Portland OR (SPX) Mar 23, 2010 - Following one of the worst years in economic history, signs of hope have begun to emerge for the clean-tech sector, with clean energy becoming a driving force for global economic recovery from Beijing to Seoul, and Washington D.C. to Brussels.
Beijing (AFP) March 23, 2010 - Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday it planned to develop natural gas reserves in China with the nation's state-run energy giant CNPC, as the Asian giant steps up efforts to develop clean sources of energy.
Madison WI (SPX) Mar 22, 2010 - The scramble to find sufficient land for biofuel production has experts eyeing marginal croplands that have been placed in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Now a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists indicates that plant species diversity and composition are key factors in potential energy yield per acre from biomass harvested from CRP land.
Manassas VA (SPX) Mar 22, 2010 - The U.S. Department of Energy recently selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to receive two grants totaling $1 million to advance the technology commercialization of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC).
Geneva (AFP) March 22, 2010 - Leading OPEC ministers on Monday warned against financial speculation on oil markets fuelled by the uncertain economic recovery and sudden booming demand in emerging economies.
Washington (AFP) March 22, 2010 - The United States has warned military and commercial vessels plying the coast of Yemen that they may be targeted by Al-Qaeda, citing the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
Gainesville, FL (SPX) Mar 22, 2010 - University of Florida engineering researchers have found they can ignite certain nanoparticles using a low-power laser, a development they say opens the door to a wave of new technologies in health care, computing and automotive design.
Berlin (AFP) March 22, 2010 - Sound pollution from offshore wind turbines poses a threat to Baltic Sea porpoises, a German marine mammal specialist said on Monday.
Yaounde (AFP) March 19, 2010 - Cameroonian forces earlier this week freed seven Chinese hostages held by an armed gang off the southwest Bakassi region, the president's office said on Friday.
Beijing (AFP) March 19, 2010 - China and Bangladesh pledged closer cooperation on Friday after they signed an agreement on oil and gas during an official visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 19, 2010 - Graphene-carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick-now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications.
Rosslyn VA (SPX) Mar 19, 2010 - Regulatory proposals put forward by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to restrict transportation of lithium batteries and products that contain them are unnecessary, misdirected, and would not achieve the safety goals stated by the agency, according to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in comments it has submitted to DOT.
Chicago (AFP) March 18, 2010 - Can the promise of a free cupcake or some cold hard cash work better than dire predictions of dying polar bears and rising sea levels at getting people to cut their carbon footprint?
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - The announcement that Brazil's 10 millionth Flex-Fuel vehicle was built yesterday, made by the country's National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), is a milestone for the industry and the country. It should encourage automakers to invest more in the global dissemination of what has been accomplished in Brazil, as well as in their countries of origin. This was the assessment of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA), which sees an abundance of good reasons to spread the word and embrace a truly Made in Brazil success story.
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - Bio Base Europe is making progress in the development of sustainable biofuels. The recent first crop of genetically modified poplars of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) will be modified into bioethanol in a Flemish-Dutch pilot installation.
Cincinnati, OH (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 - In natural photosynthesis, plants take in solar energy and carbon dioxide and then convert it to oxygen and sugars. The oxygen is released to the air and the sugars are dispersed throughout the plant - like that sweet corn we look for in the summer. Unfortunately, the allocation of light energy into products we use is not as efficient as we would like. Now engineering researchers at the University of Cincinnati are doing something about that.
