Washington (AFP) July 17, 2008 - Nobel laureate and former US vice president Al Gore echoed president John F. Kennedy on Thursday as he urged Americans to shoot for the moon and make a total shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy in 10 years.
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Jul 17, 2008 - The 'Indian Biofuel Industry' report analyzes the current biofuel market in India. It focuses on the causes for the growing demand of biofuels, the manufacturing technologies for the production of biofuels and government regulations.
Washington (UPI) Jul 16, 2008 - Saving Cold War-era munitions stocks is a questionable practice at best. On March 15 a former military ammunition depot in Albania's Gerdec-Vora municipality, less than 9 miles from the capital, Tirana, was set alight by a massive fire, apparently by private contractors neutralizing the ammunition. The conflagration caused explosions that could be heard in the neighboring Macedonian capital, Skopje, 100 miles away. According to the government, the catastrophe killed 24 people, injured more than 300 and damaged or destroyed 2,306 buildings. The government declared the site a disaster zone and evacuated 4,000 local residents.
Miami (UPI) Jul 16, 2008 - Venezuela is threatening to stop oil shipments to the United States if ExxonMobil is successful in once again freezing billions of dollars in overseas accounts belonging to Venezuela's state-run energy company PDVSA, a move that surely would send oil prices soaring.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - CSIRO Energy Technology Chief, Dr David Brockway, said the milestone followed the Garnaut Report's recognition that Australia has an important role to play in developing low emission coal technologies such as PCC.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - The Freedom Prize Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have unveiled the Freedom Prize, the first competition of its kind that will direct more than $4 million to reward and encourage efforts to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and enhance the nation's security, economic prosperity and health.
Birmingham, AL (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - As unwelcome as they are, higher gasoline prices do come with a plus side - fewer deaths from car accidents, says a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Paris (AFP) July 16, 2008 - The OECD favours a moratorium on expanding biofuel production, a senior official with the Paris-based body said on Wednesday following the release of a report critical of vegetable-based fuels.
Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - Propel has announced the grand opening of its newest and largest Clean Fuel Point, offering consumers and businesses an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum fuel.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - In a move that promises to change the economics of biodiesel refining, chemical engineers at Rice University have unveiled a set of techniques for cleanly converting problematic biofuels waste into chemicals that fetch a profit.
Buenos Aires, Argentina (SPX) Jul 16, 2008 - Latin America, with its abundant natural resources for biofuel production, has become a hot destination for biofuels suppliers and end users.
Stamford CT (SPX) Jul 15, 2008 - With a goal of investing $6 billion in renewable energy by 2010, GE Energy Financial Services surpassed the $4 billion mark by investing in New York State's three newest wind farms. The unit of GE will invest a total of $100 million in the three wind farms, whose construction began last month.
Ames IA (SPX) Jul 15, 2008 - Ground cover may be one workable method to reduce the effects of erosion that future biomass harvests are predicted to bring.
Reno NV (SPX) Jul 15, 2008 - Ormat Technologies has announced that one of its subsidiaries entered into a supply contract for a new geothermal power plant to be constructed in Turkey. The contract is valued at approximately $16 million and delivery of the equipment is expected to be completed within 16 months from the contract date.
Seoul (AFP) July 15, 2008 - Scientists at a South Korean experimental fusion reactor said Tuesday they had made a significant step forward in global efforts to produce clean and unlimited energy.
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 14, 2008 - In an effort to curb carbon emissions without stifling economic growth, a bipartisan group of U.S. policymakers is pushing for deployment of new technology to capture and store carbon dioxide below ground.
