Berlin - The German city of Bonn is vying to host a new global energy organisation, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the government announced Wednesday.
IRENA, whose purpose is to promote renewable energy, will advise industrialised and developing nations on ways of reducing their dependency on oil, coal and gas.
The organization will come into existence January 26 at a conference in Bonn. Around 80 countries have announced their intention to join, half of whom plan to attend the signing of the founding articles in the former German capital.
Washington , Jan 15 : A national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities in the Us has revealed that many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to.
It was recently informed by Reliance Industries (RIL) that it is facing "irreparable harm and injury." The blame for it is being put on a resource crunch caused by investments into the Krishna-Godavari basin. 
India would get additional quantity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar in the first six months of 2009. The country is likely to get six cargoes from February this year. 
Kiev - Ukraine's natural gas monopoly Naftogaz Ukrainy on Wednesday made Russia a detailed offer on Europe energy shipments, suggesting an immediate return to pre-crisis volumes.
