oil and gas

Recently India concluded its hosting of the world’s largest international forum promoting methane capture and use.

Despite the recession, U.S. Geothermal energy capacity expanded by a robust six percent in 2009, due to six new geothermal plants which came online, adding 176.68 megawatts (MW) of capacity.

T. Boone Pickens: sounds like a name for a cartoon character from Looney Tunes. But the man has made a fortune for himself in the world of energy, and at one time appeared to be looking to the renewable sector as well.

The Green Revolution is on and it will be televised. Simply put, green jobs are not just hot, they’re on fire.

Awhile back, Ron Pernick of Clean Edge wrote an article in which he outlined six aggressive federal policy changes required for the U.S. to take a leading role in clean energy.

Welcome to the end of the work week.  Congratulations, you have successfully navigated through the sticky web of work, yet again.  And, as a reward EnergyBoom has compiled all the best renewable energy and technology stories into one place, so you can ease on into relaxation mode much quicker.

The one thing that may put renewable energies like solar power over the top in the future is not price, efficiency, or even the size of environmental footprints, but merely the fact that oil and gas reserves are becoming increasingly uncertain.

No longer rhetoric for political platforms, cleantech jobs have become a viable and important reality for the American economy.

A new report from research firm Clean Edge, Inc. reveals how the cleantech industry has become one of the key markets for growth and job creation.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $338 million for the exploration and development of new geothermal fields and research into advanced geothermal technologies.

This past week, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) launched a £3.5 million study into potential sites for offshore carbon storage around the UK.