Biography
Charles is a writer for Oilprice.com
Latest news from Charles
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Market for Energy Efficient Homes will be Worth $84 Billion Annually by 2020
According to a new report by Pike Research the market for energy efficient homes will reach an annual value of $84 billion by 2020, and…
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OPEC Say Iranian Oil Production down 12% due to Sanctions
A report published by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in May proves that the US sanctions are finally taking effect, as oil…
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State Department Shuts Down Wind Turbines due to Noise Pollution
A few residents in Falmouth, Massachusetts have finally won in their battle to have local wind turbines shut down due to the noise levels that…
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Mid-Atlantic States now have enough Solar Capacity to Power 1 Million Homes
Over recent years many nations around the world have acknowledged the need to employ a transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Whether it be…
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Total Finally Stop Gas Leak at North Sea Well
Total S.A. has announced that the gas leak at their Elgin well in the North Sea, 150 miles of the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, has…
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Progress Made on the Atlantic Wind Connection and the NorthConnect Lines
Google have finally cleared another regulatory hurdle in the long process of trying to win approval for its proposed $5 billion transmission line connecting wind…
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The IMF are Warned that Oil Prices Could Double by 2022
Despite crude oil already trading on the world markets at a historically high level of $113 a barrel, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been…
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Japan and Russia to Build Natural Gas Pipeline?
Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster Japan has closed down all of its nuclear power plants and instead has to produce its energy by different means.…
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Nigerian Troops Capture 2 Tankers Carrying Stolen Crude
Many oil fields are situated in countries where poverty and crime are large problems. The locals see the oil as an opportunity to gain a…
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The Largest Problem Facing Renewable Energy: Forecasting the Intermittent Power
According to Charlie Smith, the executive director of the Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG), at first the integration of wind power in the US was…
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Creating Instant Geothermal Energy from Abandoned Coal Mines
How to create instant geothermal energy: Take one abandoned mine, flood it with water, wait for the surrounding rock of the mine to heat the…
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First Publically Available Electric Plane
In recent years more and more vehicle types have been designed to be hybrid, or fully electric, in an attempt to reduce reliance on petroleum…
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Peace Talks Ruined as Turkey Starts to Drill for Oil and Gas in Northern Cyprus
Back in 1974 Turkey invaded the Greek island of Cyprus and took control of the north, claiming the region as the Turkish Republic of Northern…
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Renewable Energy Push could Cost Fossil Fuel Industry $4 Trillion
If we have any intention to save the planet and allow it continue to be an environment that can support life in the future then…
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Energy Transfer Partners LP buy Sunoco Inc. for $5.3 Billion
Energy Transfer Partners LP, the Dallas based Fortune 500 natural gas company which owns more than 17,500 miles of natural gas pipelines, has agreed to…
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Shell have told Cameron they won't Invest in North Sea Offshore Wind Farms
In the recent Clean Energy Ministerial meeting in London the British Prime Minister David Cameron made a plea to private sector investors to help with…
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Alex Salmond Hits Back at Donald Trump's Anti-Wind Farm Campaign
A few months ago Donald Trump declared that he would take all possible action to prevent the Scottish government developing wind farms within sight of…
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Floating Wind Turbines could see Wind Farms Arrive at the Great Lakes
The problem with offshore wind turbines is that they need to be positioned relatively close to the shore where the water is not too deep,…
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Video Game Consoles left on Idle Waste over $1 Billion of Electricity per year
Over the last decade video games have grown in popularity until now it is rare to find a household which doesn’t own at least one…
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A New Renewable Energy Source that Could Support Half a Billion People
With ever increasing energy prices, and the knowledge that oil and natural gas will one day run out, scientists and engineers are constantly trying to…
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