Chu: National energy standard would broaden market CNBC | ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Thursday that the creation of a federal clean energy standard would serve as a big step toward creating a nationwide market that would spur more innovation in renewable energy technology. | Many states already require a certain percentage of a u...
Nissan and ABB test old battery packs as local energy storage The Examiner | The gist is one of the biggest plus when it comes to electric cars, EV is the fact that once the battery is no longer fit to give you the range you need, you can use it as a local electricity storage. | Nissan, ABB, Sumitomo Corp. of America and 4R Energy Corporation have teamed to test used lithi...
No energy industry backing for the word 'fracking' Tulsa World A different F-word is stirring a linguistic and political debate: "fracking" - as in hydraulic fracturing, a technique long used by the oil and gas industry to free oil and gas from rock. | It's not in the dictionary, the industry hates it, and Presi...
Deputy energy minister to visit Bima Jakarta Post | Deputy Energy and Natural Resources Minister Widjajono Partowidagdo has planned to visit Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, to meet with mining stakeholders in the region, following the revocation of a mining permit by the Bima regent. | “I want to m...
Duke Energy wins 7% N.C. rate hike The Charlotte Observer | The N.C. Utilities Commission approved an overall 7 percent rate increase Friday for Duke Energy's 1.8 million customers in the state, starting next month. | Monthly bills for typical residential customers will go up about $7. | The commission larg...
Clean energy projects face waning federal subsidies The Charlotte Observer | Assisted by technology and years of subsidies, the cost of wind and solar power has fallen sharply - so much so that the two industries say they can sometimes deliver cleaner electricity at prices competitive with power made from fossil fuels. | At...
Renewable energy can tackle poverty — UN Gulf News | Abu Dhabi: The United Nations has taken a new initiative to promote renewable energy, considering its potential to alleviate poverty across the world, according to a top UN offic...
SP Group reconnects with growing energy sector The Times Of India SP Group reconnects with growing energy sector | Email this articlePrint this articleTweetThe author has posted comments on this articleNamrata Singh & Reeba Zachariah, TNN | Jan 28, 2012, 12.08AM IST | MUMBAI: After being handed over the reins o...
Octogenarian finds energy in running Kansas City Star | If we're all supposed to slow down as we get older, someone forgot to tell Mary Otte. | On Sunday, Otte will take part in the Groundhog Run at Hunt Midwest SubTropolis a day ahead of her birthday - her 87th birthday. | Running has kept her young. |...
Dewhurst tax returns reflect ups and downs of energy investments The Dallas Morning News | AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst released his income tax returns for the past two years on Friday, revealing the ups and down of a millionaire investor in oil and gas exploration who also gave large sums to charitable groups. | Dewhurst, a Re...
India, Pakistan say strategy soon for gas import from Turkmenistan The Times Of India NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan are closer to agreeing on a transit fee and a joint strategy to develop gas fields and import the hydrocarbon via pipeline from the central asian republic of Turkmenistan, oil ministers of the two sides said Wednesday. | The statements came during a joint press conference by India's Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister S...
Cambridge team uses solar cells in OLED screen to power smartphones PhysOrg | A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge are getting closer. Their idea is to harvest energy from wasted light in an OLED display. They are working on technology where users will not need to plug in their smartphones for recharging at least as often. In their project, an OLED screen uses solar cells to absorb scattered and wasted ligh...
