Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Aug 29, 2014 - Recycled tires could see new life in lithium-ion batteries that provide power to plug-in electric vehicles and store energy produced by wind and solar, say researchers at the Department of Energy's
New York (AFP) Aug 29, 2014 - Royal Dutch Shell has submitted a new plan for drilling in the Arctic offshore Alaska, more than one year after halting its program following several embarrassing mishaps.
Fort Collins CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - Two Colorado State University researchers are examining how nanoparticles move underground, knowledge that could eventually help improve recovery in oil fields and discover where hydraulic fracking
Washington (UPI) Aug 28, 2014 - Gasoline prices in the United States should fall by at least 13 cents as demand wanes after the Labor Day holiday, the U.S. Energy Department said.
Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Aug 28, 2014 - Retreating jihadists set three wells ablaze at a northern Iraq oil field Thursday as they battled Kurdish forces who launched a major attack nearby, officials said.
Houston (UPI) Aug 28, 2014 - The Marcellus shale natural gas play is expected to draw in more than $100 billion in investments from operators, Wood Mackenzie says.
Golden CO (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - There's an old saying in the biofuels industry: You can make anything from lignin except money. But now, a new study may pave the way to challenging that adage. The study from the Energy Departmen
Moscow (UPI) Aug 28, 2014 - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said he was standing by European energy needs despite the ongoing turmoil in Ukraine.
Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - Scientists have developed what they believe is the thinnest-possible semiconductor, a new class of nanoscale materials made in sheets only three atoms thick. The University of Washington resea
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - New measurements of atomic-scale magnetic behavior in iron-based superconductors by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Vanderbilt University are challenging
Hamilton, Canada (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - The smart phone has changed our behavior, sometimes for the better as we are now able to connect and engage with many more people than ever before, sometimes for the worse in that we may have become
Austin, Texas (UPI) Aug 28, 2014 - A Texas energy regulator said it was reviewing industry practices for hydraulic fracturing brought into question after a series of seismic events in the state.
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - Climate change continues to drive energy policy, despite the fact that there is no way to reconcile eradicating energy poverty in much of the world with reducing carbon dioxide emissions. This is on
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - Your chairs, synthetic rugs and plastic bags could one day be made out of cocoa, rice and vegetable waste rather than petroleum, scientists are now reporting. The novel process they developed and th
Geneva, Switzerland (UPI) Aug 28, 2014 - Moving away from fossil fuels to a low-carbon economy could generate tens of millions of jobs globally, top U.N. officials said from Geneva.
Stavanger, Norway (UPI) Aug 28, 2014 - Norway will serve as a cornerstone of the future energy security needs of the European economy, a top executive at German energy company Wintershall said.
