Danish utility DONG Energy has announced plans for a 300 MW biomass power plant in Hull, UK.

Drax, owner of the UK's biggest power plant, has warned that it may drop plans to build three dedicated 300 MW biomass units because of uncertainty over government policy on long-term subsidies

President Obama and several cabinet members, along with a bipartisan group of governors, held a meeting Feb. 3 to discuss ways to incorporate more biofuels and emissions technology into means of lowering the United States' dependence on foreign oil.

A study, Fueling North America's Energy Future: The Unconventional Natural Gas Revolution and the Carbon Agenda, says that shale gas, the expansion of natural gas resources, could augment natural gas supply and open competition among different energy sources.

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.9 percent in 2008 thanks to rising oil prices and the economic recession, according to a draft report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Clipper Windpower named Mauricio Quintana the company's new president and CEO, replacing Doug Pertz, who announced his resignation after serving two years in the position.

Flowserve Corp said the State Nuclear Power Engineering Co. Ltd. in China has ordered $15 million worth of safety-related globe and gate valves and Flowserve Limitorque actuators for two nuclear power plants in the country.

Turkey is planning to sell off nine groups of power stations, government sources said, as the country tries to boost state revenues and private investment in its energy sector.