Energy Tech
CNOOC defends Nexen acquisition
Houston (UPI) Mar 6, 2013 - China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s chief executive officer defended his country's global energy acquisitions.
Bio Fuel
MSU and PHYCO2 Collaborate on Algae Growth Demonstration Project
East Lansing MI (SPX) Mar 06, 2013 - PHYCO2 and Michigan State University (MSU) have announced a partnership designed to generate sustainable, clean energy sources through a new method to produce algae. The partnership will demon
Wind Daily
RMT Safely Constructs Seven Wind Projects in 2012
Madison WI (SPX) Mar 06, 2013 - RMT has completed the design and construction of 555 megawatts of renewable energy in 2012. A subsidiary company of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC (IEA), RMT specializes in wind and sol
Energy Tech
Venezuela faces new era after death of Chavez
Caracas (AFP) March 06, 2013 - Venezuela was plunged into uncertainty Wednesday after the death of President Hugo Chavez, who dominated the oil-rich country for 14 years and came to embody a resurgent Latin American left.
Energy Tech
World allies mourn Chavez, US urges improved ties
Havana (AFP) March 06, 2013 - Condolences poured in Wednesday from world leaders who had found common cause with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez in his 14-year campaign to galvanize the Latin American left and defy US imperialism.
Energy News
Chile court halts huge power plant project
Santiago (AFP) March 5, 2013 - A court in Chile has halted the construction of a huge power plant being built by a Spanish company, after fishermen charged it would harm the environment and ruin their livelihood.
Energy Tech
Clever battery completes stretchable electronics package
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 05, 2013 - Northwestern University's Yonggang Huang and the University of Illinois' John A. Rogers are the first to demonstrate a stretchable lithium-ion battery - a flexible device capable of powering their i
Energy Tech
‘Couch potato’ rowing chair energises tech fair
Hanover, Germany (AFP) March 05, 2013 - It looks like an ordinary black, comfy chair, perfect for a relaxing hour or two in front of the television.
Energy Tech
Improved synchronicity: Preventive care for the power grid
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 05, 2013 - President Obama in this year's State of the Union address talked about the future of energy and mentioned self-healing power grids - a grid that is able to keep itself stable during normal condit
Bio Fuel
NASA Begins Flight Research Campaign Using Alternate Jet Fuel
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 05, 2013 - NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails
Wind Daily
Prysmian Gets New Contract For Connection Of Offshore Wind Park
Milan, Italy (SPX) Mar 05, 2013 - Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth in excess of 50 million euro by TenneT, operator of transmission systems in Germany and the Netherlands, for the connection of the Offshore Wind
Energy Tech
Turning Trash into Cash and Saving Energy
Houghton, MI (SPX) Mar 05, 2013 - Suppose you could replace Made in China with Made in my garage. Suppose also that every time you polished off a jug of two percent, you would be stocking up on raw material to make anything from
Energy Tech
Unlocking fuel cell conductivity
Heidelberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 05, 2013 - Yttria stabilized zirconia, also known as YSZ, is a material of great interest because of its relatively high oxygen-ion based conductivity. In particular, it finds applications in electrochemical d
Energy Tech
Browse LNG to be processed onshore?
Perth, Australia (UPI) Mar 4, 2013 - Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett said he intends to lobby Chinese and Japanese customers and investors to drum up backing for the onshore site for the $40 million Browse liquefied natural gas project if his Liberal-led government is re-elected.
Bio Fuel
Estimates reduce amount of additional land available for biofuel production
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 04, 2013 - Amid efforts to expand production of biofuels, scientists are reporting new estimates that downgrade the amount of additional land available for growing fuel crops by almost 80 percent. Their report
Energy News
Ireland launches energy efficiency fund
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Mar 4, 2013 - Ireland has earmarked $45 million in seed capital for a new energy efficiency fund meant to help cut the nation's energy consumption by 20 percent.