Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - A three-dimensional porous nanostructure would have a balance of strength, toughness and ability to transfer heat that could benefit nanoelectronics, gas storage and composite materials that perform
Beijing (AFP) July 16, 2014 - China has withdrawn an oil rig from contested waters a month earlier than initially expected after its presence set off deadly protests in Vietnam - a move welcomed in Washington.
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - Lithium-ion batteries could benefit from a theoretical model created at Rice University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that predicts how carbon components will perform as electrodes.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - From your hot car to your warm laptop, every machine and device in your life wastes a lot of energy through the loss of heat. But thermoelectric devices, which convert heat to electricity and vice v
London (AFP) July 16, 2014 - Global oil prices rebounded on Wednesday as traders seized on news of stronger-than-expected economic growth in top energy consumer China.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) July 16, 2014 - Pirates have attacked a Malaysian tanker and stolen the gas oil cargo before releasing it in the latest attack in Southeast Asian waters, officials said on Wednesday.
Amarillo TX (SPX) Jul 16, 2014 - EDF Renewable Energy has announced that the 161-megawatt (MW) Spinning Spur II Wind Project in Texas has reached commercial operation (COD). The company further announced the close of structured equ
Juba (AFP) July 16, 2014 - The government in civil war-torn South Sudan has taken delivery of new Chinese arms including anti-tank missiles, grenade launchers and assault rifles, the country's defence minister confirmed Wednesday.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2014 - In the search for clean energy solutions to displace greenhouse gas emitting fossil fuels, few technological options are as alluring as directly producing hydrogen from sunlight. If hydrogen,
New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Jul 15, 2014 - Rutgers researchers have developed a technology that could overcome a major cost barrier to make clean-burning hydrogen fuel - a fuel that could replace expensive and environmentally harmful fossil
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2014 - The world's most advanced energy efficiency test bed for buildings is open for business, launched by U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman. DOE's FLEXLAB at Lawrence Berkeley Nat
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jul 14, 2014 - Last year, MIT researchers discovered that when water droplets spontaneously jump away from superhydrophobic surfaces during condensation, they can gain electric charge in the process. Now, the same
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jul 14, 2014 - A first-of-its-kind study by researchers at the University of Minnesota (UMN) using snow during a Minnesota blizzard is giving researchers new insight into the airflow around large wind turbines. Th
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jul 14, 2014 - California's landmark cap-and-trade system for regulating greenhouse gases could be vulnerable to price spikes and market manipulation, according to a study released by scholars affiliated with the
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 11, 2014 - The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will hold its fourth annual National Geothermal Summit Tuesday, August 5 and Wednesday, August 6 in Reno, Nevada. Renewable energy development in California i
Washington (AFP) July 11, 2014 - US oil and gas services giant Halliburton on Friday announced its first joint venture for hydraulic fracturing services in China, teaming up with private Chinese firm SPT Energy Group.
