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SAN JOSE, California - Silicon Valley start-up Bloom Energy on Wednesday unveiled a new fuel cell technology that can power buildings, positioning the energy generators as an alternative to the electricity grid. Questions, however, remain about the long-term adoption and ...
HOUSTON, Feb 9 - Coal stockpiles at U.S. power plants fell 1.8 percent this week but remained 10.9 percent greater than the same week last year, Genscape said Tuesday. U.S. generators, which rely on coal to fuel about half of U.S. electricity production, had 60 days worth of coal ...
PERTH, Feb 24 - Xstrata Plc (XTA.L) offer Japan's Chubu Electric (9502.T) annual thermal coal contracts starting in April at $100 a tonne, up about 43 percent from the settled price last year, two sources said on Wednesday. "The Xstrata guys are in town at the moment and they ...
LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO - Technology to generate energy by harnessing the earth's inner heat is finally getting respect and looks on track to test ways to expand the industry, thanks to new U.S. government funding. But steep startup costs and financing remain barriers, and new ...
LONDON, Feb 23 - Oil and gas explorer Dragon Oil (DGO.L)(DGO.I) said it was hopeful of progress on a gas sales deal in Turkmenistan this year but would also diversify into other areas as lower oil prices led to a 30 percent fall in 2009 profit. Turkmenistan-focused Dragon said on ...
HOUSTON, Feb 23 - Coal stockpiles at U.S. power plants declined 1.2 percent this week but remained 3.6 percent larger than the same week last year, Genscape said Tuesday. U.S. generators, who rely on coal to fuel about half of U.S. electricity production, had 56 days worth of ...
SAN FRANCISCO - Oilfield services leader Schlumberger Ltd aims to gain market share in shale gas drilling with its purchase of rival Smith International Inc, and expects few antitrust hurdles for the takeover. Investors' belief in the deal's potential gained traction on Monday, ...
WELLINGTON, Feb 23 - New Zealand's largest listed power company, Contact Energy Ltd. (CEN.NZ), reported a more than threefold increase in first half net profit on Tuesday. The energy retailer made a net profit of NZ$88.1 million ($61.6 million) in the six months to Dec 31, ...
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 22 - African Rainbow Minerals (ARIJ.J) expects to focus its diversification strategy on coal and copper, with a new coal mine envisaged within the next three to four years, head of its coal unit said on Monday. Mangisi Gule said the growing power demand in the ...
SHANGHAI, Feb 22 - China's coal imports in January fell 2 percent to 16.07 million tonnes from the prior month's all-time peak, but that was still more than five times the year-ago level, according to official customs data. China's coal imports hit a record of 16.38 million ...
RIYADH, Feb. 29 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said his country seeks further energy cooperation with Saudi Arabia, terming the Gulf kingdom as "reliable partner" in meeting his country's energy needs. "We believe that conditions are ripe for moving beyond a ...
KIEV, Feb 29 - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is expected to discuss the transit of Russian gas with European Union leaders on Monday on a visit signalling a desire for more balanced ties with Russia and Europe. Yanukovich, who said in his inaugural speech last week that ...
TEHRAN, Feb 29 - Iran could make European countries suffer by cutting off energy supplies and can target any adversary with its missiles, a senior Iranian military official said on Sunday. Iran is locked in dispute with the United States and its allies over its nuclear energy ...
BEIJING, Feb 25 - China's energy use in generating each dollar of gross domestic product fell 2.2 percent in 2009, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. The decline was well below a drop of 4.59 percent in 2008 and 4.2 percent in 2007. China set a goal of cutting ...
BANGALORE, Feb 25 - Oil and natural gas exploration and production companies including Continental Resources Inc (CLR.N) and Plains Exploration and Production Co (PXP.N) forecast higher spending for 2010 as they bank on higher hydrocarbon prices and increased drilling activity. ...
ISTANBUL, Feb 25 - Sabanci Holding (SAHOL.IS) will make 80 percent of its investments in the energy sector this year and it will be involved in future power distribution tenders, its Chief Executive Ahmet Dorduncu said on Thursday. He also said the company's increase in operating ...
MOSCOW, Feb 25 - Russia's Gazprom (GAZP.MM) might control a new gas company to be created out of three already existing firms, the daily Kommersant reported on Thursday. Gazprom would have a 51 percent stake in the company, while the rest would be split between independent gas ...
p> 2 25 The maker of Poligrip denture cream will stop making formulas containing zinc amid lawsuits claiming years of excessive use caused neurological damage and blood problems in consumers, allegedly crippling some. GlaxoSmithKline will stop making and marketing Super Poligrip ...
MOSCOW, Mar 2 - Russian oil production rose in February to 10.08 million barrels per day from 10.04 million barrels per day in January 2010, an Energy Ministry official data showed on Tuesday. Natural gas production rose in February to 2.07 billion cubic meters (bcm) per day, ...
ASHGABAT, March 2 - Turkmenistan, Central Asia's largest gas producer, said on Tuesday it expected foreign energy investment, which is almost all under production sharing agreements (PSAs), to rise by more than 46 percent this year. The former Soviet republic's PSA partners ...
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