United Nations, United States (AFP) July 28, 2014 - The UN Security Council on Monday backed a Russian initiative to bar trade in oil with Islamists in Iraq and Syria.
Mexico City (AFP) July 26, 2014 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe struck a series of energy deals Friday with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto at the start of a five-country Latin American tour.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 - The confrontation between Russia and the West took a turn for the worse with the downing of a Malaysian airliner on July 17, and that could spell trouble for several major oil companies operating in
Newark DE (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 - Yushan Yan, Distinguished Professor of Engineering at the University of Delaware, is known worldwide for using nanomaterials to solve problems in energy engineering, environmental sustainability and
Santiago (AFP) July 24, 2014 - Greenpeace activists protested Thursday outside a Lego store in Chile, condemning a deal between the toy company and oil giant Shell that the environmental group says is polluting kids' imaginations.
Baghdad (AFP) July 24, 2014 - Iraq exported 2.42 million barrels of oil per day in June, the month of a jihadist offensive, the oil ministry said, falling far short of a budgeted projection of 3.4 million bpd.
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jul 24, 2014 - Spinach gave Popeye super strength, but it also holds the promise of a different power for a group of scientists: the ability to convert sunlight into a clean, efficient alternative fuel. Purd
College Park MD (SPX) Jul 23, 2014 - Imagine being able to instantaneously run an optical cable or fiber to any point on earth, or even into space. That's what Howard Milchberg, professor of physics and electrical and computer engineer
Brussels (AFP) July 23, 2014 - After months of tough negotiations, the European Commission recommended Wednesday a new energy savings target of 30 percent so as to combat climate change and ensure self-sufficiency.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 23, 2014 - To support the fair sale of gaseous hydrogen as a vehicle fuel, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a prototype field test standard to test the ac
London, UK (SPX) Jul 23, 2014 - Fire is the second leading cause of accidents in wind turbines, after blade failure, according to new research. Wind farming is one of the leading industries in the renewable energy sector. Ho
San Francisco (AFP) July 23, 2014 - Google is offering a million-dollar prize for a breakthrough that would make solar or wind generated electricity more enticing for everyday uses.
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 22, 2014 - A major challenge in renewable energy is storage. A common approach is a reaction that splits water into oxygen and hydrogen, and uses the hydrogen as a fue
Oslo (AFP) July 22, 2014 - Norway's Statoil has not yet found a viable gas field in the world's northernmost drilling sites, the country's oil industry administrative body said Tuesday, in a new blow for Arctic exploration.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 21, 2014 - Using a newly developed, ultrafast femtosecond infrared light source, chemists at the University of Chicago have been able to directly visualize the coordinated vibrations between hydrogen-bonded mo
Beirut (AFP) July 21, 2014 - The jihadist Islamic State is selling oil and liquid gas products extracted from fields under its control in Syria to Iraqi businessmen across the border, a monitoring group said Monday.
