Washington (UPI) Jan 05, 2006 - With European nations struggling to keep their promised targets under the Kyoto Protocol for greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. firms are set to cash in on the increased attention on renewable energies.
New York (UPI) Jan 04, 2006 - There was a record $390 billion in energy mergers and acquisitions in 2005 despite volatility in energy prices, and energy deals in 2006 could set a new record. Oil is still a lucrative business, and natural gas hopes to catch up as the new oil in the not too distant future.
Moscow (UPI) Jan 04, 2006 - Gas prices have become the central issue in relations between post-Soviet countries. Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, which recently set up the Union of Democratic Choice (UDC), a geopolitical alternative to Russia, are all consumers of Russian gas.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 27, 2005 - Albert Einstein was correct in his prediction that E=mc2, according to scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) who conducted the most precise direct test ever of what is perhaps the most famous formula in science.
Livermore CA (SPX) Dec 20, 2005 - Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have successfully conducted an important round of successful laser experiments at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), validating key computer simulations and theoretical projections relevant to the plasma and X-ray environment necessary to achieve ignition.
Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Dec 20, 2005 - Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, has together with five European partners started a three year project, Nanostar, for mastering of nanostructured multifunctional ferroelectric films for low cost mass production of microwave devices.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 - Honda Motor said Monday it will begin mass producing next-generation solar panels for household use from 2007, halving the carbon-dioxide emissions of the already eco-friendly technology.
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 - Brazilian energy giant Petrobras announced Monday a joint venture with Nippon Alcohol Hanbai (NAH) of Japan to produce ethanol fuel for the Japanese market.
Washington DC (SPX) Dec 18, 2005 - The vital American energy infrastructure will deteriorate before our eyes unless economists, engineers and policy specialists resolve a raging battle among market pressures, technical necessities and policy priorities, according to Patrick E. Meyer, author of a new IEEE-USA eBook.
Guwahati, India (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 - A state in northeast India plans to set up a pioneering environmentally-friendly power stations that run on bamboo to help meet the region's energy needs, officials said.
Kuwait City (UPI) Dec 11, 2005 - Even traditionally hawkish oil producing nations are following the moderates and taking a low profile at the latest OPEC summit.
Lisbon (AFP) Dec 11, 2005 - Portugal is turning to wind, wave and solar power to reduce its huge dependence on oil imports and meet its international commitments to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Moscow (UPI) Dec 09, 2005 - Russia's state-controlled energy giant Gazprom has experienced a day it will remember as the start of a new era. The government passed legislation allowing foreign investors to own up to 49 percent of Gazprom shares, the company began building a pipeline directly to Europe, and the gas war with Ukraine is all but resolved.
Hemel Hempstead, England (AFP) Dec 09, 2005 - A massive fire was still raging late on Sunday after explosions ripped through a key British oil depot, sending orange fireballs and thick black smoke into the sky of southern England.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 9, 2005 - Japan's NEC has developed a thin, foldable battery to be used in cards or clothes, leading to new possibilities such as people walking through ticket gates with fare passes in their pockets.
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 9, 2005 - Japan's NEC has developed a thin, foldable battery to be used in cards or clothes, leading to new possibilities such as people walking through ticket gates with fare passes in their pockets.
