Giant solar thermal project opens in California
The world’s largest solar thermal project has begun operating in California, USA. The Ivanpah solar farm is made of three towers each 450 feet high and surrounded by 173,500 mirrors which reflect the...
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Hungary’s appetite for US shale gas grows
Hungary has a keen appetite for American shale gas according to the nation’s Foreign Secretary Péter Szijjártó. On Tuesday he met with US officials to discuss Hungarian-American economic cooperation...
View ArticleNative American tribe breaks ground on solar
A giant stretch of solar panels are being built on tribal lands in Nevada, USA. The project on the Moapa Indian Reservation is said to be the first utility-scale solar project on tribal lands. Energy...
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Obama, Barroso talk up closer EU-US gas ties
Closer energy ties between Europe and the United States would be “good” for both parties, US President Barack Obama said this week. The US leader was in Brussels for the EU-US Summit and met Manuel...
View ArticleRussian oil boss put on US sanctions list
Russian oil chief Igor Sechin was slapped with sanctions by the United States yesterday in the latest move to pressurise Russia for its military action on its border with Ukraine. The country’s former...
View ArticleMars bars carbon in sweet green energy move
Chocolate maker Mars isn’t barring excess calories – but it is trying to slim down its carbon emissions by getting all of its US sites powered by renewable energy. The sweet green move will see the...
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Electric Tuk Tuk maker hits USA
The poor tuk-tuk cyclists serving tourists in the West End may well be green with envy – as a Dutch manufacturer is to sell electric motor versions in the United States. Originally found on the streets...
View ArticleCar owners would avoid fuel guzzlers “if they knew lifetime fuel costs”
The United States is known for its highways chock full of gas-guzzling jeeps. But this wouldn’t necessarily be the case if car dealers showed the long-term fuel costs on labels next to vehicles on...
View ArticleUK sixth in global energy efficiency rankings
The UK is sixth for energy efficiency in a new ranking of the world’s major economies released this week. The country tied for sixth place with Japan. Germany comes in first, followed by Italy, the...
View ArticleUK power, gas prices edge lower
UK power and gas prices edged down this morning after US-Russian sanctions prompted a rise yesterday, according to a daily market report. This is partly because gas fundamentals “are very comfortable”,...
View ArticleIneos gets £230m Treasury loan to import US shale gas
The operator of Grangemouth refinery in Scotland has been promised a £230 million loan guarantee from the UK Treasury to import US shale gas. International owner Ineos said the guarantee will help it...
View Article“Record” time for USA Tesla roadtrip
Two motoring journalists claim to have broken the current record for a cross-USA road trip in the Tesla Model S electric car last week. They clocked in at 67 hours and 21 minutes, around eight hours...
View ArticleGap between world gas prices is closing
The existing gap between the price of gas in the three main regions of trading – Europe, Asia and the USA – is narrowing, a report claimed today. Gas prices in the US have fallen in the last decade...
View ArticleBP profits rise nearly $1bn
British oil giant BP’s profits rose nearly $1 billion for May to June 2014. Its underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter of 2014 was $3.6 billion (£2.1bn), 34% higher than the $2.7 billion...
View ArticleHave a green stay! Third of travellers planning eco-friendly trips
A third (33%) of European travellers is planning to eco-friendly choices in the next year, according to a new survey. It found there is growing demand for more green choices, as more than a quarter...
View ArticleUSA and Europe lay out fresh energy sanctions on Russia
The European Union and the United States have brought fresh sanctions against Russia via its oil companies. Western leaders want to force President Vladimir Putin into using his influence in eastern...
View ArticlePanasonic and Tesla plan electric car battery factory
Japanese electric goods giant Panasonic is to build an electric car battery factory in the United States with Tesla Motors. Yesterday they signed an agreement on the Gigafactory which will manufacture...
View ArticlePepsiCo sprinkles recycling bins around USA
Soft drinks giant PepsiCo plans to put more recycling bins in petrol stations and supermarkets across the USA. It is taking action after running a national survey which found 81% of Americans said they...
View ArticleTiny tattoo is sweat-powered battery
Scientists have generated energy from small fake tattoos – by using sweat as a power source that could eventually charge a mobile phone. University of California San Diego researchers reported this...
View Article‘Rosneft asks Putin for £25bn loan’
Russian energy giant Rosneft is said to have asked the Russian Government for a loan of £24.9 billion this week. Government sources told Russian paper Vedomosti the business’s Chairman Igor Sechin has...
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