Wind Daily
More wind power added to French grid
Paris (UPI) Jun 24, 2016 - A French energy company said Friday it commissioned one of the most powerful wind farms of its kind in the country, equipped with stealth technology.
Energy Tech
New electron microscope method detects atomic-scale magnetism
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 24, 2016 - Scientists can now detect magnetic behavior at the atomic level with a new electron microscopy technique developed by a team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Uppsala
Oil and Gas
Sky falls on oil, world markets, on Brexit
New York (UPI) Jun 24, 2016 - Oil prices, along with global stock markets, suffered one of their worst slides in recent history Friday following the British vote to leave the European Union.
Bio Fuel
Solar exposure energizes muddy microbes
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 24, 2016 - Research at the ASM Microbe research meeting in Boston presents a sediment Microbial Fuel Cell (sMFC) system for remotely investigating the physiology and ecology of electrically active microbes in
Energy News
Sweden’s 100 percent carbon-free emissions challenge
London, UK (SPX) Jun 24, 2016 - The Swedish power supply is largely free of carbon emissions. Indeed, it is mainly based on a combination of hydroelectric and nuclear power combined with power exchange with neighbouring Scandinavi
Energy Tech
Titan shines light on high-temperature superconductor pathway
Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Jun 24, 2016 - When physicists Georg Bednorz and K. Alex Muller discovered the first high-temperature superconductors in 1986, it didn't take much imagination to envision the potential technological benefits of ha
Oil and Gas
World Bank: Uganda could get rich on oil
Kampala, Uganda (UPI) Jun 24, 2016 - Uganda could dramatically overhaul its economy with the right management policies in place by the time oil starts flowing in 2018, the World Bank said.
Oil and Gas
Canadian oil needs new outlets, industry group says
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jun 23, 2016 - Canada can play a major role on the global oil market provided the right infrastructure is in place, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said.
Bio Fuel
Chemists find new way to recycle plastic waste into fuel
Irvine CA (SPX) Jun 23, 2016 - A new way of recycling millions of tons of plastic garbage into liquid fuel has been devised by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry
Oil and Gas
China building energy ties to Russia, Putin says
Moscow (UPI) Jun 23, 2016 - Chinese partnerships in the Russian energy sector are expected to help establish a stronger diplomatic relationship, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Wind Daily
How China can ramp up wind power
Boston MA (SPX) Jun 23, 2016 - China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power - if it properly integrates wind into its existing power system, according to a newly published MIT study. The study foreca
Oil and Gas
Irish rebound possible for oil, gas explorer Providence
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Jun 23, 2016 - After agreeing to a program aimed at raising capital, Irish oil and gas company Providence said it would examine frontier area oil and gas prospects.
Oil and Gas
Oil rallies on slight move against Brexit
New York (UPI) Jun 23, 2016 - Crude oil prices moved sharply higher in early Thursday trading as voters took to the polls to weigh in on British membership in the European Union.
Oil and Gas
Saudi prince talks oil market stability with U.S.
New York (UPI) Jun 23, 2016 - Joint efforts needed to ensure stability in the global oil market were reviewed between Saudi and U.S. officials, the Saudi government's press agency said.
Oil and Gas
White House to defend fracking authority
Washington (UPI) Jun 23, 2016 - White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the federal government would continue pressing its authority over hydraulic fracturing in the courts.
Oil and Gas
Encana tightens belt in Canadian reserves
Calgary, Alberta (UPI) Jun 22, 2016 - The sale of more than 50,000 acres of land in the resource-rich northern parts of Alberta is part of an effort to streamline the portfolio of Encana Corp., the company said.