Newark NY (SPX) Sep 28, 2005 - Ultralife Batteries has been awarded an increase by the U.S. Defense Department in the quantity of BA-5372/U batteries to be supplied under its Next Gen II Small Cylindrical battery contract.
Minneapolis, Minnesota (AFP) Sep 28, 2005 - Minnesota will from Thursday demand that all diesel fuel sold in the US state be partly distilled from soybeans in a bid to take a bite out of the nation's appetite for crude oil.
Champaign IL (SPX) Sep 28, 2005 - Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus), a hybrid grass that can grow 13 feet high, may be a valuable renewable fuel source for the future, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign say.
Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2005 - At a time of soaring gas prices, public concern over the country's dependence on foreign oil, and mounting evidence of global warming, the nation's investment in energy research and development is declining, according to a report by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley.
New York (AFP) Sep 27, 2005 - If proof were needed that US oil refineries are stretched to breaking point, the twin hurricanes of Katrina and now Rita have provided ample evidence. Rita had far less of an impact than initially feared after it skirted clear of a slew of vital oil installations in Texas. But it was damaging enough for an industry still reeling from the devastation done by Katrina four weeks ago.
Washington (AFP) Sep 26, 2005 - Oil prices fell in extraordinary trading in New York on Sunday as officials said that oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and refineries along the coast had escaped the worst from Hurricane Rita.
Southborough MA (SPX) Sep 26, 2005 - Protonex Technology Corporation has announced that is has signed a teaming agreement with Northrop Grumman Laser Systems to develop a portable power fuel cell system for the U.S. Air Force.
El Cajon CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2005 - Ambient Control Systems has announced that the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics RD&E Center (CERDEC), Ft. Monmouth, NJ awarded Ambient a $150,000 sensor selection study contract.
Johannesburg (AFP) Sep 26, 2005 - Africa will consider the creation of its own oil exploration and production company at a global petroleum congress to open in Johannesburg Sunday.
London, Sept 26 (AFP) Sep 26, 2005 - Oil prices steadied on Monday amid relief that key oil facilities in the southern United States had mostly escaped severe damage from Hurricane Rita over the weekend, dealers said.
Oakland CA (UPI) Sep 23, 2005 - To reduce bird deaths, some 4,000 aging wind turbines in California will be idled temporarily, and some will be scrapped and replaced with newer models.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Sep 22, 2005 - Hurricane Rita threatens a large portion of the US oil and gas operations industry in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Texas coast just weeks after a devastating blow to the sector from Katrina.
Houston, Texas (AFP) Sep 21, 2005 - More than 70 percent of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico has been shut down because of the threat of Hurricane Rita and the aftermath of Katrina, authorities reported Wednesday.
New York (AFP) Sep 21, 2005 - Crude oil futures rose on global markets Wednesday as Hurricane Rita gathered steam and threatened to deliver a powerful blow to vital US Gulf of Mexico oil platforms and refineries, analysts said.
Vienna (AFP) Sep 21, 2005 - OPEC sought Tuesday to reassure oil markets by providing all the crude it had in a goodwill gesture that was nonetheless unlikely to calm prices as a new hurricane threatened the US Gulf coast.
New York (AFP) Sep 20, 2005 - Hurricane Rita threatens to inflict more damage on the US oil and gas infrastructure still reeling from Hurricane Katrina just three weeks earlier, analysts said.
