Washington DC (SPX) Sep 15, 2017 - Converting fibrous plant waste, like corn stalks and wood shavings, into fermentable simple sugars for the production of biofuel is no simple process. Bacteria must break down tough leaves, stems an
Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2017 - Speaking alongside his Venezuelan counterpart, Iran's oil minister said there was a general readiness for multilateral efforts geared toward market stability.
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 - Kimberly-Clark, a paper-based personal care production company, said today that it will now get about a third of its power needs met by wind power in Texas and Oklahoma.
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 - Through one of the largest investments in provincial history, expansions to an oil sands project in Alberta triggers big gains in output, its premier said.
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 - A contract for the largest oil complex offshore Azerbaijan could lead to billions of dollars in investments and billions more in oil barrels, analysis finds.
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 - Seasonal factors and maintenance at an Arctic oil field in Russia may be contributing factors to its compliance with an OPEC-led production deal, data show.
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 - An expected build in demand as refiners move back into action in the United States helped drive crude oil prices higher for a second day early Thursday.
Washington (UPI) Sep 14, 2017 - A trade group in Norway said the extension of the tenure for Prime Minister Erna Solberg was a vote in favor of a stable framework for oil and natural gas.
Newark DE (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 - A team of engineers at the University of Delaware has developed a technology that could make fuel cells cheaper and more durable, a breakthrough that could speed up the commercialization of fuel cel
Cardiff UK (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 - Scientists at Cardiff University have created methanol from methane using oxygen from the air. Methanol is currently produced by breaking down natural gas at high temperatures into hydrogen ga
Chicago IL (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 - While more efficient, effective, and economical batteries are critical to the world's clean energy future, the path to bringing such technologies to market over the last 25 years is overwhelmingly l
Bethlehem PA (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 - Liquid methanol is widely used as a feedstock for other chemicals and also has considerable potential as an alternative fuel source. However, converting methane - the primary component of abundant n
Kracrow, Poland (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 - The modern world relies on portable electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, cameras or camcorders. Many of these devices are powered by lithium-ion batteries, which could be smalle
Newark DE (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 - The shampoo you washed your hair with this morning. The balloons for the party. Refrigerators and sunglasses, medicine and mosquito repellent, guitar strings and fishing lures. These - and thousands
Adelphi MD (SPX) Sep 13, 2017 - Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium-ion battery that uses a water-salt solution as its electrolyte and reaches
Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2017 - Crude oil prices were higher early Wednesday after the IEA said the level of oil and petroleum products on the market could dip below the five-year average.
