Energy Tech
Indonesia’s oil output declines
Jakarta (UPI) Aug 11, 2011 - Indonesia's BPMigas oil and gas regulator says that national fields are in decline.
Energy Tech
Kenya’s key to South Sudan oil exports
Nairobi, Kenya (UPI) Aug 11, 2011 - The fate of newly independent South Sudan may hinge on a September conference in Kenya to drum up funding to build a $22 billion port and oil terminal on the Indian Ocean coastline.
Bio Fuel
Metabolism in reverse: Making biofuels at full-throttle pace
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 11, 2011 - In a biotechnological tour de force, Rice University engineering researchers this week unveiled a new method for rapidly converting simple glucose into biofuels and petrochemical substitutes.
Wind Daily
Offshore wind power in the North Sea offer huge potential but enormous challenges
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 11, 2011 - If companies and wind power equipment manufacturers find favourable conditions, the North Sea could become home to offshore wind farms with a combined generating capacity as high as 135 gigawatts by
Energy Tech
Slovenia slams Italy’s Trieste LNG plans
Ljubljana, Slovenia (UPI) Aug 11, 2011 - Slovenia says it is deeply dissatisfied with Italy's plans to approve an offshore gas terminal and undersea pipeline it considers an environmental threat.
Bio Fuel
To avoid carbon debt CRP beats fields of corn and soybeans
East Lansing MI (SPX) Aug 11, 2011 - Farmers and policymakers should wait before converting Conservation Reserve Program land to corn and soybean production, according to a Michigan State University study. The study, which appear
Energy Tech
Venezuelans worry over high inflation
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Aug 11, 2011 - As Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez undergoes cancer treatment in Cuba, the national economy's management he left in the hands of his trusted stewards is proving to be another test of nerves for economists, investors and ordinary consumers alike.
Energy Tech
Dutch court halts work on gas project
Alkmaar, Netherlands (UPI) Aug 10, 2011 - The Dutch high court has put a temporary halt on preparations to construct Europe's the biggest natural gas storage facility north of Amsterdam.
Bio Fuel
Report: Algae as fuel presents problems
Charlottsville, Va. (UPI) Aug 10, 2011 - Algae-based fuel is a possible future energy source with high energy output from minimal land use but could come with environmental burdens, scientists say.
Energy News
Boeing And Siemens Form Strategic Alliance for DOD Energy Modernization
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2011 - Boeing and Siemens have announced a strategic alliance for the joint development and marketing of smart grid technologies to improve energy access and security for the U.S. Department of Defense (
Bio Fuel
Ethanol-loving bacteria accelerate cracking of pipeline steels
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 09, 2011 - U.S. production of ethanol for fuel has been rising quickly, topping 13 billion gallons in 2010. With the usual rail, truck and barge transport methods under potential strain, existing gas pipelines
Energy Tech
Falklands’ new oil find seen as viable
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) Aug 9, 2011 - The latest offshore oil discovery in the Falkland Islands waters is seen as a viable proposition, encouraging news for investors who have staked millions into developing the British overseas territories as a major energy hub.
Energy News
Iraq power plans short-circuit
Baghdad (AFP) Aug 9, 2011 - Mismanagement and bureaucratic deadlock in Iraq's electricity ministry have short-circuited a quick-fix plan for some 50 power plants to alleviate the country's severe power shortage, officials say.
Energy Tech
Russia considers North Korean pipeline
Seoul (UPI) Aug 9, 2011 - Russia is having discussions with North Korea to build a pipeline across the country to supply Siberian natural gas to South Korea.
Energy Tech
Shake, rattle, roll — and make energy
Ithaca, N.Y. (UPI) Aug 9, 2011 - Sensors vital for the operation of modern automobiles could harvest power from road vibration instead of needing external power sources, U.S. researchers say.
Energy Tech
Sudan grants China oil exploration licence
Khartoum (AFP) Aug 9, 2011 - Sudan has granted a petroleum exploration licence to China, Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti said after his visiting Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and President Omar al-Bashir held talks in Khartoum.