East Lansing, MI (SPX) Dec 13, 2016 - The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now much closer. Michigan State University engineering researchers have created a new way to ha
London (AFP) Dec 13, 2016 - British oil giant BP faces safety shortfalls at its operations that could spark serious accidents, according to a leaked internal report published Tuesday by Greenpeace.
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 13, 2016 - In contradicting a theory that's been the standard for over eighty years, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have made a discovery holding major promise for the petroleum
Paris (UPI) Dec 13, 2016 - Production agreements from some of the top oil nations in the world don't necessarily mean the return to the glory days of $100 oil, a Paris-based agency said.
Block Island, R.I. (UPI) Dec 13, 2016 - Turbines are spinning at a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, powering the region for the first time in an offshore capacity, a company announced.
New York (UPI) Dec 13, 2016 - Crude oil prices opened Tuesday in positive territory as the OPEC-fueled euphoria continues, though gains may be softening as a limit starts to emerge.
Chicago IL (SPX) Dec 13, 2016 - Battery researchers seeking improved electrode materials have focused on tunneled structures that make it easier for charge-carrying ions to move in and out of the electrode. Now a team led by a r
New York (AFP) Dec 13, 2016 - As chief of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson honed many of the skills inseparable from the exercise of high-level diplomacy: navigating complex geopolitics and pushing tough negotiations with friends and foes around the world.
Tehran (UPI) Dec 13, 2016 - Iran and Russia tightened their embrace in the energy sector through an agreement to study the prospects for oil fields near the Iraqi border, directors said.
Upton NY (SPX) Dec 13, 2016 - Catalysts are at the heart of fuel cells-devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and enough electricity to power vehicles for hundreds of miles. But finding effective, inexpensive catalyst
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 12, 2016 - The Neutral Beam Injection (NBI) is a method for increasing the plasma temperature and driving currents in magnetically-confined fusion plasmas by injecting neutral hydrogen/deuterium beams. As the
New York (UPI) Dec 12, 2016 - If it's not solved by the time he's scheduled to take office in January, the U.S. president-elect vowed quick action on the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
Miami (AFP) Dec 12, 2016 - Bill Gates is leading a coalition of powerful investors committing more than one billion dollars to clean energy innovations in the fight against climate change, his foundation announced Monday.
Hiratsuka, Japan (UPI) Dec 12, 2016 - Scientists in Japan have engineered a refrigerator powered by sound waves. The technology isn't new, but the research team's version of the thermoacoustic engine offers two important advantages over its predecessors.
Milan, Italy (UPI) Dec 12, 2016 - Italian energy company Eni said it was selling off a stake in an Egyptian gas field to a Russian company to help bring quick monetary success to the project.
London (AFP) Dec 12, 2016 - Global funds are signalling plans to pull out of fossil fuel investments at a significant pace, a study showed Monday, one year on from the Paris Agreement to tackle global warming.
