Seoul, South Korea (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - A research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee and Professor Yoon Sung Nam from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KAIST has developed the biotemplated design of flexible piezoele
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - Through a process known as thermionic conversion, heat energy - such as light from the sun or heat from burned fossil fuels - can be converted into electricity with very high efficiency. Bec
Baton Rouge, La. (UPI) Dec 6, 2013 - Shell is scrapping its proposed massive gas-to-liquids project on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the company said.
Champaign IL (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - The first long-term U.S. field trials of Miscanthus x giganteus, a towering perennial grass used in bioenergy production, reveal that its exceptional yields, though reduced somewhat after five years
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - As a result of the fracking revolution, North America has overtaken Saudi Arabia as the world's largest producer of oil and gas. This, despite endless protests from environmentalists. But does drill
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - Loofahs, best known for their use in exfoliating skin to soft, radiant perfection, have emerged as a new potential tool to advance sustainability efforts on two fronts at the same time: energy and w
Columbia MO (SPX) Dec 06, 2013 - The outer shell of a droplet of oil on a surface has a thin skin which allows it to hold its shape like a small dome; this shell is referred to as the liquid's surface tension. Now, researcher
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Dec 5, 2013 - As Lebanon stands on the brink of a new spasm of sectarian bloodletting, Energy Minister Gebran Bassil says he plans to go ahead with moves to launch exploration of offshore gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean on Jan. 10.
Sofia (AFP) Dec 05, 2013 - The latest chapter in French power group Alstom's legal battles against a former Chinese partner opened on Thursday when a Bulgarian court began examining allegations of intellectual property theft.
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 05, 2013 - When sunlight strikes a photosynthesizing organism, energy flashes between proteins just beneath its surface until it is trapped as separated electric charges. Improbable as it may seem these tiny h
Ashegoda, Ethiopia (AFP) Dec 04, 2013 - From the sky, the 84 glimmering white turbines at Ashegoda wind farm shoot up from the ground like massive spokes, standing out high amid vast expanses of yellow wheat.
New Delhi (UPI) Dec 4, 2013 - India's energy demand will double by 2035 on back of economic growth and increased population, the head of the International Energy Agency predicted.
Madrid (AFP) Dec 03, 2013 - A campaign against plans to drill for oil off Spain's Canary Islands has united politicians, environmentalists and personalities including the mother of Hollywood star Javier Bardem, a native of the archipelago.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 03, 2013 - Mix together air, fuel, and heat and you get combustion, the chemical reaction that powers most engines in planes, trains and automobiles. And if you throw in some ionized gas (plasma), it turns out
Geneva (AFP) Dec 03, 2013 - Eight Greenpeace activists were taken into custody Tuesday after an elaborate protest at a Geneva energy conference, including polar bears wading in oil-soaked snow and oil-spill cocktails served to conference participants.
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 03, 2013 - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised investors Tuesday that the government will provide a stable and enabling environment for exploration of new sources of fuel for the energy-hungry nation.
