James Burgess studied Business Management at the University of Nottingham. He has worked in property development, chartered surveying, marketing, law, and accounts. He has also studied journalism and has written many articles over the years for a wide variety of sources.
James is the Deputy Editor of Oilprice.com
The escalating problems with Iran threatening to disrupt world oil supply, an event that could prove decidedly deadly to the many economies trying to recover…
Natural gas burns cleaner than other fossil fuels, and is much cheaper. It could certainly help reduce carbon emissions in the short term. In fact…
As part of its globalisation strategy Siemens Energy has announced that it will establish three regional Wind Power Business Units for EMEA (Europe, Middle East…
In this essay I take a look at some scenarios that could arise following the successful development of the Iranian nuclear program, after which I…
Biofuels are a clean, alternative energy that many are hoping will become the next source of liquid fuels for internal combustion engines; a clean substitute…
Following the recent agreement by the EU to impose trade sanctions against Iran the Iranian parliament will debate a law that could halt all oil…
It seems that more and more large, renewable energy projects are being announced each day. The most recent is a giant solar power plant that…
After 20 years of careful planning China put itself in a position to be the “OPEC of rare earth metals”, they have such control of…
Nuclear power has been getting a hard time of late and outside observers would be well in their rights to assume that this once lauded…
Europe is the world leader in renewable energy generation, but as with all renewable energy sources they face the problem of reliability. One way of…
Internet, housing, banking, we have come across quite a few bubbles in the past decade, but now we are faced with the unfolding of possibly…
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) is an idea for creating renewable energy by exploiting the difference in ocean temperatures between the surface and the seabed.…
The World Future Energy Summit has recently finished in Abu Dhabi and for me one of the highlights was the Turanor, an impressive solar powered…
After a week of mass strikes and riots Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan has finally bowed to public pressure with his decision to reduce fuel prices.…
Back in 2010 Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmon, proclaimed that by 2025 all of Scotland would be powered by 100% renewable energy, with an interim…
Abu Dhabi is the fifth-largest oil producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, and the largest and richest Emirate in the UAE, holding almost…
Bulgaria has just recently joined Brazil and Nigeria as countries in which oil giant Chevron are experiencing problems. I say this following the announcement that…
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants are probably the most technologically advanced and efficient form of generating solar energy on a large scale. Currently there are…
For years climate change has been blamed on global warming, which has in turn been blamed on green-house gases produced from the combustion of fossil…
The Maldives Archipelago is one of the most idyllic destinations on the planet; beautiful tropical islands in the Indian Ocean surrounded by coral reefs abundant…