The average price of lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles fell 14 percent in the past year as production capacity exceeded demand, Bloomberg New Energy Finance...
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Japan utilities use record LNG in 2011 on idle reactors
Japanese power providers said they used record amounts of liquefied natural gas last year to replace nuclear generation.
Siemens says wind industry must cut costs rapidly
COPENHAGEN, April 16 (Reuters) - The wind industry must cut costs rapidly to stay competitive and boost its unacceptably low margins, the head of German conglomerate...
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Executive order creates task force to ensure domestic nat gas development is "safe and responsible"
President Obama signed an executive order establishing a high-level task force to coordinate federal oversight of domestic natural gas development.
Total to spend over $300 mln on Uganda exploration
KAMPALA, April 13 (Reuters) - French oil company Total plans to spend over $300 million in 2012 on exploration in Uganda where small-scale commercial oil production is...
A123 gets more time to use DOE grant money
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Canada unveils new heavy-vehicle emissions rules
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China's Xinjiang Goldwind says Q1 profit could be wiped out
HONG KONG, April 13 (Reuters) - China's second-biggest wind turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co said it expects first-quarter net profit to...
Study links ocean acidification to oyster die-offs
Oyster hatcheries along the Washington and Oregon coastlines began experiencing calamitous die-offs beginning in 2006. Scientists suspected they were because of increased...
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