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The Energy Daily Editorial Team produces Energy Daily's coverage of the global energy industry. We report on oil and gas, power grids and utilities, energy markets and policy, and the renewables and storage reshaping how the world is powered. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Energy Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

The First Tree Genome Holds Promise As Renewable Bioenergy Resource

Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2006 - Wood from a common tree may one day factor prominently in meeting transportation fuel needs, according to scientists whose research on the fast-growing poplar tree (pictured) is featured on the cover of tomorrow's edition of the journal Science. The article, highlighting the analysis of the first complete DNA sequence of a tree, the black cottonwood or Populus trichocarpa, lays the groundwork that may lead to the development of trees as an ideal feedstock for a new generation of biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol.

Sep 20, 2006

Troubled Shell-Led Sakhalin Project To Go Ahead

Moscow (AFP) Sep 20, 2006 - Russian authorities stressed Wednesday that work on the vast Sakhalin-2 oil and gas fields should continue, in an apparent softening of Moscow's stance after criticism from Japan and Europe. I don't see any reason to stop work on the project before the end of the technical economic assessment, Russia's Deputy Economy Minister Kirill Androsov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.

Sep 20, 2006

Russia Demands Compromises On Halted Shell Project

Moscow (AFP) Sept 19, 2006 - A top Russian official demanded compromises Tuesday from a Shell-led group operating the world's largest private oil and gas project, a day after the state abruptly forced the group to stop work. Compromises must be sought on Sakhalin-2, Economic and Trade Minister German Gref said, quoted by RIA Novosti news agency, referring to a 20-billion-dollar (15.8-billion-euro) oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast.

Sep 19, 2006

Bio-Based Products Enhance National Security

Washington DC (AFNS) Sep 19, 2006 - The use of biological-based products is important to the nation's economy and to national security, because these products help reduce America's dependence on foreign energy resources, the deputy secretary of defense said here today.

Sep 19, 2006

New Ethanol Process Offers Lower Costs, Environmental Benefits

West Lafayette IN (SPX) Sep 19, 2006 - Purdue Research Foundation has licensed a technology to Bio Processing Technology Inc. for the development of a new environmentally friendly method to produce ethanol that also costs less than current methods.

Sep 19, 2006

Syntroleum’s Ultra-Clean Jet Fuel To Be Tested In B-52 Flight Demo

Tulsa OK (SPX) Sep 19, 2006 - Syntroleum has announced that its ultra-clean jet fuel will be tested in a landmark B-52 flight demo on the morning of Sepember 19, 2006 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This event signifies the first time that FT jet fuel has been tested in a B-52 flight demo.

Sep 19, 2006

Building A World Beating Solar Energy Industry In Australia

Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 18, 2006 - It's good to be back here again after last night's conference debate. On Sunday night, Kim Beazley and I were privileged to attend the Australian premiere of Al Gore's powerful climate change documentary, An Inconvenient Truth. Australia is particularly vulnerable to water shortages, changed rainfall patterns and an increase in fires and cyclones.

Sep 18, 2006

China Urges Stable International Environment For Energy Security

Singapore (XNA) Sep 18, 2006 - Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan Sunday called on all sides involved to strengthen negotiation to promote the resolution of international and regional disputes, and create a stable international environment to ensure energy security.

Sep 18, 2006

Deep-Sea Oil Rigs Inspire MIT Designs For Giant Wind Turbines

Boston MA, (SPX) Sep 18, 2006 - An MIT researcher has a vision: Four hundred huge offshore wind turbines are providing onshore customers with enough electricity to power several hundred thousand homes, and nobody standing onshore can see them. The trick? The wind turbines are floating on platforms a hundred miles out to sea, where the winds are strong and steady.

Sep 18, 2006

Russia Tightening Grip On Energy Sector With Sakhalin Move

Moscow (AFP) Sep 18, 2006 - A decision by Russia to scrap environmental permits for the country's largest foreign investment project is further evidence of Kremlin policy to extend state control over the energy sector, analysts said. It just means that the state continues to tighten its grip on the oil sector, said Valery Nesterov, an oil and gas analyst at the Troika Dialog investment house in Moscow. The pressure is very serious.

Sep 18, 2006

OPEC Casts A Dark Eye On The Greening Of Energy

Vienna (AFP) Sep 17, 2006 - Despite forecasts that show no end to rising demand for crude over the coming decades, oil-producing nations are casting an uneasy eye on the growing number of measures being taken to tackle climate change.

Sep 17, 2006

Investment In Russian Power Sector To Hit 80 Billion Dollars

Moscow (RIA Novosti) Sep 15, 2006 - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov said Thursday the government forecast investment in the country's power industry at $80 billion in the near term as a result of an ongoing reform in the sector. The ongoing reform in the power sector allows us to attract $80 billion in the near term. The government is ready for co-financing in some projects, he said, adding that the government sought building new power stations and infrastructure.

Sep 15, 2006

Air Force Prepares To Test Synthetic Fuel On B-52

Washington DC (SPX) Sep 13, 2006 - A B-52 powered by a mix of synthetic and JP-8 fuel is slated to take its historic first flight Sept. 19 from Edwards AFB, Calif., bringing the Air Force one step closer to reducing its dependence on foreign fuel. This is an extremely important moment for the Department of Defense, said Michael A. Aimone, the Air Force's assistant deputy chief of staff for logistics, installations and mission support.

Sep 13, 2006

MIT Forges Greener Path To Iron Production

Cambridge MA (SPX) Sep 13, 2006 - MIT engineers have demonstrated an eco-friendly way to make iron that eliminates the greenhouse gases usually associated with its production. The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced recently that the team, led by Donald R. Sadoway of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has shown the technical viability of producing iron by molten oxide electrolysis (MOE).

Sep 13, 2006

Of Rice and Hen: Fashions from the Farm

Los Angeles (SPX) Sep 13, 2006 - In the future, it might be perfectly normal to wear suits and dresses made of chicken feathers or rice straw. But don't worry: These clothes won't resemble fluffy plumage or hairy door mats. Scientists at the University of Nebraska -Lincoln plan to develop these agricultural waste products into conventional-looking fabrics as a way to reduce the use of petroleum-based synthetic fabrics.

Sep 13, 2006

Tiny Fuel Cell Might Replace Batteries In Laptop Computers

San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 13, 2006 - If you're frustrated by frequently losing battery power in your laptop computer, digital camera or portable music player, then take heart: A better source of juice is in the works. Chemists at Arizona State University in Tempe have created a tiny hydrogen-gas generator that they say can be developed into a compact fuel cell package that can power these and other electronic devices -- from three to five times longer than conventional batteries of the same size and weight.

Sep 13, 2006