Brussels (AFP) April 7, 2008 - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell called on EU nations Monday to make urgent moves towards developing carbon capture and storage systems, a key part of the bloc's ambitious plans to tackle climate change.
Washington (UPI) Apr 06, 2008 - Record-high energy prices have provoked a global scramble among nations dependent on energy imports to lock in their requirements, in Asia none more so than China and Japan, the world's second- and third-largest oil importers, with daily imports of an estimated 7 million and 5.4 million barrels per day respectively.
Moscow (UPI) Apr 06, 2008 - President Vladimir Putin discussed energy relations with top managers of the Italian companies Eni and Enel at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow on April 2.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 04, 2008 - As gas prices reach record highs, some policymakers say big oil companies are to blame, but the companies say it's not their fault.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 04, 2008 - Two fires have ignited in recent days along Royal Dutch Shell pipelines in the oil-rich Niger Delta, prompting speculation militant groups were behind the incidents.
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 04, 2008 - Iran has made yet another lofty development pledge to Nicaragua, this time in the form of a $230 million hydroelectric dam for the poor and oft-energy-short Central American nation.
Paris (AFP) April 4, 2008 - French state-owned electricity and nuclear power group EDF might bid to takeover British Energy, valued at 8.8 billion euros, the La Tribune economy newspaper reported here on Friday.
Berlin (AFP) April 4, 2008 - Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Friday that Germany would scrap plans to develop auto biofuels because they were not appropriate for millions of vehicles.
Bangkok (AFP) April 4, 2008 - More than 160 nations agreed Friday to consider how to reduce rapidly growing emissions from air and sea travel as they worked toward drafting an ambitious new treaty on global warming.
Washington (UPI) April 3, 2008 - Negotiators are hammering out a new draft Iraq oil law after previous versions stalled, and as Parliament is moving forward on two new laws, one reconstituting the state oil company and another cracking down on oil and fuel smuggling.
Madison WI (SPX) Apr 03, 2008 - Grain-based ethanol production has increased dramatically in recent years as the cost and instability of oil has increased. New U.S. government policies require major increases in ethanol production. While future plans call for a viable cellulosic ethanol industry, expanded grain ethanol production will lead to further growth of corn acres in the near term, with unintended negative water quality impacts.
Frankfurt (AFP) April 3, 2008 - Germany's automakers association played down concerns Thursday that large numbers of cars would be incompatible with a new biofuel mix that the government wants to introduce to cut emissions.
Ocana, Spain (AFP) April 3, 2008 - US aircraft giant Boeing claimed Thursday a world first in putting into the air a plane powered by a hydrogen-cell battery, a breakthrough that could herald a greener future for the industry.
London UK (SPX) Apr 03, 2008 - The continued growth of the wind energy sector across Europe is contributing to the strong growth of the European wind services market. Operation and maintenance of wind projects, which was ignored in the past, is now being looked at more seriously due to increasing installed capacity and high costs.
Orly, France (AFP) April 3, 2008 - Orly Airport, one of the two big airports serving Paris, is to extract geothermal energy from deep underground to slash its heating bills, the facility's owners said.
Wilton CT (SPX) Apr 03, 2008 - Startech Environmental has announced that waste2greenenergy (w2ge), the Company's distributor for the United Kingdom and for the Republic of Poland, intends to install its first Plasma Converter System at a designated facility in Bytom, Poland to process ten-tons of industrial waste per day.
