Spill panel calls for offshore drilling reform

Blaming the massive BP oil spill on government and industry complacency, a White House panel on Tuesday called for a dramatic overhaul of the way the U.S. regulates offshore drilling. The White House oil spill commission, in its final report of the BP drilling disaster, said the U.S. government needs to expand its drilling regulations, as well as set... 

Teams Prepare for Round Two in the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize Competition

Ideas for new green-energy businesses ranging from a credit card bonus points program to fund renewable energy projects to a speed bump that generates electricity for roadside electronics will go head to head Jan. 21 in Round-2 competition for the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize. The competition, presented by DTE Energy and the University of Michigan... 

Alter Energy Group AG to Acquire First Hydro Projects

ALTER ENERGY GROUP AG announces the the signing of the Binding Letter of Intent (LOI) to construct and own 5 new hydro electric power stations in Ivano-Frankovsk, Carpathian region, Ukraine. The Ivano-Frnakovsk projects are a 40 MW, 20 MW and 15 MW cascade (consisting of three 5 MW mini hydro) power plants. Under terms of the LOI AEG will own 100% of... 

Southern California Edison Announces Major Advance in Efforts to Offset the Environmental Impact of Coastal Power Generation

Southern California Edison (SCE) announced completion of the largest environmental project of its kind in the United States – a 175-acre artificial giant kelp reef off the coast here. With the placement of 120,000 tons of rock on the ocean floor, the project is expected to produce the nation’s first sustainable artificial kelp forest attracting... 

AECL Formalizes Strategic Agreement with China to Extend Nuclear Fuel Resources

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) formalized an advanced nuclear fuel development agreement with China’s Third Qinshan Nuclear Power Co. (TQNPC), China North Nuclear Fuel Corporation and Nuclear Power Institute of China. The agreement is to jointly develop the technology for the use of uranium recovered from the spent fuel of light water... 

Gulf Publishing Company’s Women’s Global Leadership Conference to Address Key Issues Facing the Energy Industry

On November 13 and 14, Gulf Publishing Company will host over 1,000 businesswomen, executives and industry leaders from top energy companies worldwide for the Fourth Annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference in Energy & Technology at the Westin Galleria in Houston. This two-day event is devoted exclusively to providing a forum for women... 

Award-winning Geologist to Announce Hi-Tech Inventions for Smooth Transition to Greener World and Sustainable Economy

Kenneth Hsu Consulting (KHC) announce a Press & Investor Conference at The Geological Society of London on 30th October 2008 at 10am (doors open 9.45am) to present the company’s technological inventions, to alleviate the global water, energy, environmental, climate and economic crises. Wasteful exploitation of Earth’s resources and... 

AltaRock Energy Finalizes Deal with Weyerhaeuser to Explore Engineered Geothermal System (EGS) Potential on 667,000 Acres in California, Oregon and Washington

AltaRock Energy Inc. announced it had finalized agreements with Weyerhaeuser Company and the Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation allowing it to explore the potential for developing geothermal projects in California, Oregon, and Washington. The geothermal rights, totaling nearly 667,000 acres, include approximately 25,400 acres in Northern California, 378,500... 

Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability to Host Rain Bird’s Ninth Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Summit

Rain Bird®, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, announced today that it has partnered with Arizona State University’s (ASU’s) Global Institute of Sustainability to discuss sustainability and global water-scarcity issues at the upcoming Intelligent Use of Water Summit IX. Scheduled for September 3, 2008 at...