Energy Tech
Natural gas considered for trucking fuel
Washington (UPI) Mar 22, 2013 - Amid the nation's shale gas boom, natural gas is being considered as an alternative to diesel to fuel heavy trucks.
Energy Tech
Shale gas in line for Britain tax breaks
London (UPI) Mar 22, 2013 - Shale gas would get generous tax breaks under the government budget proposal unveiled this week by British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne.
Energy Tech
Venezuela tries economic fix before polls
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Mar 22, 2013 - Venezuelan Acting President Nicolas Maduro introduced economic reforms, including a second devaluation in less than two months, as part of the caretaker government's effort to shore up the economy before presidential elections April 14.
Energy Tech
Alloy developed at Sandia has potential for electronics in wells
Albuquerque NM (SPX) Mar 21, 2013 - An alloy that may improve high-temperature electronics in oil and geothermal wells was really a solution in search of a problem. Sandia National Laboratories first investigated the gold-silver-germa
Energy News
‘Earth Hour’ evolves into springboard for wider action
Paris (AFP) March 21, 2013 - From Sydney Harbour Bridge, Buckingham Palace and the Brandenburg Gate to the Burj Khalifa tower, the Empire State Building, the Taj Mahal and Table Mountain, some of the world's greatest landmarks will briefly darken on Saturday night for Earth Hour, a campaign now becoming a broader vehicle for green activism.
Energy News
India is fourth largest energy consumer
Washington (UPI) Mar 21, 2013 - India is now the world's fourth largest energy consumer of oil and petroleum products after the United States, China and Russia, a new analysis by the U.S. Energy Information Administration says.
Energy Tech
Lebanon’s rifts threaten Med gas bonanza
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Mar 21, 2013 - As Lebanon makes its first moves to explore what look like major natural gas fields in the Mediterranean, there are concerns the country's unexpected chance for economic salvation could be wrecked by sectarian rivalries and endemic corruption.
Energy Tech
Oil prices mixed in Asia, China manufacturing picks up
Singapore (AFP) March 21, 2013 - Oil prices were mixed in Asian trade Thursday as data showing Chinese manufacturing picking up strongly in March was offset by profit taking, analysts said.
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PetroChina says 2012 net profit falls 13%
Hong Kong (AFP) March 21, 2013 - PetroChina on Thursday reported that 2012 net profit fell 13.3 percent, despite increased production, as the oil giant was hit by a slowdown in the growth rate of the Chinese economy.
Energy Tech
Transportation Study Reveals Deep Cuts to Petroleum Use and Carbon Emissions
Golden CO (SPX) Mar 21, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) have announced the release of the Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) study, a
Energy Tech
DNV KEMA’s new Multiphase Flow Lab to enhance Oil and Gas quality assurance
Groningen, Netherlands (SPX) Mar 20, 2013 - Energy consulting and testing and certification company DNV KEMA is officially opening a new Multiphase Flow Laboratory (MPFL) in Groningen, the Netherlands. The facility will allow equipment manufa
Wind Daily
Davey lauds, warns Scotland on renewables
Edinburgh, Scotland (UPI) Mar 20, 2013 - Scotland has seen $3.5 billion in recent renewable energy investments but its independence push could hurt its progress, British Energy Minister Ed Davey says.
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‘Dirty blizzard’ in Gulf may account for missing Deepwater Horizon oil
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Mar 20, 2013 - Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill acted as a catalyst for plankton and other surface materials to clump together and fall to the sea floor in a massive sedimentation event that researchers a
Bio Fuel
Researchers building stronger, greener concrete with biofuel byproducts
Manhattan KS (SPX) Mar 19, 2013 - Kansas State University civil engineers are developing the right mix to reduce concrete's carbon footprint and make it stronger. Their innovative ingredient: biofuel byproducts. The idea is t
Energy Tech
Saving 70 Percent or More of Energy Use in Your Home
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2013 - Cutting your home's energy use by more than two-thirds of what it presently uses is increasingly a topic of discussion, and a goal, in the home energy performance industry. While everyone from contr
Energy Tech
Oil Explorers Beware: Hackers Are Eyeing What You Know
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 18, 2013 - While most would think that the risks junior oil and gas companies are taking in exploring new frontiers as far away as the remote reaches of Africa are related to government instability and conflic