James Burgess

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• Solar Yacht Sails Around the World Powered by Nothing More than the Sun

  Published 20 January 2012 | viewed 45,908 times

  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…

• Nigerian President to Reduce Fuel Prices, Just Days After Abandoning Subsidies

  Published 19 January 2012 | viewed 4,426 times

  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.…

• Scotland Well on the Way to Achieving 100% Renewable Energy by 2020

  Published 19 January 2012 | viewed 9,783 times

  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…

• Is Abu Dhabi Losing Interest in Renewable Energy?

  Published 18 January 2012 | viewed 5,184 times

  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 Bans Fracking Following Public Protests

  Published 18 January 2012 | viewed 6,044 times

  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…

• How the Sunflower can Revolutionise Solar Power Plants

  Published 11 January 2012 | viewed 15,522 times

  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…

• Interstellar Energy Cloud may be as much to Blame for Climate Change as CO2 Emissions

  Published 10 January 2012 | viewed 16,868 times

  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…

• Maldives Buying Land in Australia as Preparation for Mass Migration

  Published 10 January 2012 | viewed 52,096 times

  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…

• A New Liquid Fuel Alternative to Gasoline Developed from Coal

  Published 09 January 2012 | viewed 20,215 times

  We all know that oil reserves are running low, gasoline prices are increasing and eventually it will become too uneconomical for many people to run…

• Football Pitch-Sized Batteries Could Change the World of Renewable Energy

  Published 08 January 2012 | viewed 23,104 times

  2011 saw huge advances in solar, wind and other renewable energy sources, and these advancements will continue into 2012. In fact 2012 could be the…

• Oil Companies Stepping up Cyber Security as Hacking Attacks Increase

  Published 22 December 2011 | viewed 8,785 times

  Computers run the world. They are intrinsically linked into every system, few processes are fully manual. This means that to control the system you just…

• Italy Overtakes Germany as the Largest Solar Market in the World

  Published 20 December 2011 | viewed 7,088 times

  According to Dr. Henning Wicht, director and principal analyst for photovoltaics at IHS (a global information and analysis provider), "propelled by residential and institutional investors…

• How Will Renewable Energy Fare in 2012?

  Published 19 December 2011 | viewed 9,512 times

  Renewable energy is considered the future. The best way for us to combat climate change, survive the decline of oil and generally provide cheap, safer,…

• Iraq: An Army of Soldiers to be Replaced by an Army of Businessmen

  Published 14 December 2011 | viewed 19,185 times

  After nearly nine years, all US Forces are mandated to withdraw from Iraqi territory by 31 December 2011 under the terms of a bilateral agreement…

• Massachusetts to Invest in Rossi's E-Cat - 13 Units Sold Since October Demonstration

  Published 13 December 2011 | viewed 14,084 times

  E=mc² is probably Einsteins most famous equation and basically states that all matter is made up of pure energy. The energy levels within atoms are…

• New Mega-Dam to be Built in Alaska?

  Published 12 December 2011 | viewed 14,960 times

  Dams are used to generate hydroelectricity, prevent floods, irrigate farms and supply water to cities. However they also wreck ecosystems and can destroy the livelihood…

• Texas Faces Blackouts as Grid Supply Fails to Meet Demand

  Published 05 December 2011 | viewed 11,085 times

  The electrical grid in America can be roughly split into three separate and individual areas. The Eastern Interconnection supplies everything east of the Rockies; The…

• Latin America Strives to Become the Greenest Continent

  Published 01 December 2011 | viewed 6,253 times

  Latin America is one of the world’s largest continents, with abundant, untapped energy resources. It also boasts several countries with rapidly growing economies such as…

• The Real Reasons Why Canada is Withdrawing from Kyoto

  Published 30 November 2011 | viewed 25,227 times

  The Kyoto Protocol was drawn up at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change with the aim of fighting global warming. It was first…

• Breakthrough in Battery Technology Could Radically Change the Energy World

  Published 29 November 2011 | viewed 12,371 times

  It is hoped that wind and solar energy will one day become major contributors to a future energy grid that has reduced its reliance upon…