Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2012 - Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as supercapacitors or ultracapacitors, differ from regular capacitors that you would find in your TV or computer in that they store substantially higher
Stanford CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2012 - In what became known as the 'Scotch tape technique, researchers first extracted graphene with a piece of adhesive in 2004. Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb, hexago
Paris, France (SPX) Mar 19, 2012 - AREVA announces the delivery of 20 M5000 turbines, out of a total of 40, to be installed in Trianel's Borkum offshore wind park located in the German North Sea. The Borkum wind farm, situated 45 km
Berkeley CA (SPX) Mar 19, 2012 - A class of chemical compounds best known today for fragrance and flavor may one day provide the clean, green and renewable fuel with which truck and auto drivers fill their tanks. Researchers at the
Sydney (UPI) Mar 19, 2012 - Australia rates the worst of any advanced economy in its readiness to handle a low-carbon world, a study says.
Argonne IL (SPX) Mar 19, 2012 - While diamonds may be a girl's best friend, they're also well-loved by scientists working to enhance the performance of electronic devices. Two new studies performed at the U.S. Department of Energy
Athens, Greece (UPI) Mar 19, 2012 - Russian state-owned energy firm Gazprom says it's considering bidding for Greek counterpart DEPA as cash-strapped Athens seeks to sell state assets.
Baghdad (UPI) Mar 19, 2012 - With U.S. forces gone from Iraq, Baghdad has banned foreign security contractors, long abhorred by Iraqis, from the 12 major oil fields being developed by international companies, mainly in the south.
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Mar 19, 2012 - The United States has enough deep saline aquifers to store a century's worth of carbon dioxide emissions from its coal-fired power plants, a study shows.
New York (AFP) March 18, 2012 - French energy giant Total SA has reached an agreement with China's Sinopec on a joint venture for shale gas and refining, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Baghdad (AFP) March 18, 2012 - Iraq moved on Sunday to diversify its oil export routes to reduce the impact of a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran on Baghdad's oil-dependent income, as well as the world economy.
Brasilia (AFP) March 17, 2012 - A judge barred 17 Chevron executives from around the world from leaving Brazil in an oil spill investigation as prosecutors readied new charges over a second spill involving the US energy giant, local media reported Saturday.
Baghdad (AFP) March 17, 2012 - US energy giant ExxonMobil has told the Iraqi oil ministry that it has frozen its controversial contract with the country's autonomous Kurdish region, a government official told AFP on Saturday.
Juba (AFP) March 16, 2012 - South Sudan must uphold promises to abolish its use of child soldiers, with some 2,000 minors still serving in its rebel turned regular army, the UN's top expert on children in conflict said Friday.
Irbil, Iraq (UPI) Mar 16, 2012 - The simmering dispute between Iraq's central government and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region over oil has ramped up a couple of notches amid a swelling political crisis in which some provinces are demanding self-rule.
Washington (AFP) March 16, 2012 - Actor George Clooney and several members of the US Congress were handcuffed and arrested Friday outside Sudan's embassy as they demanded an end to an offensive they fear will cause thousands to starve.
