ENERGY

The move is a major breakthrough for Japan, which has been relying on fuel and coal imports for power for almost a year now.

The dumping of liquid waste and pollutants into the world's largest freshwater lake has been identified as the root cause of the problem.

Analysts say talk of Sharp selling its Recurrent Energy subsidiary come amid record-breaking growth in the U.S. solar sector.

The Japanese electronics firm already stopped its U.S. and U.K. solar panel production lines earlier this year.

British lawyers urged the U.S. Supreme Court to review its finding that BP has to keep compensating companies for oil spill damage.

Major energy companies in the storm-hit state said that tens of thousands of its customers have been left without electricity.

BP's technology chief told Bloomberg Television that the Thursday ruling won't hamper its investment in deepwater drilling.

Nebraska lawyers are challenging a February ruling that invalidated the Keystone XL's proposed 300-mile route through the state.

Though she didn't offer specifics, the prospective presidential candidate called on businesses and politicians to confront climate change.

Clinton is addressing "clean energy" leaders Thursday, while Christie appealed to oil and gas players in a Wednesday speech.

Royal Dutch Shell is among the first companies to try to tap the Utica shale formation in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Billions in claims are now at stake after a U.S. judge ruled Thursday that BP acted with gross negligence in 2010's Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Major gas finds in Mozambique and Tanzania in particular could spur an East African boom, if countries can overcome production challenges.

The North Carolina-based utility will own 40 percent of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will cut through the Marcellus and Utica shale gas basins.

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European Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger spoke to fears that Russia could cut off Europe's natural gas supplies in the winter.

The average price at the pump is $3.45 per gallon, but prices vary widely by region.

Questions about missing oil funds run rampant in Nigeria, but the group tasked with policing the industry is struggling to do its job.

Continuing global investments in fossil fuel-fired power plants are undermining efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.

Oil companies are increasingly leaning on railroads to ship crude as pipeline capacity fails to keep up with demand.

The currency switch is a protective measure for Russia, since U.S. dollars can be tracked and controlled by American officials.

The approach would allow Obama to sidestep Congress in joining a global pact to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Royal Dutch Shell and other foreign companies are selling off their Nigerian oil assets, leaving room for local firms to gain ground.

U.S. intelligence and anti-terrorism finance experts say the Islamic State could be raising more than $2 million a day.

Tesla Motors has greatly expanded its production capacity -- and there are no cash registers in the cafeterias.

In a letter to the Obama administration, attorneys general from 13 states said proposed power plant emissions standards need to be refiled.

The civil suit by Mikio Watanabe claimed that Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc (Tepco) was to blame for the July 2011 death of his wife.

Calgary pipeline company Enbridge has at least two projects underway to boost tar sands oil shipments.

The Cambridge, Massachusetts, energy storage firm once received a $4 million Department of Energy grant to develop an “artificial leaf.”