James Burgess studied Business Management at the University of Nottingham. He has worked in property development, chartered surveying, marketing, law, and accounts. He has also studied journalism and has written many articles over the years for a wide variety of sources.
James is the Deputy Editor of Oilprice.com
Back in 2009, as part of Obamas goal to expand domestic renewable energy sources, the Stillwater geothermal power plant was built in Fallon, Nevada, one…
As we continue to develop improved renewable energy sources, and in greater volumes, the next problem will be storage of the excess energy produced.Researchers in…
Japan, the third largest economy in the world, has relied on nuclear energy to provide 30% of its energy for four decades, but this weekend…
British energy officials have recently been on a trip to the United States, where on Monday, in Houston, Texas, they shared their dream of a…
In January Obama decided to reject TransCanada’s application for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline to transport crude from the oil sands in…
Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, BP, and other oil companies, have been developing more effective systems for…
Scientists from the University of California-San Diego, along with some colleagues based in Spain, have developed a new method for removing oil from water. They…
CEO’s representing a wide range of international solar photovoltaic companies have formed the first ever ‘Global Solar Council’ with the intention of expanding “the global…
As we all know by now, at the end of 2011 President Obama signed an act to impose trade sanctions on Iran in an effort…
I recently wrote an article about a hybrid propulsion system for cargo ships which used giant sails along with traditional diesel engines. International transport via…
Energy is used to run everything. Anything that moves or performs some function does so via the use of energy. Energy is never destroyed, but…
When we think of oil spills we tend to think of large slicks in the ocean, killing seabirds and damaging marine ecosystems. Following BP’s Deepwater…
For more than 30 years scientists around the world have been working on creating an artificial form of photosynthesis, with varying results. Licheng Sun, professor…
All ships used to travel around the world driven by the power of the wind buffeting against their sails. Nowadays cargo ships travel, admittedly much…
Car manufacturers are under increasing pressure to reduce the CO2 emissions released by their models, and this has lead most to start producing hybrid or…
Wells Fargo, the US banking giant, initially set itself a target to invest $1 billion in environmental projects by 2010; but it far outstripped this,…
Iceland is the only country in the world which can boast 100% renewable electricity, a fact that it is trying to exploit in attempts to…
It is nice at times to read about technological advancements, allowing ourselves to be amazed at the potential of the future. The following few ideas…
In direct response to National Opposition to Windfarms campaign, launched today, the wind trade body, RenewableUK released the results of a poll it commissioned to…
On Tuesday the Arizona based First Solar announced that it would stop all production at its German plant in Frankfurt and cut its global workforce…