Paris (AFP) Oct 22, 2007 - Energy poses one of the greatest threats facing humanity this century, the world's leading academies of science warned Monday, highlighting the peril of oil wars and climate change driven by addiction to fossil fuels.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 22, 2007 - The success of the informal energy summit held by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine in Vilnius, Lithuania, last week will be judged later, when the agreements reached there become reality. (United Press International's Outside View commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.)
Chicago (AFP) Oct 21, 2007 - A century after the first electric washing machines promised to take the work out of laundry, it doesn't seem like today's multi-cycle magicians are saving us much time.
Chicago (AFP) Oct 21, 2007 - A century after the first electric washing machines promised to take the work out of laundry, it doesn't seem like today's multi-cycle magicians are saving us much time.
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 21, 2007 - China's push into Africa is prompting growing interest over Beijing's motives in the world's poorest continent with opinion divided over who stands to benefit most.
Johannesburg (AFP) Oct 21, 2007 - China's push into Africa is prompting growing interest over Beijing's motives in the world's poorest continent with opinion divided over who stands to benefit most.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 20, 2007 - China said Saturday it was totally unreasonable for Japan to blame it over an impasse in talks about their competing claims on the energy-rich East China Sea.
Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2007 - Record high oil prices over the past week have been attributed to the possible loss of supply from northern Iraq, but the potential for a change in the regional balance of power, as well as other events around the world -- from Alaska to Nigeria -- have also tightened the markets, according to an expert in Middle East oil policy.
Washington (UPI) Oct 19, 2007 - The recent second Caspian Sea Littoral States Summit, which concluded earlier this week, saw a broader consensus developing among the five Caspian littoral nations than at any time since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Folsom CA (SPX) Oct 19, 2007 - The California Independent System Operator Corporation (California ISO) Board of Governors approved making changes to its federal tariff that spell out how a new financing tool will work to remove barriers for renewable power trying to access the power grid. If approved formally by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the new financing mechanism will make it feasible for smaller green power developers to hook up to the transmission system and gain entry into the competitive market for energy.
New Delhi (UPI) Oct 19, 2007 - India has decided to allow hydropower projects to undertake merchant sales up to 40 percent.
Holcomb, Kan. (UPI) Oct 19, 2007 - The Kansas Department of Health and Environment denied the air quality permit for two proposed 700-megawatt generators at the Sunflower Electric Power Corp.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 19, 2007 - Complex modelling work completed by CSIRO has helped identify and solve flow distribution problems at BP's Bulwer Island refinery, saving the company millions of dollars in operating cost. In what could be a world first, researchers used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to develop a complete, three-dimensional reactive model of a fluidised bed catalytic cracker regenerator to help identify effective modifications for improving unit performance.
Princeton NJ (SPX) Oct 19, 2007 - Electricity usage in the United States is projected to grow more than twice as fast as committed resources over the next 10 years, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced today in its annual 2007 Long-Term Reliability Assessment. Unless additional resources are brought into service, some areas could fall below their target capacity margins within two or three years. In parts of western Canada, demand is projected to outpace resource growth within about two years.
Columbus OH (SPX) Oct 19, 2007 - Ohio is investing in two new projects to develop utility-scale wind energy, further demonstrating the state's commitment to renewable energy innovation, according to the Ohio Business Development Coalition (OBDC), the nonprofit organization that markets the state for capital investment.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Oct 19, 2007 - Imagine being able to use electronic devices by simply plugging them in to your clothing. CSIRO has just received funding of A$4.4 million to help bring this possibility a step closer. CSIRO's Flexible Integrated Energy Device (FIED) was one of eight proposals selected as part of the latest round of Defence Capability and Technology Demonstrator (CTD) Program funding announced last night.
