy is now one of the central issues discussed in the world. Even the defense sector is not immune: Many analysts tend to view most 20th century wars as wars for energy. The role and significance of energy resources and the part energy plays in wars are worth examining.
