Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Oct 23, 2014 - Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered exceptional properties in a garnet material that could enable development of higher-energy battery designs.
Washington (UPI) Oct 23, 2014 - Action beyond hitting the Islamic State's oil revenues with bombs in Syria is needed if the campaign is to succeed, a peace advocacy group said.
New York (UPI) Oct 23, 2014 - An expected cut in Saudi crude oil production and reports of higher U.S. output helped keep the price for West Texas Intermediate above $80 in Thursday trading.
London (UPI) Oct 23, 2014 - As the European Union looks to set new emissions reduction targets in Brussels, the United Kingdom is coming off a significant energy production milestone. Thanks to the onslaught of high winds brought by Hurricane Gonzalo, wind turbines outproduced nuclear power plants on Tuesday - supplying 14.2 percent of all electricity to nuclear's 13.2 percent.
Moscow (UPI) Oct 22, 2014 - Geopolitical tensions over Ukraine are a result of Western efforts to preserve long-standing regional divisions, the Russian foreign minister said Wednesday.
Beijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2014 - The soaring, grimy chimneys of the coal-fired power station have belched the last of their choking fumes into Beijing's air, authorities say - but experts doubt the plan will ease the capital's smog.
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 22, 2014 - US aircraft maker Boeing has set up a facility with a Chinese firm to transform waste cooking oil - the source of repeated food safety scandals - into jet fuel, it said Wednesday.
New York (UPI) Oct 22, 2014 - Brent crude oil prices for December delivery continued their rally, inching closer to the $87 per barrel mark in trading Wednesday.
Washington (UPI) Oct 22, 2014 - The amount of carbon dioxide emitted from energy use in the United States increased last year because of the brutal winter, the Energy Department said.
Los Angeles (UPI) Oct 22, 2014 - More than 30 percent of Californians living near oil and gas wells reside in areas already heavily polluted, the Natural Resources Defense Council said.
The Hague, Netherlands (UPI) Oct 22, 2014 - Shell announced Wednesday it made a substantial discovery of natural gas in the deep waters off the coast of the West African nation of Gabon.
Paris (UPI) Oct 22, 2014 - French energy company Total said Wednesday it named former refining director Patrick Pouyanne as chief executive following the death of Christophe de Margerie.
Abu Dhabi (AFP) Oct 22, 2014 - Abu Dhabi energy company Masdar said Wednesday it will build a 50-megawatt wind farm in neighbouring Oman that will provide 16,000 homes with clean energy.
Washington (UPI) Oct 21, 2014 - A report on the impacts of crude oil exports reinforces the industry view that trade barriers are curbing U.S. influence, the American Petroleum Institute said.
Tianjin, China (SPX) Oct 21, 2014 - After conducting an investigation about the current state of the operation of medium voltage distribution grids and the integration of distributed generation (DG) of renewable resources across China
New York (UPI) Oct 21, 2014 - Brent and West Texas Intermediate for November delivery both showed gains in trading Tuesday, with Brent showing sustained growth from an earlier session.
