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Solar should Dump Wind and Form an Alliance with Natural Gas

Solar should Dump Wind and Form an Alliance with Natural Gas

Apr 24, 2013 at 15:23 | Joao Peixe

Wind needs transmission, and solar doesn’t.A bit of a revelation to some, maybe, but it actually brings with it great consequences and options for a country’s energy mix.

Halliburton to Agree Out of Court Settlement for Part in 2010 Oil Spill

Halliburton to Agree Out of Court Settlement for Part in 2010 Oil Spill

Apr 24, 2013 at 15:22 | Joao Peixe

Halliburton, the contractor hired by BP to carry out all cementing work on the ill-fated Macondo well, announced on Monday that it has entered into advanced talks to agree an…

Donald Trump’s Adverts against Scottish Wind Farms are Banned

Donald Trump’s Adverts against Scottish Wind Farms are Banned

Apr 24, 2013 at 15:20 | James Burgess

Donald Trump, as part of his on-going campaign against the Scottish governments plans to erect a wind farm off the coast of his £750m golf resort in Menie, Aberdeenshire, has…

Chevron’s Big Foot Deepwater Platform Arrives in Texas

Chevron’s Big Foot Deepwater Platform Arrives in Texas

Apr 24, 2013 at 15:16 | Charles Kennedy

Having originally set out from Korea, where it was built by the Daewoo Shipping and Marine Engineering Co., Chevron’s Big Foot deep water offshore platform has recently arrived in Texas…

Saudi Arabia’s Shale Gas Hopes Dashed Due to Lack of Water

Saudi Arabia’s Shale Gas Hopes Dashed Due to Lack of Water

Apr 23, 2013 at 16:40 | James Burgess

Much of Saudi Arabia’s conventional natural gas is produced as a by-product of the crude oil extraction. Nearly all is then re-injected back into the well in order to maintain…

India’s Solar Future Threatened by US Trade War

India’s Solar Future Threatened by US Trade War

Apr 23, 2013 at 16:39 | Joao Peixe

India’s energy shortage problems were made clear to the world following the blackouts last year that plagued the country, affecting more than 50% of the population. With an average of…

University of Exeter Researchers Create Bacteria that Produce Diesel On-Demand

University of Exeter Researchers Create Bacteria that Produce Diesel On-Demand

Apr 23, 2013 at 16:38 | Joao Peixe

A research team from the University of Exeter, working with the support of Royal Dutch Shell, has developed a process that enables bacteria to produce diesel on demand. The diesel,…

Steven Chu has Finally Left the Department of Energy

Steven Chu has Finally Left the Department of Energy

Apr 23, 2013 at 16:37 | Charles Kennedy

Monday the 22nd of April saw the final day of Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s more than four year term as head of the Department of Energy (DoE).He will…

Carlos Slim Looks to Invest in Saudi Arabian Petrochemical Projects

Carlos Slim Looks to Invest in Saudi Arabian Petrochemical Projects

Apr 22, 2013 at 15:44 | James Burgess

Mexico is looking for overseas investment opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the telecommunications magnate, Carlos Slim.Slim, with an estimated wealth of $49 billion, is…

Rising Costs Force BP to Re-Evaluate $10 Billion Gulf of Mexico Project

Rising Costs Force BP to Re-Evaluate $10 Billion Gulf of Mexico Project

Apr 22, 2013 at 15:41 | Charles Kennedy

Industry-wide, rising development costs have forced BP to re-evaluate its $10 billion oil project in the Gulf of Mexico.The Mad Dog 2 development was set to become BP’s…

Florida becomes the Fourth State to Sue BP and its Contractors

Florida becomes the Fourth State to Sue BP and its Contractors

Apr 22, 2013 at 15:40 | Joao Peixe

Will BP ever be able to move on from the disastrous oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010? Just as they seem to be nearing…

Low Key Company Ready to Release Battery Technology Set to Change the World

Low Key Company Ready to Release Battery Technology Set to Change the World

Apr 22, 2013 at 15:38 | Joao Peixe

Zinc Air Inc. (ZAI) is a low key battery company that believes it may finally be ready to release a technology that will completely change the energy storage sector. Their…

Why Investing in Fossil Fuel Companies is Becoming Increasingly Risky

Why Investing in Fossil Fuel Companies is Becoming Increasingly Risky

Apr 19, 2013 at 18:17 | Charles Kennedy

Under the 2010 Cancun Accord governments from around the world committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to prevent global temperatures increasing by an average of 2°C.On Friday…

LNG to become a Transport Fuel, Natural Gas Industry Set to Shift

LNG to become a Transport Fuel, Natural Gas Industry Set to Shift

Apr 19, 2013 at 18:16 | Joao Peixe

LNG has a huge potential to be used as a transport fuel which could lead to a shift in the natural gas industry.Friday saw the last day of…

Production for Top Five International Oil Majors has Fallen 25% Since 2004

Production for Top Five International Oil Majors has Fallen 25% Since 2004

Apr 19, 2013 at 18:14 | James Burgess

Based on figures taken from the annual company reports of the five main international oil companies (Exxon Mobil, BP, Shell, Chevron, and Total) over the past twelve years it is…

Japan to Build World’s Largest Battery to Relieve Pressure on Power Grid

Japan to Build World’s Largest Battery to Relieve Pressure on Power Grid

Apr 19, 2013 at 18:11 | Joao Peixe

Hokkaido is in the northern part of Japan; the largest prefecture, and second largest island. The cheap, abundant land has made the area an attractive destination for renewable energy projects;…

The Biomass Power Plant that Runs on Single Malt Whiskey

The Biomass Power Plant that Runs on Single Malt Whiskey

Apr 18, 2013 at 16:34 | James Burgess

Helius Energy has officially opened its new biomass power plant in Rothes, Scotland. The biomass plant will create energy using by-products from the local distillery that produces the world famous…

New Plasma Technology could Revolutionize Energy Generation and Storage

New Plasma Technology could Revolutionize Energy Generation and Storage

Apr 18, 2013 at 16:33 | Joao Peixe

A breakthrough discovery made by engineers at the University of Missouri may bring a revolution to the world of energy generation and storage.Storing large quantities of energy in…

Anadarko Announces Huge Natural Gas Discovery off the Coast of Mozambique

Anadarko Announces Huge Natural Gas Discovery off the Coast of Mozambique

Apr 18, 2013 at 16:32 | Charles Kennedy

Anadarko has just announced the discovery of a huge natural gas field off the coast of Mozambique. The US oil and gas exploration company made its first natural gas discovery…

Global Wind Power Hits 282.5GW

Global Wind Power Hits 282.5GW

Apr 18, 2013 at 16:31 | Joao Peixe

The latest edition of the annual market report released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) claims that global installed capacity for wind power is now at 282.5GW.A…

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