Hi, this is my all things energy and electricity related website. I hope to create a useful source for anyone seeking information about renewable energy and energy efficiency. Energy and fuel price comparisons can also be made from energy.org.uk. The Renewable and sustainable energy resource site.


Most commodities end November with gains (AP)

Posted by admin

AP – Commodities wrapped up a strong November by posting price gains, especially metals and energy products.

Interior may force drillers to disclose chemicals (AP)

Posted by admin

AP – The Obama administration may require companies drilling for natural gas on public lands to disclose the chemicals being used in a technique called hydraulic fracturing.

Seneca Indian Nation pursues hydropower license (AP)

Posted by admin

AP – The Seneca Indian Nation is seeking control of a northern Pennsylvania hydropower operation in a move toward economic diversity that Seneca leaders say would also right a historic wrong.

Retail gasoline demand up 2.3 percent: Mastercard (Reuters)

Posted by admin

Reuters – Retail gasoline demand rose 2.3 percent last week from the week before but fell slightly year-on-year, tempered by winter weather and increased air travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse report showed on Tuesday.

Qatar renews call to link gas prices to oil (AFP)

Posted by admin

AFP – Gas-rich Qatar on Tuesday renewed calls by exporters of natural gas for a mechanism to link pricing for the commodity to oil prices to ensure stability in the market.

P-Noy called to lead energy revolution

Posted by admin

An international environmental group has called on the government Saturday to spearhead an energy revolution by increasing the use of renewable energy in the country to 50 percent by 2020. read more…

Power from the Sun: A Practical Guide to Solar Electricity

Posted by admin

Power from the Sun provides a basic understanding of electricity, solar energy and the sun, and solar site assessment. It discusses the types of photovoltaics (PVs) and PV systems, advances in PVs, charge controllers, inverters, batteries, … Dan Chiras is president of Sustainable Systems Design, Inc., a residential renewable energy and green building consulting firm, and is director of The Evergreen Institute’s Center for Renewable Energy and Green Building, …

EU invests €1.2bn in alternative energy infrastructure research …

Posted by admin

The recipients of the latest round of EU funding include a wind research facility in Denmark, a concentrated solar power installation in Spain, together with a nuclear research reactor in Belgium. ..

Lukoil posts 40 pct hike in Q3 net, at $2.8 Bln (AP)

Posted by admin

AP – Russia’s second-largest oil company, Lukoil, said Tuesday its net profit rose year-on-year by nearly 40 percent in the third quarter, to $2.8 billion, because of strong sales and higher oil prices.

Oil falls to near $85 ahead of US supply reports (AP)

Posted by admin

AP – Oil prices fell to near $85 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders looked to U.S.