2015 Event Elon Musk, head of Tesla Motors, announces the formation of Tesla Energy, a producer of large batteries for storage of generated renewable energy in homes and businesses 2015 Event Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, is sued by the E.U. for antitrust violations, including seeking control of pipelines in exchange for gas, charging steep prices, and limiting gas flows to nations beyond eastern Europe 2015 Event The International Energy Agency estimates that oil prices will remain relatively low for the next five years, potentially dipping this year to an average of $55/barrel before increasing to about $73/barrel by the year 2020 2014 Event The E.U. plans to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent compared to 1990 levels and increase renewables to 27 percent of all energy sources; environmentalists claim larger targets are needed 2014 Event The U.S. and the European Union impose additional sanctions on Russia, focusing on restrictions related to the nation's military, energy, and financial sectors 2014 Event Arseny Yatseniuk, prime minister of Ukraine, submits his resignation in frustration over inaction of the parliament to address energy needs and military funding 2014 Event The Chinese and Russian state energy companies, Gazprom and CPNC, respectively, have entered a deal for Russia to supply China with natural gas; the deal provides a market for Russian gas as European countries seek to reduce their dependence due to Russia's actions 2014 Event German company Linde begins constructing a facility to convert wind power to hydrogen; the plant will help Germany in its efforts to increase reliance on renewable energy sources 2014 Event Greenpeace releases its annual energy efficiency report praising several Internet companies, including Apple, which scored poorly a couple of years ago; Amazon was noted as lagging behind in use of renewable energy for its data centers 2014 Event Exxon Mobil takes the initiative among energy companies to disclose its plans for dealing with climate change in response to a 2013 shareholder resolution; the company's move may set a standard for other energy companies to follow 2014 Event GE is focusing on development of wind power in Japan, seeing an opportunity for the nation to expand its renewable energy portfolio after Fukushima; GE has designed a wind turbine capable of weathering the country's distinct weather challenges 2014 Event The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, now the world's largest solar energy plant, opens in the Mojave Desert; the $2.2 billion plant, owned by Google, NRG Energy, and BrightSource energy, spans five square miles and can provide power to 140,000 homes 2012 Event Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Islam should join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 2012 Event The 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, Iran, closes with a 60-page final document focusing on Iran's nuclear energy program and the Palestinian issue, with no mention of the civil war in Syria 2012 Event Sequoia, IMB's Blue Gene/Q system installed at the Department of Energy becomes the world's fastest supercomputer 2012 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announces it will end talks with Iran; chief inspector Herman Nackaerts says there has been no progress 2012 Event International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Yukiya Amano, goes to Tehran to convince the Iran's government to co-operate with the IAEA 2011 Event According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 2010 greenhouse gas levels are higher than a worst case scenario set by climate experts in 2007 2011 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency calls for a summit to discuss concerns about nuclear safety following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 2010 Event Thousands of Venezuelan protesters demonstrate for and against President Hugo Chavez' policies surrounding energy shortages and currency revaluation 1994 Death Dixy Lee Ray, chairwoman (US Atomic Energy Commission), dies at 79 1979 Event 100,000 demonstrate in Bonn against nuclear energy 1979 Event 5 day MUSE concert against nuclear energy opens at MSG, New York 1979 Event 1st recorded occurrance-comet hits sun (energy=1 mil hydrogen bombs) 1978 Event "Sun Day" - solar energy events are held in US 1977 Event Department Of Energy established 1977 Event High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit 1977 Event President Carter establishes Department of Energy 1974 Death Lewis L Strauss, head U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (1953-58), dies at 78 1973 Event Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure 1973 Event OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms 1957 Event International Atomic Energy Agency formed by U.N. 1956 Event U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved 1955 Event Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy 1955 Event 1st electric power generated from atomic energy sold commercially 1954 Event Atomic Energy Commission voted against reinstating Dr. J Robert Oppenheimer 1952 Event U.S. airplanes bomb energy centers at Yalu, Korea 1951 Event 1st battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced 1949 Event 1st museum devoted exclusively to atomic energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 1947 Event Atomic Energy Commission confirmed 1946 Event President Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) 1940 Birthday Dawid J "Dawie" de Villiers, South African minister of energy, 1989- 1902 Birthday Geoffrey W. Lloyd, British minister of Brandstoffen/Energy, 1951-55 1873 Birthday Johannes V Jensen, Denmark, novelist/poet, Energy Storage, Nobel 1944 1818 Birthday James Prescott Joule, physicist, discovered conservation of energy
