Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Oct 24, 2013 - Straw from agriculture could play an important role in the future energy mix for Germany. Up until now it has been underutilised as a biomass residue and waste material. These were the conclusions o
Beijing (AFP) Oct 23, 2013 - Chinese state media hailed the huge potential of ties with Russia Wednesday after a $85 billion oil deal, with analysts saying the cooperation masks Moscow's unease at Beijing's surging influence in Central Asia.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 23, 2013 - Russia said Wednesday it had dropped the charge of piracy against 30 Greenpeace activists detained while protesting against Arctic drilling, accusing them instead of hooliganism.
Upton NY (SPX) Oct 23, 2013 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified the key genes required for oil production and accumulation in plant leaves and other vegetative plant tis
College Park MD (SPX) Oct 23, 2013 - Researchers from the University of Maryland and a leading university in Spain demonstrate in a new study which sectors could put the entire U.S. economy at risk when global oil production peaks (Pe
Washington (AFP) Oct 23, 2013 - The amount of harmful greenhouse gas pollution spewed into the atmosphere by large US power plants has declined 10 percent since 2010, the US government said Wednesday.
Shanghai (AFP) Oct 22, 2013 - China's global hunt for crucial energy supplies is taking it into America's backyard, with two Chinese state firms winning production rights to a multi-billion-barrel deepwater oilfield off Brazil.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Oct 22, 2013 - China's CNOOC and CNPC, Anglo-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total joined Brazilian state operator Petrobras on Monday in winning production rights to the huge Libra Atlantic oilfield.
Fort Collins CO (SPX) Oct 22, 2013 - Colorado State University is leading a groundbreaking field study to quantify methane emissions associated with natural gas gathering and processing. This month, a team led by Anthony Marchese
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Oct 22, 2013 - One of the ways to achieve thermonuclear fusion is through a controlled reaction between two light variants of hydrogen, called deuterium and tritium. Mauro Temporal, from the Ecole Normale Superieu
Zurich, Germany (SPX) Oct 22, 2013 - Lithium-ion batteries are in our cellphones, laptops, and digital cameras. Few portable electronic devices exist that do not rely on these energy sources. Currently battery electrodes contain active
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 21, 2013 - AREVA and its partner Engcon Energy Philippines have been awarded a contract by the Green Innovations For Tomorrow Corporation, an independent power producer, for the construction of a biomass power
New Delhi (UPI) Oct 21, 2013 - Mining giant BHP Billiton has exited from 10 Indian oil and gas exploratory fields due to clearance delays.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 21, 2013 - The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway will co-host a free Ethanol Safety Seminar on Oct. 23 and 24 at the Tacoma Fire Department Training Center i
Beijing (AFP) Oct 21, 2013 - A pipeline pumping natural gas from Myanmar to energy-hungry China has gone fully operational, state-run Chinese media said on Monday.
Grangemouth, Scotland (UPI) Oct 21, 2013 - With talks over reopening a key Scottish oil refinery stalled, First Minister Alex Salmond says the ongoing labor dispute is endangering its long-term future.
