BURNT HILLS, NEW YORK - Some U.S. energy experts say the push to lower the price of compact fluorescent light bulbs has led manufacturers to use cheap components. "Somebody decides to save a little ...

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - EU plans for curbing emissions will hand utilities windfall profits of up to 71 billion euros ($111.5 billion) between 2008 and 2012 even as they burn highly polluting coal, ...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - California will create a $600 million think tank to fight global warming, funded by a 25- or 30-cent surcharge on customers' electrical and gas bills, the state Public ...

PARIS, FRANCE - Saudi Arabia's oil minister slammed biofuels, saying they did not protect the environment or help supply security, but added solar power had to be considered one of the best clean ...

BEIJING, CHINA - China's output of solar cells jumped to more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in 2008, accounting for 44% of the world's total. In 2008, the global output of solar cells reached 6.85 GW, which ...

NORTHERN ALBERTA - Environmentalists demanding an end to global warming are calling on the world's governments to adopt clean, zero-emission energy. But mention "nuclear power" - one of the safest ...

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - General Motors Corp. said its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline (100 kilometres per litre) in city driving, more than four times ...

UNITED KINGDOM - The nuclear industry is in talks with the government to thrash out a solution to insurance problems that threaten to undermine plans to build at least eight new power stations by 2023 ...

SWITZERLAND - Switzerlandbased FZ Sonick SA favours energy storage over private electric vehicles to provide the boom market for salt battery production, the recently formed companys managing director ...

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - Power Solutions has engineered and installed an 8 kilowatt (DC) solar power system on the new firehouse at 2323 Pruneridge Ave, Santa Clara. The building was designed by the ...

ROME, ITALY - Major Italian utility Enel SpA, in partnership with Electricite de France SA EDF, started a market survey back in January to evaluate the abilities of the Italian firms involved in the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Growing power consumption and the U.S. administrationÂ’s plan to rely more heavily on renewable generation sources will increase the demand on AmericaÂ’s already overloaded ...