Energy Industry

US Lags Behind China in Clean Energy Technology Race

06/05/2012 - 04:41

US Lags Behind China in Clean Energy Technology Race (June 04, 2012) Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 China continues to lead the global clean energy technology manufacturing race, according to a new report commissioned by World Wildlife Fund. The …

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Natural Gas Suspected Cause O...

06/05/2012 - 04:22

MITCHELL, SD - A Mitchell home is destroyed following an explosion Sunday evening. This is the third such explosion in the community in the last five years. Authorities say it's lucky nobody was home at the time because this explosion was a big one. …

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Kolkata takes first step to tap wind power

06/05/2012 - 03:34

KOLKATA: Arka IGNOU Community College of Renewable Energy, the only renewable energy college in the country, has installed the first wind generator on its campus in the city. The generator has the capacity to generate 0.5 kilowatt of power per hour, which …

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Tory council leads battle against new wind–farm developments

06/05/2012 - 03:30

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India Inc wants policy support to bet on wind, solar energy

06/05/2012 - 03:24

NEW DELHI: India's green energy initiatives, which aim to boost solar power capacity to 20,000 mw in a decade, and expand windmills, have made rapid progress but entrepreneurs want supportive policies to sustain growth. India aims to meet 15% of its …

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Wind Power could be Competitive with Coal, Gas, and Nuclear by 2016

06/05/2012 - 03:21

Benefit From the Latest Energy Trends and Investment Opportunities before the mainstream media and investing public are aware they even exist. The Free Oilprice.com Energy Intelligence Report gives you this and much more. Click here to find out more. …

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EVSC considering converting vehicles to natural gas

06/05/2012 - 02:55

EVANSVILLE — The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. is considering fueling all or some of its vehicles with compressed natural gas. Chief Operating Officer Rick Cameron told the School Board on Monday that “conversion kits” will be installed on a school …

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Staying safe with natural gas in your home

06/05/2012 - 02:35

Investigators are still looking for answers into what sparked a natural gas explosion at a house in Mitchell Sunday night. The house is in the 800 block of West 2nd Avenue. Crews say fortunately no one was home during the explosion. Northwestern energy …

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Sustainable Energy Forum Begins At YSU

06/05/2012 - 02:17

As this region becomes more of a focal point for energy, Youngstown State University is looking for ways its students and graduates can be part of that growth. Monday marked the start of a two-day forum on sustainable energy hosted by the university's …

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Get ready for huge liquid natural gas import terminals

06/05/2012 - 01:58

Where, oh where, are California's Indian tribes now that they're really needed to save the state from what's likely to become the mother of all energy boondoggles? The question arises because the prospect of huge liquefied natural gas (LNG) …

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New Report Shows Investing in Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Is a Safe Bet for California

06/05/2012 - 01:51

California has experienced two major economic recessions since the mid 1990s -- the first lasted from 2001 to 2003, and the second from 2009 to 2010. However, in spite of these downturns, California's clean and efficient economy has continued to …

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Time to Buy This Beaten-Down Natural Gas Stock?

06/05/2012 - 01:34

The following video is from this week's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with Jason Moser, Michael Olsen, and Joe Magyer, discuss the latest business news. Shares of Chesapeake Energy rose 6% on the news that four members of the …

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Xenophon sounds wind farms legal warning

06/05/2012 - 01:33

Updated June 05, 2012 08:42:18 Independent Senator Nick Xenophon thinks councils could face legal action over wind farm developments. Senator Xenophon says he has had legal advice councils could get caught up in action taken against wind farm developers …

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MP: Communities should be 'bribed' to accept more wind farms

06/05/2012 - 01:02

Tim Yeo, chair of the Energy and Climate Change select committee, said communities should be incentivised to agree to on-shore wind farms rather than simply having them imposed. He was speaking after it emerged the Treasury was considering cutting the …

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‘Natural gas offers lower emission’

06/05/2012 - 00:53

KUALA LUMPUR: There is in urgent need for a new paradigm of development to meet the demands of the rising “global middle class” and natural gas has an important role in the new paradigm, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Prime Minister said a new …

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Iowa citizens buy GE wind turbines to support local wind farms

06/05/2012 - 00:52

Atlanta, Ga., June 4, 2012 — A leading supplier of wind turbines for utility-scale wind energy projects, GE is announcing eight of its wind turbines will power a 12.6 MW community wind initiative in rural southwestern Iowa. The turbines were purchased by …

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Hybrid Car Race Winner A Thing Of College Designed Beauty

06/05/2012 - 00:37

A formula hybrid race car designed and built by engineering students from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah took first place recently at this year’s Formula Hybrid Competition. In the competition the car completed a 16-mile course, coming in first …

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Wind Farm Proposal In Rutland County Draws Opposition

06/05/2012 - 00:23

VPR/Nina Keck Shelley and Sonny Poremski with their son-in-law, Christopher Beitzel, on their farm in Pittsford. A wind farm proposal on a ridgeline that includes the Grandpa's Knob peak is drawing fire from many local residents. Opponents say the …

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Vaalco Energy: A Value Pick In Oil Exploration

06/05/2012 - 00:05

Back in August I covered Vaalco Energy (EGY), a small-cap E&P company with properties in Africa and recently purchased, but undeveloped, acreage here in the U.S. Despite a nearly 25% drop since the first of April, Vaalco still stands some 15% above …

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'Damian Lillard could be a good high energy point guard' (your Trail Blazers comments)

06/04/2012 - 23:55

The Portland Trail Blazers will almost certainly acquire some help at the point guard position this offseason. The options through free agency are predicted to be limited, so that leaves the No. 6 and No. 11 overall picks that the Blazers have in the 2012 …

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