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Oil prices fell significantly in…
China reached a momentous milestone…
As controversy over the use of hydraulic fracturing mounts across the U.S., the Natural Resources Defense Council has produced a handy fact sheet on best practices that can reduce…
Over the past few months Germany, Switzerland and the US have sold bonds with negative yields, meaning that investors are in effect paying those countries to safeguard their capital. Yesterday…
In this article I will briefly take a look at some of the truly alternative fuels being developed in the world. Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and biofuels,…
The US Navy was recently lambasted by Republicans for spending $26 a gallon on biofuels during the recent RIMPAC international naval exercises; all part of its Great Green Fleet Demonstration.…
China’s State Council has released plans to introduce subsidies to customers and manufacturers of electric vehicles (EV’s) in an attempt to encourage the numbers produced and sold. Even though only…
Ed Davey, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, has stated that we will not have to wait until after Parliament returns from summer recess in order to know the changes…
Last week, the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $30 million in funding for 13 research projects across the country relating to advanced natural gas vehicle technologies. The distribution of…
Texas is experiencing great economic benefit from the fracking boom that has seen thousands of jobs created in the southern state; however it has also seen an increase in drug…
The Shell drilling ship, the Noble Discoverer, one of two on their way to start exploring for oil in the Arctic waters of Alaska’s Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, recently dragged…
Mexico’s latest presidential elections have been making headlines around the world due to charges of corruption, yet for all intents and purposes Mexico has elected its next President. We must…
Many hope that Electric Vehicles will develop to become the preferred transport, drastically reducing carbon emissions, and dependence on oil. However current EV’s suffer from several problems, the largest probably…
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy recently released an official report on a study into the world’s most energy efficient, large economies. They considered the 12 largest…
In 2005, after 22 years of conflict, Sudan split into two; the Republic of the Sudan, and the Republic of South Sudan. In the split South Sudan took 75 percent…
As wind energy companies look to generate ever more power from wind turbines, the turbines themselves are getting bigger and bigger. Some can now use rotor blades that are 180…
Iran has announced plans to start building its first ever nuclear submarine, a piece of advanced military technology that only the most powerful nations on earth are even able to…
The UK has a 100 tonne stockpile of plutonium nuclear waste which the government has been trying to get rid of for years. One option that has been considered is…
According to an inside source, China’s Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd has plans to offer $1.72 - $1.97 billion to buy the Danish based Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the…
As the Norwegian oil industry’s deadline for shutting down their entire oil production operations approached, the government finally stepped in to take charge of the situation.Just 30 minutes…
Raytheon is a US defence contractor, producing weapons and military electronic devices. Kevin Massengil, the vice president and regional executive, has recently announced that they “are in discussions with at…
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is an organisation which analyses intelligence reports and statistical data in order to advise governments and try and promote the interest of its 200,000…