Madrid, Spain (SPX) Feb 20, 2019 - Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) are a new kind of technology to harvest wind energy. The expensive and heavy tower and rotor of a conventional wind turbine are here substituted by a light tether
Caracas (AFP) Feb 20, 2019 - Venezuela's military said Tuesday it was on alert at its frontiers following threats by US President Donald Trump and suspended air and sea links with the island of Curacao ahead of a planned aid shipment.
Caracas (AFP) Feb 19, 2019 - Venezuela's military said Tuesday it was on alert at its frontiers following threats by US President Donald Trump and ordered its border with Curacao closed ahead of a planned aid shipment.
Caracas (AFP) Feb 19, 2019 - Venezuela's military reaffirmed its support for embattled President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday and said they were on alert for border violations following threats by US President Donald Trump who urged them to back opposition leader Juan Guaido.
Ottawa (AFP) Feb 19, 2019 - A convoy of big trucks from Canada's oil producing regions rolled into the capital Ottawa Tuesday as hundreds of people including yellow vest activists rallied in protest at government curbs on pipeline construction.
Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Feb 18, 2019 - Current lithium ion battery technology will probably not be able to handle the coming decades' huge demand for energy. It is estimated that by 2050, electricity will make up 50% of the world's energ
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 15, 2019 - Crude oil prices rose early Thursday as China and the United States restarted trade talks aimed at reaching accords to end tariffs, and after reports the Chinese economy could be showing signs of re
Lahaina HI (SPX) Feb 15, 2019 - Mana Monitoring, Hawaii's leading provider of advanced, flexible solutions for energy monitoring and solar energy asset management, capitalized on the growing market demand for its SaaS-based soluti
London (AFP) Feb 15, 2019 - Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell agreed Friday to buy German rechargeable battery maker Sonnen, as the sector eyes growing demand for cleaner energy.
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 15, 2019 - Shell won most of the concessions in an oil and gas exploration tender organized by the Egyptian natural gas holding company and the country's General Petroleum Corporation. According to Daily
Houston TX (SPX) Feb 15, 2019 - Rice University scientists have taken the next step toward the deployment of powerful, rechargeable lithium metal batteries by making them safer and simpler to manufacture. The Rice lab of che
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 15, 2019 - The Paris-based International Energy Agency said that in terms of crude oil quantity, markets will adjust after initial dislocations related to U.S. sanctions on Venezuela. The sanctions are
Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2019 - The US military will transport some 200 tons of humanitarian aid to Colombia to help relieve the crisis in neighboring Venezuela, a US defense official said Friday.
Beijing (AFP) Feb 15, 2019 - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit China next week, Beijing's foreign ministry said on Friday, as part of a swing through Asia in which the monarch is expected to sign an investment package with cash-strapped Pakistan.
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 14, 2019 - Plastic bag pollution has become a huge environmental problem, prompting some cities and countries to heavily tax or ban the sacks. But what if used plastic bags could be made into higher-value prod
United Nations, United States (AFP) Feb 14, 2019 - Russia and China joined Cuba, Iran, North Korea and several other countries at the United Nations on Thursday to show support for Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in his showdown with the United States.
