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Fukushima Mascot to be Renamed After Blunder Leaves Media Sniggering

Fukushima Mascot to be Renamed After Blunder Leaves Media Sniggering

Oct 15, 2013 at 16:33 | James Burgess

Fukushima Industries has had to make a public apology after its new, unfortunately named mascot was deemed to be poking fun at the ill-fated nuclear power plant.The mascot…

Global Investment in Clean Technologies Falls for Second Year

Global Investment in Clean Technologies Falls for Second Year

Oct 14, 2013 at 16:47 | James Burgess

Analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) have calculated that global investment in clean energy technologies has fallen 14 percent during the third quarter of the year compared to…

Saudi Arabia to Use Shale Gas for Domestic Power Generation

Saudi Arabia to Use Shale Gas for Domestic Power Generation

Oct 14, 2013 at 16:45 | Charles Kennedy

In an attempt to reduce its domestic consumption of oil, and therefore free up more product for export to the world markets, Saudi Arabia plans to become one of…

New Nuclear Reactor Claims to be Meltdown-Proof

New Nuclear Reactor Claims to be Meltdown-Proof

Oct 14, 2013 at 16:41 | Joao Peixe

The nuclear power industry has faced a tough time since March 2011, when an earthquake and tidal wave hit the Fukushima nuclear power plant causing a meltdown in three of…

Buyer Beware: Many US Homes are Sold without Mineral Rights to the Land

Buyer Beware: Many US Homes are Sold without Mineral Rights to the Land

Oct 14, 2013 at 16:37 | Joao Peixe

Property developers in the US, aware that land value increases massively as soon as mineral deposits are found in the area, have begun to retain oil and natural gas extraction…

California’s Electric Car Law Binge Promotes Market

California’s Electric Car Law Binge Promotes Market

Oct 11, 2013 at 21:37 | Joao Peixe

California passes six new laws to support electric and low-carbon car drivers and boost the electric vehicle market, making the state the definitive front-runner in this “clean” sector.

Giant Catamaran Built to Carry Decommissioned North Sea Oil Rigs Ashore

Giant Catamaran Built to Carry Decommissioned North Sea Oil Rigs Ashore

Oct 11, 2013 at 21:34 | Charles Kennedy

Since production began in the 1970’s, 500 oilrigs and 45,000 kilometres of pipelines have been installed in the North Sea to help the UK and Norway extract the oil and…

Chinese State Official Blames Beijing’s Smog on Cooking Fumes

Chinese State Official Blames Beijing’s Smog on Cooking Fumes

Oct 11, 2013 at 21:23 | James Burgess

China is one of the most polluted countries in the world. At the beginning of the year the world media took note as many of the northern cities were

Government Confirms UK is on Track for Emissions and Renewable Energy Targets

Government Confirms UK is on Track for Emissions and Renewable Energy Targets

Oct 11, 2013 at 17:59 | Joao Peixe

In June, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) released an annual progress report warning that the government would have to strengthen its resolve to encourage investment in green energy…

Molten Salt Technology Allows US Solar Plant to Generate Electricity at Night

Molten Salt Technology Allows US Solar Plant to Generate Electricity at Night

Oct 10, 2013 at 16:41 | Joao Peixe

The US has just recently brought online a solar power plant that can produce electricity for the grid, even during the night. The 280 megawatt Solana solar power plant…

US Signs Nuclear Deal with Vietnam

US Signs Nuclear Deal with Vietnam

Oct 10, 2013 at 16:37 | Joao Peixe

Worried by China’s growing power and influence in Asia, the US has decided to focus on the region, making deals with countries, as it looks to strategically rebalance its…

Energy Prices Rise in Britain, Miliband Claims its Proof Prices Must be Frozen

Energy Prices Rise in Britain, Miliband Claims its Proof Prices Must be Frozen

Oct 10, 2013 at 16:31 | James Burgess

Ed Miliband’s announcement to freeze energy bills for 20 months if his Labour party wins the 2015 general elections, has cause quite a stir, and Prime Minister David Cameron…

Oman Plans to Privatise State Companies, Beginning Next Year

Oman Plans to Privatise State Companies, Beginning Next Year

Oct 10, 2013 at 16:26 | Charles Kennedy

The Sultanate of Oman has already decided to sell a 19% stake in Oman Telecommunications, the country’s largest phone operator, and now His Excellency Darwish Bin Ismail Al Balushi,…

Huge Demand Sees Second Hand Model S’s Sold for as Much as $130k in Norway

Huge Demand Sees Second Hand Model S’s Sold for as Much as $130k in Norway

Oct 09, 2013 at 17:04 | Joao Peixe

The Tesla Model S electric car only went on sale in Europe in August, but already official records have marked it down as the top selling car in…

Chesapeake’s New CEO Fires 1,200 to Reduce Huge Costs Left by McClendon

Chesapeake’s New CEO Fires 1,200 to Reduce Huge Costs Left by McClendon

Oct 09, 2013 at 16:59 | James Burgess

The new CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp, Doug Lawler, continues to make redundancies and asset sales in order to reduce the high costs left behind by the free-spending Aubrey McClendon.

Government Spies Help Canadian Energy Firms Take the Initiative

Government Spies Help Canadian Energy Firms Take the Initiative

Oct 09, 2013 at 16:55 | Charles Kennedy

Documents handed over to Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald by Edward Snowden describe in detail how the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) has been involved in surveillance and hacking operations…

FBI Investigating Attacks on Electrical Grid in Arkansas

FBI Investigating Attacks on Electrical Grid in Arkansas

Oct 09, 2013 at 16:52 | Joao Peixe

Three recent attacks that have been carried out against the power grid in Arkansas have drawn the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who is now investigating the…

NIF Achieves Important Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Research

NIF Achieves Important Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Research

Oct 08, 2013 at 16:53 | Joao Peixe

Nuclear fusion is rather different from nuclear fission. Fission, is the reaction currently used in nuclear power plants, and produces dangerously radioactive elements; fusion is the currently being researched by…

UK Reveals Strategy to Install 20GW of Solar Capacity within a Decade

UK Reveals Strategy to Install 20GW of Solar Capacity within a Decade

Oct 08, 2013 at 16:46 | James Burgess

At the recent Solar Energy UK conference, Climate Change Minister Greg Barker, revealed a new government roadmap that provides a strategy to encourage the installation of as much as…

Frenchman Tries to Run his Business from a Desert Island Using Solar Panels

Frenchman Tries to Run his Business from a Desert Island Using Solar Panels

Oct 08, 2013 at 16:42 | Charles Kennedy

Life on a desert island, on the face of it, always seems so idyllic - a paradise. Guthier Toulemonde, a Frenchman, has decided to take a trip to paradise, travelling…

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