London (AFP) Nov 26, 2007 - Britain's leading employers' body said Monday that tackling climate change was an urgent priority for business, government and consumers.
Berlin (AFP) Nov 26, 2007 - Industrial nations should help poorer nations to develop renewable energy from the wind and sun, Germany's environment minister said Monday, days before a conference on the world's response to climate change.
Washington (UPI) Nov 23, 2007 - As much of the world faces an economic slowdown because of record-high energy prices, oil exporters are enjoying windfall profits, with Kazakhstan's KazMunayGaz wallowing in record profits.
Washington (UPI) Nov 23, 2007 - Since the death last December of Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov, interested diplomats and energy company executives from around the world have jetted into dusty Ashgabat airport for meetings with Niyazov's successor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.
London (AFP) Nov 22, 2007 - Britain officially launched Thursday its first bioethanol plant, which will produce millions of litres of fuel each year from sugar.
Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2007 - Termites -- notorious for their voracious appetite for wood, rendering houses to dust and causing billions of dollars in damage per year -- may provide the biochemical means to a greener biofuel future. The bellies of these tiny beasts actually harbor a gold mine of microbes that have now been tapped as a rich source of enzymes for improving the conversion of wood or waste biomass to valuable biofuels.
Bronnoysund Airport, Norway (SPX) Nov 22, 2007 - Northrop Grumman, through its Europe-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has developed and installed the ground-based elements of the world's only certified global navigation satellite system for precision approach and landing installed at Broennoeysund Airport, Norway. The inaugural flight using the new landing system was an Avinor charter service from Trondheim to Broennoeysund in a Wideroee Dash 8 aircraft and took place last month.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2007 - Wind power, long considered to be as fickle as wind itself, can be groomed to become a steady, dependable source of electricity and delivered at a lower cost than at present, according to scientists at Stanford University. The key is connecting wind farms throughout a given geographic area with transmission lines, thus combining the electric outputs of the farms into one powerful energy source. The findings are published in the November issue of the American Meteorological Society's Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 - Nigeria will invest $75 billion over the next five years to improve the oil and gas sectors with the help of foreign investors, the country's Ministry of Petroleum announced.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 - The Nigerian government is denying speculation that large sums of the 2008 budget earmarked for security in the Niger Delta will go toward arms for the military in its ongoing battle against militant groups and gangs.
London (AFP) Nov 21, 2007 - Britain is to build the biggest biomass plant in the world, Business Secretary John Hutton said after giving the green light to the renewable energy project.
Cambridge MA (SPX) Nov 21, 2007 - Breathing new life into an old idea, MIT Institute Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus and co-workers are developing innovative materials for controlling temperatures that could lead to substantial energy savings by allowing more efficient car engines, photovoltaic cells and electronic devices.
Houghton MI (SPX) Nov 21, 2007 - First they went to Sweden together with the governor. Now Michigan Technological University and Michigan State University are teaming up to further support the developing renewable fuels industry in the state. Finding alternative sources of energy and fuel is going to be critical for our nation and can mean thousands of jobs for Michigan citizens, said Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
London, UK (SPX) Nov 21, 2007 - China's CO2 emissions from using coal are set to double by 2030, the scale of which is significant in the context of mitigating global climate change. In view of the essential role of coal in China's energy system, it is vital to minimise emissions where coal is used.
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 20, 2007 - A new report by the Energy Forum at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy finds that the United States will continue to rely on imported natural gas even if areas that are currently restricted are opened up to drilling. Natural gas is already an important fuel in the United States, representing 22 percent of total primary energy use in 2006. About 20 percent of that gas was imported, the vast majority from Canada.
New York (AFP) Nov 20, 2007 - World oil prices soared to new records Tuesday, breaching 98 dollars a barrel in New York, amid supply concerns and as the US dollar continued to weaken against other major currencies.
