Murcia, Spain (SPX) Jun 11, 2010 - In the quest for alternatives to soybeans, palm, and other edible oilseed plants as sources for biodiesel production, enter an unlikely new candidate: A fungus, or mold, that produces and socks away large amounts of oils that are suitable for low-cost, eco-friendly biodiesel. That's the topic of a study in ACS' bi-monthly journal Energy and Fuels.
Beijing (UPI) Jun 10, 2010 - Western companies are competing with Chinese firms for a share in China's booming smart grid market.
Paris, France (AFP) June 10, 2010 - Economic recovery is raising global oil demand amid uncertainty over how sovereign debt crises in Europe might crimp pivotal Chinese growth, the IEA said on Thursday.
Pompano Beach FA (SPX) Jun 10, 2010 - Cyclone Power Technologies has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Patent Allowance on the centrifugal condenser of the Company's heat regenerative external combustion engine.
Brussels (AFP) June 10, 2010 - EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger on Thursday called for higher goals for biofuels use, while vowing an effective certification system to avoid hurting the environment with the fuel crops.
Washington (AFP) June 10, 2010 - The United States on Thursday dismissed the notion that the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster involving British energy giant BP had become a source of tension between London and Washington.
Washington (AFP) June 10, 2010 - A top Republican leader warned President Barack Obama Thursday not to use the BP oil spill as a rationale to ram climate legislation he branded a national energy tax through Congress.
London (AFP) June 10, 2010 - British premier David Cameron said Thursday he will discuss BP's handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill with US President Barack Obama within days, as fears grew of an anti-British backlash in the US.
Buenos Aires (UPI) Jun 9, 2010 - Argentine negotiators failed to sway Chinese officials in a continuing dispute over soya oil exports as the row appeared increasingly linked to Beijing's ire over anti-dumping measures adopted by Buenos Aires to block Chinese goods.
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jun 09, 2010 - When we pay our electricity bill, we are paying for more than just the operation of wind turbines or nuclear power stations. What with rental for the electricity meter, costs for using the power grids, value-added tax and a tax on electricity, coupled with a surcharge for the preferred sourcing of green power, the final price we pay is effectively double the generation cost.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 09, 2010 - A service robot that can be deployed in space or on Earth, the first aircraft capable of taking off using fuel cell power alone and research aircraft that analyse our atmosphere - the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) unveils innovations and results from its cutting-edge research in aeronautics and space at the International Aerospace Exhibition (Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung; ILA) in Berlin.
Rome, Italy (SPX) Jun 09, 2010 - NoMachine NX plays an important role in ITER Organization's efforts to develop fusion energy, reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and damage to the environment.
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2010 - President Barack Obama heads to the Gulf of Mexico next week for a fourth visit as Washington prepared for a series of hearings Wednesday on the widening scope of the oil disaster.
New Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 9, 2010 - A Louisiana official said oil firms have begun pulling rigs out of the Gulf of Mexico since US President Barack Obama declared a six-month halt to deepwater drilling after an accident prompted the worst oil spill in US history.
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2010 - A key US House committee said Wednesday it had invited top executives from major oil companies to face drilling safety questions amid deep public anger at the catastrophic Gulf of Mexico spill.
Washington (AFP) June 9, 2010 - A Republican senator has offered a scaled-back plan to fight global warming, saying it was politically unrealistic for the United States to mandate carbon emissions cuts in tough economic times.
