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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) Feb 24, 2013 - Energy production from wind resources in the Czech Republic increased a disappointing 15 percent to 478 gigawatt-hours in 2013, industry backers said.
Sydney (UPI) Feb 24, 2013 - Shell has agreed to sell its downstream business in Australia - including the Geelong refinery and its 870 gas stations - to Vitol, the world's largest independent energy trader.
Washington (UPI) Feb 23, 2013 - The case against BP in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is set to go to trial but the New York Times said Saturday government lawyers want to settle out of court.
Beijing (AFP) Feb 23, 2013 - Energy consumption by China, the world's leading emitter of C02, rose 3.9 percent in 2012 from the previous year but fell by 3.6 percent per unit of gross domestic product, the government said.
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2013 - US authorities plan to propose a $16 billion settlement to British energy giant BP for civil claims related to the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, The Wall Street Journal said.
Upton, NY (SPX) Feb 22, 2013 - Over the last quarter century, scientists have discovered a handful of materials that can be converted from magnetic insulators or metals into superconductors able to carry electrical current with
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Feb 22, 2013 - Israel's go-ahead for oil exploration on Syria's Golan Heights, largely occupied since the 1967 Middle East war, is likely to stir a diplomatic hornet's nest and possibly even retaliatory action by forces engaged in Syria's civil war.
Stanford CA (SPX) Feb 22, 2013 - Offshore wind has significant potential to help the United States meet its growing energy needs, but the U.S. marine renewable energy industry has lagged behind Europe for decades. Recent legi
