Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 07 December 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English
When people talk about energy independence, they are often referring to the U.S. not having to rely on other countries to provide our energy supply. Here’s what energy independence should mean: individual freedom from big corporations and price manipulation.
Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 23 November 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English
Australia has enough geothermal energy in “hot rocks” to replace coal and gas many times over, a study has found.
Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 11 November 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English
A tender for a 1,000-megawatt wind farm signals intent by the Egyptian government to meet its ambitious target for tapping renewable energy sources.
Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 27 October 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: Energia, English
Although not technically “renewable” in the sense that resources may be depleted if not managed effectively, geothermal resources present a very clean, reliable and abundant source of energy, and its unique advantages make geothermal a particularly attractive clean energy option. Geothermal remains largely misunderstood as a power source. But it offers one of the cleanest [...]
Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 20 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on 30 May that Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and Europe’s biggest, would shutter all of its 17 nuclear power plants between 2015 and 2022, an extraordinary commitment, given that they currently produce about 28 percent of the country’s electricity.