Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
One would think that countries that are net importers of oil and gas would make concerted efforts to conserve energy, and to work feverishly towards developing alternative sources. But the paltry sums of money allocated for the necessary research and development of alternatives is negligible.
Toshiba announced on Friday that it has built what it claims is the smallest-ever direct methanol fuel cell.
New nuclear power stations are being built in Asia and Eastern Europe but hardly anywhere else, according to a new global analysis by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
It is now possible to save more oil through energy efficiency than the US could possibly find in the ground, and to do so at a per-barrel cost well below the average market price for oil.
MORE than 200 protesters including Sir Bernard Ingham and Professor David Bellamy gathered in Saddlewort to oppose plans to build wind farms on beauty spots.
NASA scientists working with the World Wildlife Fund and others have measured how much of Earth’s plant life humans need for food, fiber, wood and fuel. The study identifies human impact on ecosystems.
You may not soon be able to refuel your car with corn syrup or charge a computer by plugging it into a bottle of Coca-Cola. But to Stanley Kravitz and a group of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, sugar looks like the new oil.
A 51-year-old state law requires cities to use the least expensive energy source for a commodity.
The only way to meet international poverty targets is by a massive switch to renewable energy, such as solar power, a UK think-tank says.
Overview of photovoltaics: costs, government policies, potential. Has a pretty good description of the current state of the industry. See original for several nice figures.
The World Bank’s drive to promote fossil fuel-generated power for 1,6-billion people lacking electricity will drive developing countries deeper into debt, a report by a development think tank claims on Monday.
In this vast, burned continent, where the sun shines seven out of 10 days and anticyclones pump wind steadily out to sea in winter and on to shore in summer, Australians sate their rapacious hunger for energy by digging underground and fouling the air.
