Energy efficient renovations could save Bragg $1.5 million

Fort Bragg expects to save more than $1.5 million in energy costs each year as it renovates aging buildings, according to a report that highlighted Department of Defense energy initiatives.

Fort Bragg is one of several installations mentioned in the 88-page report released last week entitled "From Barracks to the Battlefield: Clean Energy Innovation and America's Armed Forces" from the Pew Charitable Trust.

Oil & Gas - China investing to secure energy supply

Energy security is becoming a priority for economies around the world, not least the world’s biggest energy consumer, China. It will be responsible for most of the 36% increase in global energy demand by 2035, says the International Energy Agency.

It’s therefore not surprising that the the Financial Times reported that Chinese oil and gas companies — PetroChina and its parent company China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC), China’s National Offshore Oil Co (CNOOC) and Sinopec — were responsible for 20% of global mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas sector last year.

Fuel and energy focus of Energy review

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy, in a quadrennial review, said strategies aimed are revamping the fuel and energy sector are key factors in energy security.

The Energy Department said energy security and U.S. market competitiveness could increase with better vehicle efficiency, alternative fuels and the use of electrical vehicles in the light-duty fleet.

Customers willing to pay more for energy security claim IET

The vast majority of people are worried enough about energy security to be willing to pay more to guarantee it, new research reveals.

According to new research by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), released today (September 26), claims despite rocketing bills energy security is still a huge concern.

Land grab for renewable energy production could impact beef capacity

Rising demand for the dominant form of renewable energy worldwide – wood – could drive yet more foreign acquisitions of land, particularly in developing countries where food insecurity is rising and land rights are weak, researchers say.

In a recent briefing paper, the International Institute for Environment and Development warned that this new trend needed greater public scrutiny and debate.

Renewable energy sector still a bright spot, says DoE

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Energy said renewable energy remained an attractive investment destination in the country, as it vowed to push for the massive use of these resources to ensure national energy security.

Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras, however, admitted there was a need to pace the installation of renewable energy facilities, explaining that “each technology has its inherent economic and technical characteristics and must be applied to specific local realities.”

Canada’s energy minister: Keystone XL critics threaten ‘security’

Toronto - Hollywood celebrities and prominent international voices against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline threaten Canada's "security" and hinder the government's goal of being the dominant energy supplier for North America, states a leading Canadian official.

Joe Oliver, Canada’s energy minister, is taking on critics of the proposed $7 billion pipeline planned to run from Alberta to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast. “Criticism of the oil sands - and now the proposed Keystone XL pipeline - is a major concern for us, with implications for our energy industry, our economy and our energy security,” Oliver told a Toronto business audience on Friday, according to Reuters.