Two power plants to create 1,000 jobs in Yorkshire

Two new power stations are to be built in Yorkshire creating more than 1,000 jobs, the government has announced.

More government grey skies for solar power?

Geothermal Engineering's receipt of £6m from the Regional Growth Fund this week was the second bit of good news for Cornwall's renewable energy community in less than a fortnight.

New plans for energy firm bases in Aberdeen area

Three energy firms have announced major plans to establish new offices in the outskirts of Aberdeen.

Oil up to near $95 on improving US economy, Greece

Oil prices rose to near $95 a barrel Friday, boosted by signs the U.S. economy may be improving and hopes that the cancellation of a Greek referendum clears the way for the country's financial rescue.

IAEA: China urges UN atomic watchdog to be tough

China has urged the UN's nuclear watchdog to help developing nations to build safer power stations.

Alberta oil sands producers ‘distracted from ambition and creativity’

Dr. Alan Knight advises the Virgin Group on sustainable development and directs the $25-million Virgin Earth Challenge, an initiative to develop technology to recycle CO2 direct from the air into commercially viable products. He will be speaking about the initiative at the Global Clean Energy Conference in Calgary on November 2.

Dr. Knight has nearly 20 years’ experience of working with global and national companies and governments on sustainability. He is a founder of the Global Association of Corporate Sustainability Officers (GACSO) and a visiting professor at the Exeter University Business School and a Senior Associate of the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership. He was awarded the OBE in June 1998.

Cuba eases curbs to boost food output

Cuba is easing communist rules and nudging its agriculture toward a market economy model as part of a stepped-up government effort to boost food production.