Bio Fuel
Colombia sees boost in ethanol output
Bogota, Colombia (UPI) Aug 1, 2011 - Colombia has given its diverse energy portfolio a major boost after finalizing plans for a new ethanol plant to be built by an Indian firm.
Bio Fuel
Computational chemistry shows the way to safer biofuels
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Aug 01, 2011 - Replacing gasoline and diesel with plant-based bio fuels is crucial to curb climate change. But there are several ways to transform crops to fuel, and some of the methods result in bio fuels that ar
Energy Tech
Graphene Nanocomposite a Bridge to Better Batteries
Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 01, 2011 - Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have created a graphene and tin nanoscale composite material for high-capacity energy storage in
Energy News
Japan’s power supply dilemma
Tokyo (UPI) Aug 1, 2011 - The Japanese government is facing the stark reality that the country will experience prolonged power shortages this winter if the nation's nuclear power resources are sidelined.
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Rice scientists build battery in a nanowire
Huston TX (SPX) Aug 01, 2011 - The world at large runs on lithium ion batteries. New research at Rice University shows that tiny worlds may soon do the same. The Rice lab of Professor Pulickel Ajayan has packed an entire li
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Siemens and Power Machines plan Russian gas venture
Frankfurt (AFP) Aug 1, 2011 - The German industrial group Siemens said Monday it will form a joint venture focused on gas turbines with the Russian firm Power Machines, as Siemens moves away from nuclear energy activities.
Energy Tech
US, Vietnam start first military relationship
Washington (AFP) Aug 1, 2011 - The United States and Vietnam on Monday opened their first formal military relationship since their war, another sign of growing cooperation amid high tensions between Hanoi and China.
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Japan reports China ship near disputed islands
Tokyo (AFP) July 31, 2011 - Japan's coastguard on Sunday warned a Chinese marine research ship sailing near a disputed island chain against conducting surveys there.
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Philippine rebels urge halt to oil and gas projects
Manila (AFP) July 31, 2011 - Muslim rebels in the Philippines said Sunday that oil and gas projects in southern areas they consider their homeland should be suspended and the issue incorporated into ongoing peace talks.
Energy Tech
Chavez shows who’s in charge
Washington (UPI) Jul 29, 2011 - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez-- battling cancer, succession speculation and tough economic times - is proving himself anything but down and out.
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Japan PM pledges ‘revolutionary’ energy shift
Tokyo (AFP) July 29, 2011 - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday pledged a revolutionary shift away from atomic power and towards renewable energy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Pemex now 4th place as global oil producer
Mexico City (UPI) Jul 29, 2011 - After almost 13 years as the third largest producer in the world, Mexico's Petroleos Mexicanos has dropped into fourth place.
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Philippines wants SE Asian unity on sea row
Manila (AFP) July 29, 2011 - The Philippines said Friday it would seek regional backing for a plan on pursuing joint development of disputed areas in the South China Sea amid China's increasingly robust assertions of its claims.
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South Sudan and ‘exorbitant’ pipeline fees
Johannesburg, South Africa (UPI) Jul 28, 2011 - Less than a month after gaining independence, South Sudan is contesting oil export pipeline fees imposed by its northern neighbor Sudan.
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Arctic vulnerable to worst-case oil spills
Washington (UPI) Jul 27, 2011 - As more of the Arctic Ocean becomes open for shipping, the United States isn't prepared for potential disasters such as the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, top U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. State Department officials told a Senate subcommittee Wednesday.
Energy News
China’s Sinohydro plans IPO
Shanghai, China (UPI) Jul 27, 2011 - China's Sinohydro Corp. intends to issue a $2.7 billion initial public offering this year.