energy

Beijing Conference Shows Renewable Energy Booming Worldwide BEIJING , China , November 7, 2005 (ENS) - The fastest growing energy technology in the world is grid-connected solar photovoltaic, which grew in capacity by 60 percent per year from 2000 through...

How to Live Without Oil New energy sources and efficiency could make petroleum obsolete. By Amory B. Lovins Newsweek International Aug. 8, 2005 issue - In 1850, most homes in the were lit by lamps that burned whale oil. As demand rose, supply dwindled—whales...

We are not at the end of the oil age: New developments soon will increase the world’s supply WE are not running out of oil - not yet. "Shortage" is certainly in the air - and in the price. Right now, the oil market is tight , even tighter than it was...

Wind farms could meet energy needs Wind power could generate more than enough sustainable electricity to meet global energy needs, according to new research. Scientists at Stanford University have produced a world map that plots wind power potential for...

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Wind farms: For and against A new wind farm is planned in . Local girls Angelica and Sarah have very different views on it. Angelica tells us why she thinks it's a good idea, and Sarah lets us know why she's very much against it. For "It's important to...

Is There Plenty Of Oil? First came Holstein , then Mad Dog, and soon, Thunder Horse. Atlantis will join them next year. The four giant oil fields, operated by BP PLC and located under thousands of feet of water off the coast of Louisiana , are just beginning...

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Study Slams Economics Of Ethanol And Biodiesel A new joint study from Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley says that fuels produced from biomass are uneconomical as they use much more energy in their creation than the resulting ethanol...