Moscow (AFP) May 26, 2006 - An oil pipeline that Russia is building from Siberia to the Pacific Ocean will follow a route 400 kilometres (250 miles) away from Lake Baikal in order to allay environmental concerns, the head of Russia's pipeline monopoly said Friday.
Birmingham, UK (SPX) May 26, 2006 - In a feasibility study funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, bioscientists at the University of Birmingham have demonstrated that these bacteria give off hydrogen gas as they consume high-sugar waste produced by the confectionery industry.
Washington (AFP) May 25, 2006 - US President George W. Bush on Thursday hailed a vote in the House of Representatives to allow oil drilling in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Beijing (AFP) May 25, 2006 - A pipeline from Kazakhstan capable of supplying China with nearly a sixth of its current annual oil imports began its first deliveries on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Gainesville Fl (SPX) May 25, 2006 - US engineers in Florida believe they've solved the problem of safely storing invisible, odorless and highly explosive hydrogen. The storage problem has been viewed as a possible safety problem for hydrogen-powered cars, filling stations and other aspects of the so-called hydrogen economy likely in the future.
Moscow (AFP) May 25, 2006 - Russian scientists have invented a battery that can capture energy not only from the sun, but also from the stars, the head of a research institute at the Dubna Nuclear Institute, near Moscow, said on Thursday.
Moscow (RIAN) May 25, 2006 - Sberbank has approved a credit line of 65 billion rubles ($2.4 billion) for Transneft to build a $11.5-billion pipeline from East Siberia to the Pacific Ocean, a bank news release said Wednesday.
Shanghai (AFP) May 24, 2006 - China hiked fuel prices by more than 10 percent Wednesday to absorb sky-high global oil costs, a move that is expected to be repeated despite government concerns about the impact on inflation.
Brussels (RIAN) May 24, 2006 - The various parties involved in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project Wednesday initialed an agreement on construction of the world's first nuclear fusion reactor.
Orlando FL (SPX) May 24, 2006 - The world's smallest life forms could be the answer to one of today's biggest problems: providing sustainable, renewable energy for the future. Using a variety of natural food sources, bacteria can be used to create electricity, produce alternative fuels like ethanol and even boost the output of existing oil wells, according to research being presented this week at the 106th General Meeting of the (ASM) American Society for Microbiology in Orlando, Florida.
Cambridge MA (SPX) May 24, 2006 - MIT researchers are trying to unleash the promise of an old idea by converting light into electricity more efficiently than ever before. The research is applying new materials, new technologies and new ideas to radically improve an old concept -- thermophotovoltaic (TPV) conversion of light into electricity.
Paris (AFP) May 24, 2006 - French oil group Total said Wednesday it had signed two agreements covering its participation in four new deep-sea oil fields off the northwestern coast of Australia.
Tallahassee FL (SPX) May 23, 2006 - The number is staggering: Approximately 2 billion of the world's people -- nearly one-third of the human population -- have no access to electricity.
New York (AFP) May 23, 2006 - Oil prices shot higher on global markets Tuesday after forecasts of a potentially devastating Atlantic hurricane season prompted renewed fears of damage to US Gulf Coast petroleum installations.
London (AFP) May 22, 2006 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on Monday launched an initiative to cut energy waste and pollution across the 27 former communist countries in which it operates.
New York (AFP) May 22, 2006 - Oil prices staged a sharp rebound Monday after US experts predicted a packed summer season of Atlantic hurricanes, traders said.
