Saarland, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 2012 - At this time, wireless networks are able to brake just one bike, but in the future, the technical elements will be further developed to regulate entire trains as they travel over the lines. In
Caracas (AFP) Feb 28, 2012 - Venezuela and China have signed a raft of new agreements worth some $10 billion, with nearly half earmarked for investment in a joint oil venture, according to Venezuelan officials.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2012 - University of California, Berkeley, chemists are reimagining catalysts in ways that could have a profound impact on the chemical industry as well as on the growing market for hydrogen fuel cell vehi
San Diego, CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2012 - In H.G. Wells' classic science-fiction novel, The War of the Worlds, bacteria save the Earth from destruction when the Martian invaders succumb to infections to which humans have become immune throu
Singapore (AFP) Feb 27, 2012 - Oil prices were lower in Asian trade Monday as traders took profits from last week's gains, while concerns over crude producer Iran's nuclear programme remain, analysts said.
Cambridge, Mass. (UPI) Feb 27, 2012 - Fewer emissions from U.S. power plants in 2009 were the result of cheaper prices of natural gas, reducing the industry's reliance on coal, researchers say.
Ottawa (AFP) Feb 27, 2012 - TransCanada Corp announced Monday it would go ahead with building part of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline between Oklahoma and the Texas coast that does not require US presidential approval.
Wellington (AFP) Feb 27, 2012 - Xena: Warrior Princess actress Lucy Lawless was arrested in New Zealand Monday after occupying an oil-drilling ship for three days to protest plans to search for oil off Alaska, Greenpeace said.
Hull, England (UPI) Feb 27, 2012 - A planned $333 million wind turbine factory in the British port city of Hull has taken a key step forward with a thumbs-up from Yorkshire officials.
New Orleans (AFP) Feb 26, 2012 - The BP trial in New Orleans to determine how much the British energy giant owes for the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been delayed a week to allow for more settlement talks, a court order said Sunday.
New Orleans (AFP) Feb 26, 2012 - A blockbuster trial to determine how much BP and its subcontractors owe for the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was delayed a week to allow for more settlement talks, a judge ruled Sunday.
Long Beach CA (SPX) Feb 24, 2012 - The renewable energy industry convenes this week in California, the birthplace of U.S. geothermal energy production, for the Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo. In conjunction with the event
Luanda (AFP) Feb 24, 2012 - Angola's state oil company Sonangol announced Friday it is withdrawing from a natural gas project in Iran because of international sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme.
Tsukuba, Japan (UPI) Feb 24, 2012 - Growing crops for fuel as opposed to refining fossil fuels and substituting bioethanol for gasoline is a sustainable energy strategy, Japanese researchers say.
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Feb 24, 2012 - The energy business of Irish state company Bord Gais is among government-held assets to be sold in a move to raise $4 billion, officials said.
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 24, 2012 - Japan is to offer $530 million in loans to Iraq, in part to help rebuild oil refineries, an official said Friday, as Tokyo seeks to diversify fuel supplies after the tightening of sanctions on Iran.
