Saskatoon, Canada (SPX) Mar 19, 2008 - University of Saskatchewan Canada Research Chair John Tse and colleagues in Germany have identified a new family of superconductors-research that could eventually lead to the design of better superconducting materials for a wide variety of industrial uses.
Jerusalem (AFP) March 19, 2008 - Israel on Wednesday slammed Switzerland for signing a deal with Iran's state gas firm, branding the move an unfriendly act hampering efforts to halt its arch foe's nuclear programme.
Richland WA (SPX) Mar 19, 2008 - The Northwest of the USA can have a sizeable biofuels industry based primarily on local resources - if non-traditional feedstocks, such as municipal waste, and new conversion technologies are used, according to a report issued by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Moscow (UPI) Mar 19, 2008 - A long gas squabble ended with Gazprom's recognition of Ukraine's main demands.
Geneva (AFP) March 19, 2008 - The United Nations has long enjoyed the glorious view of Lake Geneva from its offices here, but will now turn its setting to a practical advantage by using its water to heat its buildings.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2008 - A poor progress report on efforts to rein in greenhouse gases: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from U.S. power plants climbed 2.9 percent in 2007, the biggest single-year increase since 1998, according to new analysis by the nonprofit and nonpartisan Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) of data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Charlotte VT (SPX) Mar 19, 2008 - Ensuring the future development of new clean energy projects, NativeEnergy, an international marketer of high quality carbon offsets and renewable energy credits (RECs), is partnering with VINCO. This new collaboration increases opportunities for small-scale renewable energy projects, such as family farm wind turbines, to receive the additional funding necessary to ensure widespread development of these projects.
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - The Alternative Energy Technology Center ahs announced its plans to produce ethanol for the U.S. market at less than $1 per gallon. AETE will refine biomass into fuel products using its exclusive technology. Most new automobiles built in the U.S. by General Motors and other manufacturers are equipped to run on 85% ethanol.
Washington (UPI) Mar 18, 2008 - With the plummeting dollar, geopolitical uncertainty and investor speculation all being blamed for soaring oil prices, it is unclear whether U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's efforts to persuade Saudi Arabia to increase oil production will result in cheaper oil.
Washington (UPI) Mar 18, 2008 - Gen. David Petraeus is calling on large Western corporations to invest in Iraq's energy sector as Iraq looks outside to boost oil, gas and power production.
Hartford, Conn. (UPI) Mar 18, 2008 - A consortium of Eastern U.S. states will auction carbon emissions allowances this fall in an effort to reduce carbon emissions from power plants.
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - According to a Fitch special report, titled 'Chilean Energy Crisis: Electricity Shortages Loom in 2008,' Fitch expects high diesel prices, combined with droughts, natural gas restrictions, rising energy demand, and the initial delay in the development of new projects to increase the likelihood of energy shortages and keep electricity prices in Chile on an upward trend for the next couple of years.
GE Energy Financial Services is partnering for the third time with leading global wind power developer Invenergy Wind, by investing in Illinois and Texas wind…
Gold River, Canada (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - Green Island Energy has announced that it is partnering with Covanta Holding to continue the development of the Gold River Power Project, located in the Village of Gold River, British Columbia. Situated on the former site of a pulp and paper mill, the project would create jobs and help revitalize the local economy while providing clean, renewable energy to residents of British Columbia via a long term Energy Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro.
Fremont CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - Oorja Protonics (Oorja) announced its public launch and patented direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology. Funded by venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and DAG Ventures, and led by fuel cell pioneer Sanjiv Malhotra, Oorja has been operating in stealth mode since 2005 and has been engaged in commercial testing and deployments of its technology through pilot programs with leading Fortune 50 customers.
Denver CO (SPX) Mar 18, 2008 - There's virtually no part of Pepsi Center's arena operation that can't be considered for an environmentally friendly makeover and arena officials have begun showing off a number of them -- from giant air circulating fans in the building's roof, to the Zamboni that cleans the hockey rink's ice.
