Category: Renewables Alternative Energy

Energy IPOs

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 13, 2011

LRR Energy and Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Open; Smith Electric Vehicles and PBR Energy file.

Solar Power in Orbit

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 13, 2011

Could the entire globe be powered by orbiting solar plants? The International Academy of Astronautics' study finds out.

Oil Gains As Eurozone Fears Ease

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 10, 2011

As the debt problems in Europe diminish and affected nations reach solutions, oil prices and demand continue to rise.

Keystone XL Postponed

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 10, 2011

As left- and right-wing activists unite against TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline, the State Department has decided to postpone the project.

More Important Than Europe: China and Rare Earths

Written by Nick Hodge
Posted November 9, 2011

So the moral of the story is this: Whatever China is talking about doing five years from now is 20% to 40% more valuable than what's actually happening in the rest of the world today.

Crude Oil Futures Rise

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 9, 2011

Greece and Italy have decided to take more action towards solving their financial woes, and have sought help from economists to chip away at their massive debt.

Solar Cell and Microchip Costs Set to Decrease

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 9, 2011

Polysilicon prices have decreased to $33 per kilogram from $475 per kilogram just three years ago, reports Bloomberg.

Warnings from the IEA: Oil Price Increase and Irreversible Global Climate Change

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 9, 2011

Oil prices may shoot to $150 per barrel, and the IEA reports the world is already producing 80% of its "carbon budget." Change must happen.

Drilling for Oil Off the Coast of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 7, 2011

The new drilling program has been created to reduce U.S. oil imports one third by 2025.

Major Oil Discovery in Argentina

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 7, 2011

Repsol made its discovery in a huge shale oil deposit in the Vaca Muerta basin of Argentina's Neuquen province. The find is reported to have about 927 million barrels of recoverable oil and natural...

Incandescent Light Bulbs Will Soon Be Part of the Past

Written by Brian Hicks
Posted November 7, 2011

Both China and the U.S. are phasing out entirely high-wattage incandescent lights and will eventually place a ban on lower-wattage incandescent lights as well. However, some Americans say this ban...

Rare Earth Strategic Reserve on the Way?

Written by Brianna Panzica
Posted November 6, 2011

As China begins to cut the world off from its rare earths, other methods of obtaining the resources are necessary.