The first thing I noticed driving the Chevrolet Volt is that it’s a real car. GM did not kick out the kind of street-legal version of a golf cart like we have seen with previous attempts at making an electric car. The Volt is sturdy and it has horsepower.
Vestas Wind System A/S ’s new V112 turbine is superior to General Electric Co.’s comparable unit, the 2.5xl, and will help the Danish producer win market share in the U.S., Jyske Bank A/S said today in a note.
Tony Abbott’s disastrous press conference in Canberra last night - following the three amigo independents’ request for Coalition Treasury costings - is putting his chances of securing the Prime Ministership in danger.
Solar power at the White House could become a reality, as several solar power enthusiasts and firms have approached President Barack Obama to install panels on the building.
LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) — A British retailer of electric vehicles says it will start selling an Italian-made two-seat electric car in its showrooms this month. Electric car - Electric vehicle - Business - Automotive - Nissan Leaf
Solar power is getting the green light in California. Pun intended. Earlier this week the California Energy Commission approved a 250-megawatt solar thermal project. The Beacon Solar Energy project, to be built on the western edge of the Mojave Desert, will rely on long rows of curved mirrors that will collect energy from the sun and heat tubes filled with fluid to help run a steam turbine …
A study by a German military think tank has analyzed how “peak oil” might change the global economy. The internal draft document - leaked on the Internet - shows for the first time how carefully the German government has considered a potential energy crisis.
US government inventory data on Wednesday showed a drop in gasoline and distillate stocks.
On Monday, the Obama administration issued a policymandating that employees of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management-one of the three agencies spawned from the MMS — disclose personal relationships with employees of companies that they regulate. When BOEM workers identify a conflict of interest, they are supposed to opt out of regulating in that situation. Industry workers and regulators in the …
MANAMA, Bahrain, Sept. 1 (UPI) — The recent arrest of alleged Shiite terrorist cells in the Persian Gulf’s island kingdom has raised fears Iran has established a terrorist “sleeper” network in the region’s Arab states that would be activated if the Islamic Republic is attacked. Iran - Bahrain - Persian Gulf - Middle East - Arab World
