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
Climate change is generally attributed to carbon emissions, and efforts to reduce carbon emissions tend to focus on clean energy sources such as wind or…
The Desertec Foundation has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) to plan, promote, and implement an Asian supergrid…
The idea of climate change affecting the planet is hardly contested anymore; the evidence is fairly conclusive. As the planet warms up, sea levels are…
Chevron is facing some very tough times in South America and this year could be telling for the success of their continued business in the…
The Sanctions imposed upon Iran by the US and EU in response to Iran’s nuclear program, have not been as effective as was hoped. However,…
The UK government has decided to open the HQ of its Green Investment Bank (GIB) in Edinburgh, Scotland. Vince Cable, the UK business secretary, announced…
Electricity from solar power is produced via photovoltaic cells in solar panels, or mirrors reflecting the suns energy onto giant solar towers. But a team…
The fire has finally gone out at Chevron’s Funiwa natural gas rig off the coast of Nigeria. It started back in January when equipment failure…
Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which killed 11 workers and released 4.9 million barrels of oil into…
Despite global economic difficulties over the last few years, investment in renewable energy projects has increased and in 2010 actually surpassed investments in fossil fuel…
Whilst it may not be a thought that often crosses your mind, sewage plants and the water treatment service as a whole uses a lot…
Mongolia is an East Asian country about the size of Alaska, with vast potential for wind energy due to the large unpopulated plains that make…
War against Iran seems imminent as both the US and UK military commands ask for more funding to increase the preparation and deployment of military…
This week the Energy Department’s program for long-shot technologies, ARPA-E, is hosting a convention in Washington where teams of inventors can display their ideas to…
Due to fears over the situation in Iran, amongst other things, oil prices are at a nine month high, and petrol prices are also at…
In order to meet domestic energy demand, and outsource clean energy to nearby Europe, Morocco started to invest in new energy sources, such as wind…
As the US and EU trade sanctions draw closer Iran are looking to secure increased export volumes to their largest customers in Asia. China, the…
Following the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 causing one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters since Chernobyl at the Fukushima nuclear power…
The Gaza Strip is in the middle of an energy crisis that is close to developing into a full blown humanitarian crisis as their only…
In January President Barack Obama delayed any decisions on the Keystone XL Pipeline, citing that he needed more time to assess the environmental impacts. He…