Energy Tech
Statoil find puts arctic back on oil map
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Apr 6, 2011 - Statoil's huge oil find in the Barents Sea puts the arctic on the map in the hunt for fossil fuels.
Energy Tech
The First Macro-Scale Thin-Film Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell
Cambridge MA (SPX) Apr 06, 2011 - Materials scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and SiEnergy Systems LLC have demonstrated the first macro-scale thin-film solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC). W
Energy Tech
US defence secretary holds talks with Saudi king
Riyadh (AFP) April 6, 2011 - US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates held talks in Riyadh on Wednesday with Saudi King Abdullah, with both sides concerned by Iranian intentions in the region and spiralling unrest in Yemen.
Energy Tech
Cuba to drill five new oil wells by 2013
Havana (AFP) April 5, 2011 - Cuba on Tuesday announced plans to drill five deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico beginning this summer, expressing confidence that its efforts will be rewarded with major new energy finds.
Energy Tech
First Practical Nanogenerator Produces Electricity With Pinch Of The Fingers
Anaheim CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2011 - After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements - a finger pinch now en route to
Energy Tech
Greenland becomes new promised land for oil firms
Copenhagen (AFP) April 5, 2011 - Large, untapped oil and gas reserves have been attracting oil firms to Greenland, which hopes the resources will help speed up its independence, but there is unwanted attention from environmentalists.
Wind Daily
Manitoba wind farm comes online
St. Joseph, Manitoba (UPI) Apr 5, 2011 - Manitoba's largest energy wind farm has been completed and is in operation to deliver enough energy for 50,000 homes in the province, officials said.
Energy Tech
Oil prices diverge after China hikes rates
London (AFP) April 5, 2011 - Oil prices diverged Tuesday, striking 2.5-year highs in London, but falling in New York after interest rate hikes by China sparked concern about slowing demand from the world's powerhouse economy.
Energy Tech
U.S. deal boosts Argentine lithium outlook
Buenos Aires (UPI) Apr 5, 2011 - Argentina boosted prospects for significant development of its lithium deposits after signing a deal with the U.S. Lithium Exploration Group two weeks after Australia's ADY Resources opened a lithium carbonate plant in the country.
Energy Tech
Using River Water And Salty Ocean Water To Generate Electricity
Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2011 - Stanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity. Anywhere freshwater enters the sea, suc
Wind Daily
Alstom Announces Commercial Operation Of First North American Wind Farms
Meeker County MN (SPX) Apr 04, 2011 - Alstom has announced the start of commercial operation of the Adams and Danielson wind farms in Meeker County, Minnesota (United States). The projects, which are the result of a contract worth appro
Bio Fuel
Boeing Issues First Latin American Study On Jatropha Sustainability
Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 04, 2011 - Boeing has released research conducted by Yale University's School of Environmental Studies showing significant potential for sustainable aviation fuel based on jatropha-curcas, an oil-producing, no
Energy News
Developing Commercial Hydrokinetic Energy Projects
Jupiter FL (SPX) Apr 04, 2011 - Hydro Alternative Energy has announced that in connection with its previously announced joint venture agreement with MRS Holdings Limited (MRS) to develop hydrokinetic energy projects in the West
Energy Tech
Fast-Recharge, Lithium-Ion Battery Could Be Perfect For Electric Cars
Anaheim CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2011 - The next-generation battery, like next-generation TV, may be 3-D, scientists reported at the 241st National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS). They described a new lithiu
Bio Fuel
Key Plant Traits Yield More Sugar For Biofuels
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 04, 2011 - New clues about plant structure are helping researchers from the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center narrow down a large collection of poplar tree candidates and identify winners for fut
Energy Tech
Paraguay, Uruguay pitch for oil bonanza
Montevideo, Uruguay (UPI) Apr 4, 2011 - Paraguay and Uruguay are making independent bids for investors to take more interest in recent exploration that each hopes will yield commercially viable quantities of oil and natural gas.