Paris (AFP) Oct 11, 2005 - World oil markets are absorbing disruption from severe hurricane damage to oil installations but further official action may be needed to compensate for reduced supplies of energy, the IEA said on Tuesday.
Columbia MO (UPI) Oct 11, 2005 - University of Missouri-Columbia scientists say they've developed a power cell capable of providing continuous power for years.
Wilmington MA (SPX) Oct 11, 2005 - Beacon Power has announced that it has been awarded a contract through the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and co-funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense.
Berlin(AFP) Oct 10, 2005 - A planned five-billion-dollar gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea risks disturbing tonnes of chemical weapons sunk there following the Second World War, Lithuania's prime minister warns in an interview in Monday's issue of Der Spiegel.
Manila (AFP) Oct 10, 2005 - Investments in environmental goods and services hold a huge promise in Asia and the Pacific as governments in the region tighten pollution control laws, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Monday.
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 10, 2005 - U.S. commercial building owners could save substantially on annual heating and cooling energy costs by improving airtightness of their buildings' envelope, according to a recent National Institute of Standards and Technology study.
Santa Fe NM (SPX) Oct 10, 2005 - Imagine being able to paint your roof with enough alternative energy to heat and cool your home. What if soldiers in the field could carry an energy source in a roll of plastic wrap in their backpacks? Those ideas sound like science fiction ¿u particularly in the wake of the rising costs of fossil fuel.
Baltimore (SPX) Oct 10, 2005 - Saft has announced that Orbital Sciences Corporation ordered lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for two geosynchronous (GEO) communications satellites, which will incorporate Saft's qualified high-energy space Li-ion cells and batteries.
Champaign IL (SPX) Oct 07, 2005 - Oxygen may be necessary for life, but it sure gets in the way of making hydrogen fuel cheaply and abundantly from a family of enzymes present in many microorganisms. Blocking oxygen's path to an enzyme's production machinery could lead to a renewable energy source that would generate only water as its waste product.
Schofield Barracks HI (SPX) Oct 07, 2005 - Hawaii's first successful fuel cell is buzzing along at the historic Schofield Barracks Fire Station.
Kehl Am Rhein, Germany (UPI) Oct 06, 2005 - An electrifying battle is brewing in Germany, and that can be taken quite literally: Earlier this week, Germany's two largest energy providers, RWE and E.on, announced they wanted to raise electricity prices by up to 6 percent starting in 2006.
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2005 - The Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a comprehensive plan for a new generation of biology research that builds on genome project investments to help solve national energy and environmental challenges.
Madison, WI (SPX) Oct 04, 2005 - University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists say they are developing super-charged tiny lithium batteries to help treat nervous system and other disorders.
Washington (AFP) Oct 04, 2005 - Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed 109 oil platforms and five drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, but only a small portion of production will be lost for good, the US government said Tuesday.
Washington (AFP) Oct 03, 2005 - The US government followed up its new-found zeal for energy conservation Monday by launching a campaign for businesses and homes to make wiser use of resources left strained by two recent hurricanes.
Washington (AFP) Oct 02, 2005 - More bicycles than cars have been sold in the United States over the past 12 months, with rising gas prices prompting commuters to opt for two wheels instead of four, industry representatives say.
