Providence, R.I. (UPI) Nov 9, 2010 - Heat from city streets often makes urban areas warmer than rural ones, and U.S. researchers say that heat can be harvested to create energy.
Davis, Calif. (UPI) Nov 9, 2010 - Given the current pace of research and development, global oil supplies will run out 90 years before replacement technologies are ready, a U.S. study says.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2010 - Physicists working on the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are now one step closer to solving one of the grand challenges of magnetic fusion rese
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 09, 2010 - Whenever two pieces of metal at different voltages are brought near each other, as when an appliance is plugged into a live socket, there is a chance there will be an arc between them. Most of
Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2010 - Power outages imposed on factories to help China meet its energy efficiency targets have led to diesel shortages in several cities as plants are forced to use generators, state media said Monday.
Champaign IL (SPX) Nov 08, 2010 - Money may not grow on trees, but energy could grow in grass. Researchers at the University of Illinois have completed the first extensive geographic yield and economic analysis of potential bioenerg
Washington (AFP) Nov 8, 2010 - A high-level commission said Monday it found no evidence that companies put profit over safety when operating the oil well that ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico in April, sparking a massive oil spill.
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 08, 2010 - A common roadside plant could have the right stuff to become a new source of biofuel, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies. Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (A
Los Alamos NM (SPX) Nov 08, 2010 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating elect
Upton NY (SPX) Nov 08, 2010 - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Nov 8, 2010 - Venezuela, the only Latin American nation still in recession in the last quarter of 2010, risks fresh blows to its growth prospects in 2011 after a spate of new nationalizations hitting key resource industries.
London (AFP) Nov 6, 2010 - British oil giant BP is set to sign a major exploration deal with China's biggest offshore oil and gas producer when Prime Minister David Cameron visits Beijing next week, a report on Saturday said.
Decatur IL (SPX) Nov 05, 2010 - Archer Daniels Midland has announced that it will construct a second biodiesel plant in Brazil. The facility, to be built in Joacaba, Santa Catarina, will be adjacent to existing ADM soybean crushin
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2010 - A video apparently capturing a collision between vessels from China and Japan which sparked an ongoing diplomatic row was posted on YouTube Friday, prompting Beijing to express concern, Tokyo's foreign minister said.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2010 - Rentech and ClearFuels Technology have jointly announced that a cooperative agreement has been signed with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive the remaining $19.7 million of a $23 million
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 5, 2010 - Iranian moves to join Lebanon in exploring for oil and natural gas in the Mediterranean near Israeli waters where big strikes have been reported complicate a flash point energy dispute at a time of major tension across the Middle East.
