San Diego, CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - New research led by an electrical engineer at the University of California, San Diego is aimed at improving lithium-ion batteries through possible new electrode architectures with precise nano-scale
Daejeon, South Korea (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - For many decades, we have been relying on fossil resources to produce liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and many industrial and consumer chemicals for daily use. However, increasing strains on
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Oct 3, 2013 - Libya's interim government is struggling to crank up oil production again after weeks of shutdowns enforced by armed militias and protesting oil workers slashed output from 1.4 million barrels per day to below 200,000 bpd, virtually zero, in September.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 03, 2013 - Russian investigators said Thursday they had charged all 30 crew members of Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship with piracy over a protest against Arctic oil exploration, an offence that carries the risk of a lengthy prison term.
Houston, TX (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - If we're to meet a goal set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuels Standard to use 36 billion gallons per year of biofuels-mostly ethanol-the nation must expand its infrastruc
Madrid (AFP) Oct 03, 2013 - Spain's government said Thursday that a wave of small earthquakes that have rattled the country's eastern coast could be caused by a large offshore gas storage plant.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2013 - UCLA chemical engineering researchers have created a new synthetic metabolic pathway for breaking down glucose that could lead to a 50 percent increase in the production of biofuels. The new p
London (AFP) Oct 03, 2013 - A US court has given BP a boost in its fight to limit how much it must pay in compensation for the 2010 oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
Bangkok (UPI) Oct 2, 2013 - Southeast Asia's energy demand is expected to soar by more than 80 percent through 2035, says a new report from the International Energy Agency.
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - TransCanada said Wednesday it has given up on a White House nod by year's end to proceed with construction of the northern leg its proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
Madrid (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Hundreds of small earthquakes which have rattled Spain's eastern coast were blamed Wednesday by green groups and geologists on a large offshore gas storage plant that started operating in June.
Moscow (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Russian investigators on Wednesday charged five Greenpeace campaigners with piracy over an open-sea protest against Arctic oil drilling, the environmental group said, calling the move an outrage.
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 2, 2013 - The pace of the supposed rapprochement between one-time strategic allies Israel and Turkey is almost glacial, casting doubts on prospects the Jewish state may build a $2 billion gas pipeline under the eastern Mediterranean to feed the European market.
Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Oct 01, 2013 - Teams of international scientists have decrypted the effectiveness of two types of bacteria, which could be used in the future to help combat oil spill disasters. According to a report written
Beijing (UPI) Oct 1, 2013 - Development of China's vast shale resources is getting off to a slow start amid challenges, experts say.
Durham NC (SPX) Oct 01, 2013 - Coal-powered synthetic natural gas plants being planned in China would produce seven times more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional natural gas plants, and use up to 100 times the water as sh
