Energy Tech
Japan’s Sony generates power from paper
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 15, 2011 - Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday revealed technology that generates electricity from shredded paper.
Energy Tech
Oil prices mixed on Europe, China worries
New York (AFP) Dec 15, 2011 - Crude oil prices closed mixed Thursday as investors worried about Europe's escalating sovereign debt crisis and China's slowing economy.
Energy Tech
Queensland plans coal port expansion
Brisbane, Australia (UPI) Dec 15, 2011 - Queensland has approved two new coal export terminals with the potential to double current capacities.
Energy Tech
The world’s smallest steam engine
Stuttgart, Germany (SPX) Dec 15, 2011 - What would be a case for the repair shop for a car engine is completely normal for a micro engine. If it sputters, this is caused by the thermal motions of the smallest particles, which interfere wi
Bio Fuel
Turning Pig Manure into Oil Fosters Sustainability in a Crowded World
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2011 - It took nature tens of millions of years to turn dead plants and other organic matter into coal and petroleum. Now GE has teamed up with researchers at the University of Illinois who can do the same
Bio Fuel
US Biofuel Camelina Production Set to Soar
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 15, 2011 - The U.S. biofuel industry has long been stymied by the lack of USDA federal crop insurance, leaving only the most adventurous farmers willing to plant renewable energy crops. Biofuel sources current
Energy Tech
Brazil prosecutors want Chevron work shut down
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 14, 2011 - Prosecutors in Brazil on Wednesday called for a shutdown of Chevron's activities nationwide and said the US oil giant should be fined $11 billion for damage caused by an oil spill last month.
Wind Daily
British wind turbine factory said a ‘go’
Hull, England (UPI) Dec 14, 2011 - A $327 million wind turbine factory in the English port of Hull is moving ahead, German manufacturer Siemens and port officials said this week.
Energy News
Carbon capture safe, scientists say
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Dec 14, 2011 - An Australian-led team of scientists say they have found a safe way to carry out carbon capture and storage.
Energy Tech
Jumping droplets take a lot of heat
Durham NC (SPX) Dec 14, 2011 - Microscopic water droplets jumping from one surface to another may hold the key to a wide array of more energy efficient products, ranging from large solar panels to compact laptop computers. Duke U
Energy Tech
New study documents cumulative impact of mountaintop mining
Durham NC (SPX) Dec 14, 2011 - Increased salinity and concentrations of trace elements in one West Virginia watershed have been tied directly to multiple surface coal mines upstream by a detailed new survey of stream chemistry. T
Energy Tech
‘Not on the agenda’ to close vital oil-transit strait: Iran
Tehran (AFP) Dec 14, 2011 - Iran on Wednesday deflated a rumour about it closing the Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's most strategic transit points for oil - by saying such a move was not on the agenda.
Energy Tech
OPEC picks Iraq to be its president in 2012
Vienna (AFP) Dec 14, 2011 - OPEC said on Wednesday that its member countries had chosen Iraq to be its president in 2012, taking over from Iran at the head of the cartel.
Energy Tech
Philippines sends newest warship to disputed waters
Manila Dec 14, 2011 - The Philippines launched its newest warship on Wednesday, a former US coast guard cutter that President Benigno Aquino said would be deployed to waters at the heart of a territorial dispute with China.
Bio Fuel
Switchgrass as bioenergy feedstock
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 14, 2011 - Scientists examined current knowledge about the potential contributions of bioenergy production from switchgrass to limit greenhouse gas emissions. Their findings, published in GCB Bioenergy, conclu
Energy Tech
US holds first post-spill Gulf drilling rights sale
Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2011 - The US government on Wednesday staged its first auction of rights to drill offshore in the Gulf of Mexico since last year's catastrophic oil spill, attracting more than $337 million in bids.