Energy Tech
Stretchable battery for flexible circuits
Evanston, Ill. (UPI) Feb 26, 2013 - U.S. researchers say they've developed stretchable batteries that can be used to power a new generation of flexible electronics.
Energy Tech
BP accused of greed, lax safety at US oil spill trial
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) Feb 25, 2013 - The US government accused BP of letting greed triumph over safety Monday in the opening arguments of a multi-billion dollar trial over the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Energy News
Beijing’s Pollution Alarms Neighbors
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - By. John C.K. Daly of Oilprice.com The good news for the Chinese leadership is that their fiscal policies have paid off, producing both the world's second largest economy and the globe's leading cr
Energy Tech
Chevron pursues Australian shale
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Feb 25, 2013 - Energy giant Chevron is entering Australia's shale natural gas sector.
Energy Tech
Chinese oil giant CNOOC buys Canada’s Nexen
Montreal (AFP) Feb 25, 2013 - The Chinese oil giant CNOOC completed its $15.1 billion purchase of Canada's Nexen energy group on Monday, in what analysts have said is China's largest foreign investment.
Bio Fuel
Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - n the search for renewable alternatives to gasoline, heavy alcohols such as isobutanol are promising candidates. Not only do they contain more energy than ethanol, but they are also more compatible
Wind Daily
Global wind energy capacity grows 19 percent in 2012
Ottawa, Canada (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently released its 2012 market statistics, showing continued expansion of the market, with global installed wind energy capacity increasing by 19 per cent in
Energy Tech
Wireless power transfer technology for high capacity transit
Daejeon, Republic of Korea (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and the Korea Railroad Research Institute (KRRI) have developed a wireless power transfer technology that can be applied to high capaci
Energy News
Nation Could Double Energy Productivity
Golden CO (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have long understood that using energy more efficiently can be just as beneficial as finding new ways
Energy Tech
Potential benefits of inertial fusion energy justify continued R and D
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - The potential benefits of successful development of an inertial confinement fusion-based energy technology justify investment in fusion energy research and development as part of the long-term U.S.
Energy News
Quantum cryptography put to work for electric grid security
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - Recently a Los Alamos National Laboratory quantum cryptography (QC) team successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum cryptography.
Energy Tech
Sinopec buys $1bn US shale stake from Chesapeake
New York (AFP) Feb 25, 2013 - Chinese oil giant Sinopec is investing $1.02 billion in a US shale field as it teams up with Chesapeake Energy Corp. in a 50-50 joint venture, the companies said Monday.
Energy Tech
The End of the Shale Era: Big Shift in Junior Oil Exploration
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - The oil and gas game can be a tricky one for junior companies, but if played right the pay-off can be massive. At a time when juniors are risking a lot in volatile venues in the Middle East and Afri
Energy Tech
Turning carbon dioxide to fuel
Arlington VA (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are pioneering a new method for using carbon dioxide, or CO2, to make liquid methanol fuel by using copper oxide nanowires and sunlight. The pr
Energy Tech
Scaling up production of graphene micro-supercapacitors
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - While the demand for ever-smaller electronic devices has spurred the miniaturization of a variety of technologies, one area has lagged behind in this downsizing revolution: energy-storage units, suc
Energy Tech
Vortex pinning could lead to superconducting breakthroughs
Argonne IL (SPX) Feb 25, 2013 - A team of researchers from Russia, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced findings last week that may represent a breakthrough in ap