The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): An effort to make natural resources benefit all

During the EITI Global Conference in Paris March 2011, the current EITI Board was formed consisting of 20 members representing implementing countries, supporting countries, civil society organisations, and industry and investment companies     more...

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): Global standard for transparency in oil, gas and mining

An effort to make natural resources benefit all. 3.5 billion people live in countries rich in oil, gas and minerals. With good governance the exploitation of these resources can generate large revenues to foster growth and reduce poverty     more...

Applied Science Factor: Answer to Grand Challenges for Science and the Imagination. Part 2

How do remarkable properties of matter emerge from complex correlations of the atomic or electronic constituents and how can we control these properties?     more...

Applied Science Factor: Answer to Grand Challenges for Science and the Imagination. Part 1

The Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (BESAC) report, Directing Matter and Energy: Five Challenges for Science and the Imagination was the culmination of a series of BES-sponsored workshops that began in 2001     more...

Vital Force Powering American and World Innovations: US National Laboratories and Technology Centers

Energy is the vital force powering American and world economies. United States spends over 500 billion dollars annually on energy. The Department of Energy invests in research to develop sustainable sources which diminish dependence     more...

World Alternative Energy Market Leaders

Active Power, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets battery-free power quality products that are designed to provide the consistent, reliable electric power required by the digital economy     more...

Players at the world energy market: US National Laboratories

U.S Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that more than $327 million in new funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will go toward scientific research     more...

Today help that one, who tomorrow will help all: DOE establishes 46 EFRC Energy Frontier Research Centers

To implement the collective recommendations, the Office of Basic Energy Sciences is using two complementary approaches: multi-investigator research via the Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) and a significant enhancement in single-investigator and small-group projects     more...

Joint Ukraine-Japan projects on modernization of the enterprises

On April 2 of 2009, chaired by Deputy Minister Serhii Hryshchenko, a meeting was held with representatives of a Japanese company, Mitsubishi to tackle implementation of provisions of the Memorandum of intentions on realization of joint Ukraine-Japan projects on modernization of the enterprises of mining and smelting and chemical complexes, energy machine-building     more...

Ukrainian Methane Centre and Special State Program of Mine Gas Extraction and Utilisation are planned DOE

The NAER plans to create a Specialized Methane Centre and special state program of extraction of methane gas and its use for industrial purposes.     more...