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
Princeton NJ (SPX) Feb 22, 2013 - Scientists around the world have crossed a threshold into a promising and challenging new era in the quest for fusion energy. So says physicist George Hutch Neilson, director of advanced projects
East Lansing MI (SPX) Feb 21, 2013 - In our ongoing quest for alternative energy sources, researchers are looking more to plants that grow in the wild for use in biofuels, plants such as switchgrass. However, attempts to domesti
Brussels (AFP) Feb 21, 2013 - Europe moved Thursday towards agreement on new rules governing offshore oil and gas drilling in response to a major environmental disaster off the United States, but environmentalists criticised the omission of terms covering Arctic exploration.
Rome (UPI) Feb 21, 2013 - A long-sought government decree promoting the production of biomethane will be a boon to agriculture, the Italian Farmers Confederation said this week.
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Feb 21, 2013 - An explosive scandal over oil revenues in Nigeria has gone toxic, with President Goodluck Jonathan suspending the Central Bank governor who blew the whistle on $50 billion allegedly missing from state coffers, and accusing him of financial recklessness.
Richland, WA (SPX) Feb 21, 2013 - To make fuel cells more economical, engineers want a fast and efficient iron-based molecule that splits hydrogen gas to make electricity. Online at Nature Chemistry, researchers report such a cataly
Abuja (AFP) Feb 20, 2013 - Chinese energy firm Addax said on Wednesday it was seeking further growth in Nigeria after the recent purchase of a significant offshore stake from France's Total in Africa's largest oil producer.
