The US faces a severe energy crisis and needs a new strategy to prevent supply falling far behind demand, Spencer Abraham, the US energy secretary said. The energy sector in the US, the world's

The Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES) will open 'Aditya solar shops' in Madurai and Coimbatore to popularise energy-saving devices and alternative energy

Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras stepped up efforts to save the world's biggest offshore oil rig on Saturday and prevent environmental damage after a series of blasts sent it tilting into the ocean

The Rajasthan State Power Corporation Ltd (RSPC) has put up three wind energy demonstration projects in the state with a view to attract private investment in harnessing huge potential of power

Cogema, France's state controlled nuclear reprocessing company, has suffered a significant setback after a court forbade the unloading of a ship carrying spent nuclear fuel from Australia at the port

Taiwan's nuclear power industry suffered its worst safety system failure when back-up generators at the island's third nuclear power plant failed during a power cut.

The Niger River Delta, a fragile wetland of about 42,000 square miles produces 2 million barrels of crude oil a day and is worked by five multinational companies. It is home to about 7 million

There is perhaps no part of the coconut palm that does not find use in daily life. The utility list got an add-on when Nallattil Gopi of Kottakkal, Kerala, used coconut oil as a lubricant for his

An eco-friendly solar photovoltaic (SPV) power plant was commissioned yesterday by Bharat Heavy Electricals in Mousumi island in West Bengal. The 55 KV SPV plant, the largest in the state, will

Three power stations in Malaysia will start burning palm oil rather than diesel fuel next as part of government efforts to reduce the country's stockpile and raise the commodity's flagging price.