James Burgess

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• Loophole in US Sanctions Allows China to Trade Gold for Iranian Oil

  Published 03 May 2012 | viewed 12,449 times

  As we all know by now, at the end of 2011 President Obama signed an act to impose trade sanctions on Iran in an effort…

• New Propulsion System cuts Fuel Consumption of Cargo Ships by 75%

  Published 03 May 2012 | viewed 11,536 times

  I recently wrote an article about a hybrid propulsion system for cargo ships which used giant sails along with traditional diesel engines. International transport via…

• Gyms to Convert Human Energy into Electricity for the Grid

  Published 02 May 2012 | viewed 17,654 times

  Energy is used to run everything. Anything that moves or performs some function does so via the use of energy. Energy is never destroyed, but…

• Exxon Announce 80,000 gallon Oil Spill in Rural Louisiana

  Published 30 April 2012 | viewed 6,838 times

  When we think of oil spills we tend to think of large slicks in the ocean, killing seabirds and damaging marine ecosystems. Following BP’s Deepwater…

• Fast Artificial Photosynthesis Could Change Solar Energy Forever

  Published 27 April 2012 | viewed 11,521 times

  For more than 30 years scientists around the world have been working on creating an artificial form of photosynthesis, with varying results. Licheng Sun, professor…

• Giant Sails cut Fuel Consumption of Cargo Ship by 30%

  Published 26 April 2012 | viewed 12,957 times

  All ships used to travel around the world driven by the power of the wind buffeting against their sails. Nowadays cargo ships travel, admittedly much…

• Ferrari to Produce its First Hybrid Supercar

  Published 25 April 2012 | viewed 5,849 times

  Car manufacturers are under increasing pressure to reduce the CO2 emissions released by their models, and this has lead most to start producing hybrid or…

• Wells Fargo to Invest $30 Billion in Environmental Projects by 2020

  Published 24 April 2012 | viewed 4,624 times

  Wells Fargo, the US banking giant, initially set itself a target to invest $1 billion in environmental projects by 2010; but it far outstripped this,…

• Iceland Hopes Cheap, 100% Renewable Electricity will Attract Foreign Business

  Published 24 April 2012 | viewed 7,334 times

  Iceland is the only country in the world which can boast 100% renewable electricity, a fact that it is trying to exploit in attempts to…

• 4 Technologies that will Change the World in the Near Future

  Published 20 April 2012 | viewed 24,629 times

  It is nice at times to read about technological advancements, allowing ourselves to be amazed at the potential of the future. The following few ideas…

• New Opinion Poll Shows 66% of Brits in Favour of Wind Energy

  Published 20 April 2012 | viewed 5,273 times

  In direct response to National Opposition to Windfarms campaign, launched today, the wind trade body, RenewableUK released the results of a poll it commissioned to…

• First Solar to Write off $150 Million as it Pulls Out of German Market

  Published 18 April 2012 | viewed 14,589 times

  On Tuesday the Arizona based First Solar announced that it would stop all production at its German plant in Frankfurt and cut its global workforce…

• Argentina Seize YPF from Repsol as they look to Control Domestic Oil Sector

  Published 17 April 2012 | viewed 5,497 times

  Back in 1999 the Spanish conglomerate Repsol SA completed a takeover of the Argentine energy firm YPF to form one of the largest petrochemical companies…

• EV's only as Clean as the Electricity that Drives them

  Published 16 April 2012 | viewed 4,803 times

  Electric cars are the cleanest form of transport. Obviously more environmentally friendly than any petrol or diesel cars out there…that’s a given fact…isn’t it? Well…

• UK Look to Iceland's Geothermal Sector to Help Achieve Energy Security

  Published 13 April 2012 | viewed 5,807 times

  Iceland boasts between 20 and 30 active volcanoes, and due to this abundant geothermal activity has a thriving geothermal energy sector. The UK is currently…

• U.S. Clean Energy Investment Reached $48 Billion in 2011

  Published 12 April 2012 | viewed 5,372 times

  According to a report from PEW Environment the United States attracted the most clean energy investment in the world in 2011. The US received $48…

• U.S. Firms Accused of Buying Natural Gas from Known Mexican Smugglers

  Published 11 April 2012 | viewed 7,170 times

  For five years Pemex Exploracion y Produccion has accused US companies of enabling a black market in natural gas liquids to exist by knowingly buying…

• Chesapeake Sells Assets to Help Reduce Long-Term Debts of $10.6 Billion

  Published 11 April 2012 | viewed 5,257 times

  With natural gas prices at a ten year low many nat gas producers are struggling to make any profits. Chesapeake Energy Corp. has found itself…

• Ahmadinejad Claims Iran can Survive Two to Three Years under Oil Sanctions

  Published 10 April 2012 | viewed 7,224 times

  The European Union and US sanctions against Iran, intended to limit its oil exports and put the nation under economic pressure, will soon take full…

• Chile's Acceptance as a Developed Nation is Hampered by its Energy Problems

  Published 10 April 2012 | viewed 8,806 times

  In 2010 Chile had a GDP per capita of $15,400, far more than most of its neighbours and a sign that it could be become…