By LES BLUMENTHAL - McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has proposed a 25 percent cut in the research and development budget for one of the most promising renewable energy sources in the Northwest - wave and tidal power.
At the same time the White House sought an 82 percent increase in solar [...]
IRVING, Texas, Nov 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Turkey B.V., has signed an agreement with Turkish national oil company, TA 1/4rkiye Petrolleri Anonim OrtaklAAYA (TPAO), to explore in two large deepwater blocks offshore Turkey, marking ExxonMobil’s entry into Black Sea exploration.
ExxonMobil will become [...]
Geothermal energy could provide up to 15 percent of Dublin’s hot water and heating in the next five to seven years, according to an industry figure.
Padraig Hanley, a geothermal contractor, told the Geothermal Association’s of Ireland’s annual conference that tests in the Newcastle area showed 10,000 homes could benefit from heat from deep underground, the [...]
By Sarah Thompson
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks rallied, led by energy producers, as investors speculated the recent rout in commodity shares is overdone. BP Plc, Europe’s second-largest oil company, and Anglo American Plc gained.
The benchmark FTSE 100 Index added 150.38, or 3.6 percent, to 4,319.59 at 12:25 p.m., trimming its decline this week to [...]
By Sarah Thompson
Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks rose for a second day, led by energy producers, after China unveiled a $586 billion plan to stimulate the world’s biggest contributor to economic growth, and oil and copper prices rallied.
BP Plc, Europe’s second-largest oil company, and Rio Tinto Group, led the advance. British Airways Plc jumped [...]
By Sarah Thompson
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks rallied for the first time in three days as investors bought shares in energy producers and financial companies after the FTSE 100 Index traded at the cheapest relative to earnings this decade.
BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc climbed more than 8 percent after oil advanced [...]
DUBLIN, Ireland, Oct 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Argentina Oil and Gas Markets Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2020″ country profile to their offering.
This profile is the essential source for top-level energy industry data and information. The report provides an overview of each of the [...]
ANCASTER, ONTARIO–(MARKET WIRE)–Sep 19, 2008 — Cleanfield Energy Corp (”Cleanfield”) a subsidiary of Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. (CDNX:AIR.V - News) announces their first European installation of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines with Sustainable Energy Systems of Sligo, Ireland.
“Having completed our first installation in Ireland is a great achievement for Cleanfield, and represents a tremendous opportunity to [...]
