Morgantown, W.Va. (UPI) Aug 15, 2012 - Water shortages due to ongoing drought affect the U.S. power supply as power plants become overheated and shut down or run at lower capacity, analysts say.
Cologne, France (SPX) Aug 15, 2012 - For the international competition GECCO 2012 Industrial Challenge computer scientists developed various methods to significantly improve the prediction of future power consumption based on smart m
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 15, 2012 - Japan arrested 14 people after pro-China activists landed Wednesday on an island at the centre of a bitter territorial row in an episode that threatens to further destabilise fractious ties.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 15, 2012 - Japanese police on Wednesday arrested five men, a spokesman said, after pro-China activists landed on a disputed island in the East China Sea.
Karlsruhe, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2012 - Energy storage systems are one of the key technologies for the energy turnaround. With their help, the fluctuating supply of electricity based on photovoltaics and wind power can be stored until the
Corvallis OR (SPX) Aug 15, 2012 - Engineers at Oregon State University have made a breakthrough in the performance of microbial fuel cells that can produce electricity directly from wastewater, opening the door to a future in which
Urbana IL (SPX) Aug 15, 2012 - A new discovery should make the alternative fuel butanol more attractive to the biofuel industry. University of Illinois scientist Hao Feng has found a way around the bottleneck that has frustrated
Nairobi, Kenya (UPI) Aug 15, 2012 - The Rwandan government announced that geothermal energy drilling will begin there in December.
Caracas (AFP) Aug 15, 2012 - Venezuelan oil sales to China have jumped by 60 percent since the start of the year, the country's oil minister said in an interview published Wednesday.
Oldenburg, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2012 - Airfields for ultra-light aircraft are typically constructed on level ground - and so are wind farms. However, do wind power plantsgenerate turbulence that could endanger lightweight planes? A simul
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 15, 2012 - The newspaper-style printing of electronic equipment has led to a cost-effective device that could change the way we interact with everyday objects. For a price of just one penny per unit the device
Seoul (UPI) Aug 14, 2012 - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on South Korea and Japan to begin constructive talks to resolve their competing claims to the Dokdo Islands.
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 14, 2012 - As the world's accessible oil reserves dwindle, natural gas has become an increasing important energy source. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which has the advantage of releasing le
Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2012 - The United States on Tuesday warned against any attempt to divide and conquer in the tense South China Sea, and voiced hope that Beijing and Southeast Asian nations would reach an accord this year.
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 13, 2012 - Passing a much-delayed oil and gas law in the Iraqi parliament is a top priority, and the UN has put together an internal taskforce to tackle the issue, special envoy Martin Kobler told AFP on Monday.
Singapore (AFP) Aug 13, 2012 - Crude prices rose in Asian trade Monday on expectations of stimulus measures to boost economic growth in the United States, China and Europe, analysts said.
