Philadelphia PA (SPX) Oct 01, 2013 - Drexel University researchers are continuing to expand the capabilities and functionalities of a family of two-dimensional materials they discovered that are as thin as a single atom, but have the p
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Oct 01, 2013 - A University of Virginia engineering professor has proposed a novel approach for keeping waste carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Andres Clarens, an assistant professor of civil and environ
Jakarta (UPI) Sep 30, 2013 - Indonesia is encouraging the United States to invest in shale gas exploration in the Southeastern Asian country.
Washington (UPI) Sep 30, 2013 - While the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee considered and ultimately rejected Ron Binz's nomination for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman, committee members may have missed the latest chapter of gamesmanship being played by companies trying to stop the export of U.S. liquefied natural gas.
Washington (UPI) Sep 27, 2013 - Federal standards are needed to ensure safe Arctic drilling, a new report says.
Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Sep 27, 2013 - Libya's seemingly endless security crisis has crippled its all-important energy sector, slashing production from 1.4 million barrels per day to as little as 250,000 bpd, and has driven off urgently needed foreign investment to develop Libya's battered oil sector.
Jakarta (UPI) Sep 26, 2013 - A new Greenpeace report says that by 2050 green energy could account for 70 percent of the electricity generation for the 10 countries comprising the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2013 - Three years has seen the overturn of two government, the deaths of thousands of people and the destruction of much of the Egyptian economy. In the end, the mobs have changed nothing, except to make
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 26, 2013 - The installation phase of the first AREVA M5000 turbines has begun for the German offshore wind farm Global Tech I and Trianel Windpark Borkum in the North Sea. By 2014, these two parks will h
Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Sep 26, 2013 - Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region is moving ever closer to declaring independence, thanks largely to its oil reserves of 45 billion barrels and increasingly close energy links with neighboring Turkey.
Urbana IL (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - Although sorghum lines underwent adaptation to be grown in temperate climates decades ago, a University of Illinois researcher said he and his team have completed the first comprehensive genomic ana
Bilbao, Spain (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - Is there any connection between wine and biodiesel? The answer is yes, however surprising it may seem. Acetals are chemical compounds found in many wines, like port, for example, which give it a uni
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 25, 2013 - The dream of igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth, is getting closer to becoming reality, according the authors
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 25, 2013 - Israelis are still trying to figure out how to export natural gas from their big offshore fields under the eastern Mediterranean, and their thinking these days seems to be moving along radical lines - like playing peacemaker.
Naypyidaw, Myanmar (UPI) Sep 25, 2013 - The World Bank has approved a $140 million interest-free loan to upgrade an existing power plant in Myanmar, the bank said.
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Sep 24, 2013 - It's less costly to get electricity from wind turbines and solar panels than coal-fired power plants when climate change costs and other health impacts are factored in, according to a new study publ
