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Smart Glass can Vastly Increase a Building's  Energy Efficiency

Smart Glass can Vastly Increase a Building's Energy Efficiency

Aug 13, 2012 at 16:44 | Joao Peixe

Building efficiency is becoming more and more popular and important for reducing waste energy and therefore carbon emissions. One of the most important and effective ways of increasing building efficiency…

German Bank to Invest €100 billion in Renewable Energy Over Next 5 Years

German Bank to Invest €100 billion in Renewable Energy Over Next 5 Years

Aug 10, 2012 at 17:39 | Charles Kennedy

Germany’s government run, national infrastructure bank KfW Bankengruppe has just announced that it will increase its investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects to €100 billion over the next…

New Type of Solar Array Provides Twice as Much Power as Normal Panels

New Type of Solar Array Provides Twice as Much Power as Normal Panels

Aug 10, 2012 at 17:38 | James Burgess

Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed a new method for turning solar energy into useable electricity. They have designed a solar module which works rather like a telescope.…

The US Army has $7 Billion to Spend on Renewable Energy

The US Army has $7 Billion to Spend on Renewable Energy

Aug 10, 2012 at 17:38 | Joao Peixe

In order to achieve the Department of Defence’s initiative to generate 25 percent of all energy demanded on its bases from renewable energy sources by 2025, the US Army has…

IEA Believes Global Oil Demand Growth will Fall in 2013

IEA Believes Global Oil Demand Growth will Fall in 2013

Aug 10, 2012 at 17:36 | Charles Kennedy

The IEA has agreed with the US government and OPEC, who forecast that global oil demand growth will fall in 2013, despite the low levels of growth this year due…

Why the EU will not Survive

Why the EU will not Survive

Aug 10, 2012 at 17:35 | Editorial Dept

The problem, I think, is much more serious than Rajoy’s flunking hard choices, and I don’t think there was anything he could do to increase the country’s credibility in a…

Is Cold Fusion Finally Being Accepted by the Scientific Community?

Is Cold Fusion Finally Being Accepted by the Scientific Community?

Aug 09, 2012 at 16:51 | James Burgess

Back in 1989 two of the greatest electrochemists in the world, Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann, mad a remarkable announcement. They had witnessed low energy nuclear reactions (LENR) at an…

How Much Will the Chevron Refinery Fire Affect Gasoline Prices?

How Much Will the Chevron Refinery Fire Affect Gasoline Prices?

Aug 09, 2012 at 16:50 | Charles Kennedy

The fire at Chevron’s refinery in Richmond, California is expected to cause gasoline prices to rise, although analysts do not yet know by how much. They are waiting until Chevron…

Russia Fears China's Growing Influence in Siberia and the Far East

Russia Fears China's Growing Influence in Siberia and the Far East

Aug 09, 2012 at 16:49 | Joao Peixe

Russia and China have strong diplomatic and trade relations, often supporting each other in the UN, yet there is a source of tension between the two nations which has been…

Walmart Installs 1.0 MW Wind Turbine at California Distribution Centre

Walmart Installs 1.0 MW Wind Turbine at California Distribution Centre

Aug 09, 2012 at 16:48 | Joao Peixe

Walmart has announced its latest sustainable development initiative. It will install an industrial sized wind turbine at the Red Bluff distribution centre in California. The new GE 1.0 MW turbine…

National Oilwell Varco Makes $2.5 Billion Acquisition of Robbins & Myers

National Oilwell Varco Makes $2.5 Billion Acquisition of Robbins & Myers

Aug 09, 2012 at 16:46 | Joao Peixe

National Oilwell Varco Inc., the Houston-based oilfield equipment and services firm, has announced that it will continue with its plans to become one of the largest independent equipment services companies…

Great Britain Installs more Small Wind Capacity than the US in 2011

Great Britain Installs more Small Wind Capacity than the US in 2011

Aug 08, 2012 at 16:41 | Joao Peixe

Some good news for the British wind industry, and also the Department of Energy and Climate Change; in 2011 Great Britain installed more small wind generation capacity than the US,…

Are Chemical Dispersants Used to Clean Up Oil Spills Actually Toxic?

Are Chemical Dispersants Used to Clean Up Oil Spills Actually Toxic?

Aug 08, 2012 at 16:39 | James Burgess

It is common knowledge that oil spills are harmful to the environment, yet in the rush to clean them up we could be doing more damage; at least that is…

India Plans to Introduce Low Carbon Transport System to its Cities

India Plans to Introduce Low Carbon Transport System to its Cities

Aug 08, 2012 at 16:38 | Joao Peixe

India has the most polluted cities in the world, and it’s fully aware of this. The increased use of vehicles in recent years has turned the transport sector into the…

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suspends All Licensing Decisions

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suspends All Licensing Decisions

Aug 08, 2012 at 16:37 | Charles Kennedy

In response to the US Court of Appeals Waste Confidence Rule the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided to suspend all licensing decisions until it completes a thorough analysis of,…

China Invests in US Businesses at Record Pace

China Invests in US Businesses at Record Pace

Aug 08, 2012 at 14:08 | Editorial Dept

China is buying U.S. businesses at a record pace – What will the implications be and will alarm bells ring? “Chinese direct investment in the United States could hit a…

Gas Prices to Rise Along West Coast after Fire at Chevron's California Refinery

Gas Prices to Rise Along West Coast after Fire at Chevron's California Refinery

Aug 07, 2012 at 16:38 | James Burgess

Yesterday at around 6.00pm a leak was discovered by workers at Chevrons large oil refinery in Richmond, California. The leak grew in size as workers were evacuated from the site.

US Export-Import Bank to Invest $2 Billion in South African Clean Energy

US Export-Import Bank to Invest $2 Billion in South African Clean Energy

Aug 07, 2012 at 16:36 | Joao Peixe

The US Export-Import Bank has announced that it will invest $2 billion into South African green energy funds. The country has plans to increase its power supply by more than…

Chicago to Build $3 Billion Coal Gasification Plant

Chicago to Build $3 Billion Coal Gasification Plant

Aug 07, 2012 at 16:32 | Charles Kennedy

The Chicago Clean Energy project is a gasification plant which will produce synthetic natural gas from coal and petroleum coke.  The facility will cost about $3 billion and is estimated…

Petrobras: A Shadow of its Former Self

Petrobras: A Shadow of its Former Self

Aug 07, 2012 at 16:30 | Joao Peixe

Back in 2008 Goldman Sachs listed Petrobras’ share price at $60, now-a-days it commands $20 a share, and we expect that price to fall further in the coming days. The…

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